Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has come second in a list of the “Top experiences in Vietnam”, according to Lonely Planet, a renowned travel publication.

The Vietnamese Embassy and Cuban Embassy in Mongolia organized a ceremony to mark the 57th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Cuba diplomatic relations and meet former Mongolian ambassadors and diplomatic officers to Vietnam and Cuba through periods in the capital Ulan Bator on December 23rd.

Mu Cang Chai district, home to breathtaking terraced rice fields in the northern mountain province of Yen Bai, has recently been voted among the 19 most visit-worthy destinations around the world by readers of US travel site Insider.

(CPV) - Viet Nam’s impressive achievements with respect to social and economic rights by making dramatic reductions in poverty and food insecurity must be balanced against growing concerns of adverse environmental impacts affecting people’s livelihoods, Hilal Elver, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food has said.

The new law on securities should allow full foreign ownership at public companies and investment funds, according to members of the Vietnam Business Forum’s (VBF) working group on capital market.

Hoi An ancient city, Ha Long bay, and Phu Quoc island are among destinations loved by foreign tourists in Vietnam.

(CPV) - Stronger domestic demand, robust export-oriented manufacturing, and a gradual recovery of the agriculture sector, are driving Vietnam’s economy, which expanded by 6.4% during the first nine months of the year compared to the same period last year, says a new World Bank (WB) report.

(CPV) - One of the most important milestones for children’s rights is achieved in Viet Nam with the establishment of the first National Committee on Children chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister. The Committee will play an instrumental role in creating a new pathway on child rights implementation and to ensure that “no child is left behind” in the pursuit of sustaining progress towards the Sustain

The coastal city of Quy Nhon in the central province of Binh Dinh has been listed among the Top 10 winter sun destinations for 2018 by the famous British newspaper the Guardian.

Immigration New Zealand has announced that three Vietnamese sailors who had been detained by New Zealand authorities while being on board a Korean ship did not violate the law and are in good health condition.

Vietnam’s stock exchange development is forecast to overtake the Philippines in 2017, stated an article carried by the US financial news agency Bloomberg.

The British catering service CaterWings has announced the list of the world’s Top 100 culinary destinations after surveying thousands of restaurants and cafes.

Vietnam’s terraced fields are on the list of unbelievable landscapes for the second time, according to the vote of the Telegraph, a prestigious newspaper.

The urbanisation rate in Vietnam grew rapidly in the past decade from 30 percent in 2007 to 40 percent in 2017, according to Singapore-based United Morning Post.

International opinion continues to hail the APEC 2017 Summit Week in the central coastal city of Da Nang in Vietnam.

Indonesia’s Antara News has recently published an article saying the support and active participation of APEC member economies as well as regional and international organisations in the freshly-concluded APEC Economic Leaders’ Week will be a lever for Vietnam to promote its “soft power.”

The Russian News RT has praised Vietnam’s Son Doong cave as “A lost world below the surface”, quoting a group of Russian travellers who explored one of the most spectacular caves in the world.

Many Chinese newspapers, news agencies, and social networks also posted about the visit to Vietnam by President Xi Jinping on their first pages.

The 25th Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Summit has wrapped up in Da Nang, pledging to create new dynamism and foster a shared future for the Asia Pacific region.

The UK’s Financial Times on November 8 published an article lauding preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week by Vietnam and the central city of Da Nang in particular.

US President Donald Trump praised Vietnam as one of the fastest-growing in the world in a keynote speech delivered at the APEC CEO Summit in the central city of Da Nang on November 10th.

(CPV) - This morning (November 10th), before beginning a busy day of meetings for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia, shared a banh my breakfast with Australian-Vietnamese celebrity chef Luke Nguyen at a local street vendor.

The Bangkok Post (Thailand) on October 31st run a publication to comment on Vietnam’s role as the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Da Nang after the host 2006 in Hanoi.

(CPV) - From October 30th-November 11th, CNN will continue air ads in a bid to promote Hanoi city as a tourism and investment destination to around 420 million families across the globe.

The 2017 Global Destinations Cities Index produced by credit card company Mastercard said foreign arrivals in the city grew at 16.4 percent between 2009 and 2016, the fastest after Osaka, Chengdu, Colombo, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta and Tokyo.

A seminar titled “APEC 2017: Issues and Prospects after 2020” has been organized in Moscow, Russia.

The InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort has been honoured among the Top 10 resorts in Asia by the world prestigious travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler in its recent annual Readers’ Choice Awards.

Professor Yeah Kim Leng from Sunway University (Malaysia) appreciated Vietnam's role in the activities of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and expressed high expectation for the results achieved at APEC 2017 as the host Vietnam.

(CPV) - Hanoi has appeared among the Top 10 fastest growing travel destination cities in the world, according to a survey of Global Destination Cities Index in 2017, recently released by Mastercard.

The Reverie Saigon Hotel has been honoured at fourth place on the list of the world's 50 best hotels by the prestigious world travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.