Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Vietnam is the second-most optimistic country in consumer confidence in the Asia-Pacific, following Myanmar, as per the MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence.

On March 31st, the International press simultaneously reported and highly appraised the newly-elected Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

(CPV) - Vietnam’s Youth Theatre has reported that the drama titled “Poisoned Wild Duck” which it performed at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in Japan from March 19th-26th was highly appreciated by audiences there.

(CPV) - The travel and booking site TripAdvisor has announced its Top 10 destinations for 2016, based on millions of user reviews on the site.

The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) is on Nikkei Asian Review’s Asia300 list, which names Asia’s most dynamic companies, a company representative said on March 18th.

President Truong Tan Sang is arriving in Tehran on March 13th, seeking closer ties with Iran, especially in economy and trade, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Hong Thach has told the Tehran Times.

The southern province of Binh Duong wants to acquire Japan’s development experience to build a civilised and modern locality, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Thanh Liem has said.

Vietnam is among emerging countries in the world with strong economic growth forcasts for this year and the years to come, according to the World Bank (WB)’s recent Global Economic Prospects report.

The Cienflores Editorial of Argentina, in cooperation with the Argentina-Vietnam Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Vietnam in the South American nation, released a special publication to praise the role of Vietnamese women in national construction and defence on the occasion of International Day of Women (March 8th).

(CPV) - A feature on Son Doong cave in Quang Binh province, conducted by US TV channel ABC has won a prize in the News and Documentary category at the New York city Drone Film Festival.

(CPV) - The England tourism magazine Wanderlust has voted Phong Nha cave in the Phong Nha National Park among the five most astounding cave sites in the world.

HSBC attributed the resilience of Vietnam’s manufacturing sector to the country’s rising attractiveness as a manufacturing hub, which helped reel in record FDI in 2015 and should boost exports in 2016.

Free trade agreements (FTAs) help attract the investment of enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam’s garment market, said Vice President of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Roh Inho.

(CPV) - 2015 has passed having brought many changes, some negatively affecting the economic growth of all countries in the world. However, even as a developing country, Vietnam has continued to promote its internal force over the past year and reached a number of important achievements for regional and global economic integration.

Seven companies from Indian group Tata Sons plan to focus on Vietnam and Myanmar as key markets, reported The Economic Times and International Business Times.

Vietnam’s politics, with the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) being the only political party in power, is a special model of success, an official from the Egyptian Socialist Party (ESP) has said.

Foreign experts are positive about Vietnam’s reforms and open-door policy, suggesting that the country should seize opportunities to become a major Asian export hub.

In recent days, press agencies and news agencies of Cuba have simultaneously reported news about the 12th National Party Congress of Vietnam.

The UK Daily Telegraph has named Vietnam among the world’s happiest places.

The 12th National Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) came under the spotlight in a series of articles posted by foreign press outlets.

On January 19th, Bloomberg ran an article assessing prospects for the Vietnamese economy in 2016.

Readers of the well-known travel website Rough Guides have voted Vietnam among the best destinations to visit in 2016.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will provide economic impetus predominantly to Vietnam, Japan and Malaysia among other parties to the deal by 2030, according to a Global Economic Prospects report recently released by the World Bank Group (WBG).

(CPV) - Vietnam’s evolving economy needs new strategies to maintain strong growth, and the Government should work with private sector importers, exporters and transport companies to improve freight logistics, said a World Bank report.

Nha Trang and Hue in central Vietnam rank eighth and tenth, respectively, in the list of the top destinations on the rise in Asia, according to a survey by renown travel website TripAdvisor.

For US photographer Lawrence D'Attilio, fate seems to have handed him many stories to share, a gift from Vietam.

The Vietnam’s two representatives have been named among the Conde Nast Traveler’s 50 most beautiful places in the world.

(CPV) - Vietnam’s economy has weathered the recent turbulence in the external environment fairly well, shares the World Bank’s taking stock report, released on December 2nd, with GDP growth expected to come in at 6.5% this year.

The UK’s Independent news has named Vietnam among six countries that have seen vicious wars but have now become safe holiday destinations.