Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Belarus press has reviewed the Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to the country from June 26th - 28th.

Vietnam has the highest percentage of women leadership in Asia, according to the report “Women in the boardroom: A global perspective” of the Deloitte Global.

A photo exhibition themed "Vietnam - country and people" was opened in Moscow, Russia by the “Photo Centre” Association on June 20th.

Vietnam ranks 47th among 127 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2017 announced on June 15th, climbing 12 places compared to last year.

The global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has listed Ho Chi Minh city among its Top 26 hotel investment destinations in Southeast Asia, as of the end of March 2017.

A ceremony to introduce the book "People's War - People's Army" including speeches and writings of General Vo Nguyen Giap was recently organized at the Alkyonis Cinema in Athens, Greece.

Businesses of Gangwon province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) want to set up partnership with and expand investment in Ho Chi Minh City, Governor Choi Moon-soon has said.

(CPV) - The world famous travel site Skyscanner has named Sapa and Fansipan Mountain among the Top 10 Southeast Asian climbing spots with interesting experiences.

Vinpearl Da Nang Resort and Villas of real estate developer Vingroup was honoured as Vietnam’s Leading Beach Resort 2017 by the World Travel Awards (WTA) at a gala ceremony recently held in Shanghai (China).

The Online media outlet Thrillist of the US has listed ancient Hoi An city among the most beautiful and cheapest beach cities in the world.

The international community has given positive assessments of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to the US from May 29th-31st.

Vietnamese Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc has made an official visit to the US from May 29th - 31st.

The results of Business Climate Index (BCI) for the first quarter of 2017, recently released by European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam, showed positive prospects about business environment in the country.

Hoi An city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam has been named among the seven most affordable destinations, as voted by Travel & Leisure readers.

The US-based online marketplace Airbnb has announced its Top 10 destinations based on projected 2017 summer tourism demand, including Hanoi.

More and more Japanese firms want to expand investment in Vietnam, Chairman of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Hiroyuki Ishige has said.

The media in Argentina has published work praising late President Ho Chi Minh’s contribution to national liberation on the occasion of the 127th anniversary of his birthday (May 19th, 1890).

The debut of the novel "The quarantine" by writer Lorenzo Angeloni, former Italian Ambassador to Vietnam, translated into Vietnamese by Tran Hong Hanh, was recently organized in Hanoi

The Egyptian National Television on May 6th broadcast live a program introducing about Vietnam for the third time.

While deploying its open foreign policy, multilateralization and diversification of international relations, Vietnam attaches great importance to strengthening and enhancing friendship and cooperation with countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, including the Republic of Armenia.

On April 26th, a statue named “Vietnam Pieta” was inaugurated at the St. Francis Peace Centre on Juju, Island, the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnam ups 30 places in the latest KOF index of globalisation ranking released by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland on April 20th.

Taras Shevchenko Institute of Literature under the National University of Kiev on April 19th opened a photo exhibition titled "Vietnam: country and people" to introduce and promote the image of the country, people, investment and tourism potential of Vietnam.

Investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam is being spread across a wider range of fields as Korean investors now consider Vietnam not only a for-export manufacturing workshop but also a potential consumption market.

Ho Chi Minh city expects to have more than 180,000 square meters of new office supply on the market in 2017, of which more than half will be concentrated in the central business district, according to Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam’s first quarter report on the city’s office market.

Vietnam ranked 67th among 136 countries and territories globally on the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017, recently released by the World Economic Forum.

(CPV) - A transformation of Viet Nam’s agriculture sector is vital for lifting growth and enabling Viet Nam to graduate to upper-middle-income status, ADB said in a new flagship report launched on April 10th 2017.

Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has received the 2016 Prince Claus Awards from the Embassy of the Netherlands.

After a trip to Vietnam, a South African artist named Rory Allen has made a time-lapse video, recording "magic" charms throughout the S-shaped country.

The opening ceremony of the 2017 ASEAN Film Festival was launched at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 27th.