Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, midfielder of the Vietnam Women's Team, was identified by the Asian Football Federation as one of the 6 young Asian stars to watch out for at the 2023 Women's World Cup Final.
Vietnam’s digital economy has played an important role in the country’s socio-economic development in recent times, and accounted for nearly 15% of GDP in the first half of this year, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 2 left for Abyei on August 8 to carry out the peacekeeping mission of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei. Members of the unit are fully prepared to conduct their assigned duties and responsibilities.
Foreign arrivals to Vietnam were estimated to have hit 6.6 million in the first seven months of 2023, surging 6.9-fold compared to the same period last year but still only 67.5% of the figure in the first seven months of 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam’s CPI rose 3.12% in the January - July period, foreign direct investment rose 4.5% and foreign tourist arrivals rose 6.9-fold. The country posted a trade surplus of around 15.23 billion USD.
In the 28 years since Vietnam joined the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organisation (AIPO), the predecessor of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) (September 1995 - 2023), the National Assembly has proposed many initiatives and actively contributed to improving the efficiency of regional inter-parliamentary cooperation.
The Tourism Development Research Institute under the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism said Vietnam boasts numerous advantages in developing wellness tourism, with localities putting their potential and strengths to best effect to introduce a host of wellness offerings.
Five commodities posted an export value of more than 10 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, making up 57.6% of Vietnam’s total exports.
As of July 20, total newly-registered capital, additional capital, and capital contributions and share purchase by foreign investors stood at nearly 16.24 billion USD, up 4.5% compared to the same period of 2022 and 8.8% compared to the first half of the year.
Foreign media in July continued to select and honour Vietnam’s tourism destinations, contributing to spreading the image of Vietnam as a beautiful, friendly, and attractive destination among international friends.
Vietnam - Indonesia relations have developed across a host of fields since diplomatic ties were established in 1955, and Indonesia is now a leading partner of Vietnam in the region.
Throughout 28 years of membership, the economic-trade ties between Vietnam and ASEAN members have grown tremendously, both in scope and depth. In 2022, Vietnam-ASEAN trade reached a record high, exceeding 80 billion USD, compared with 6 billion USD in 1996 when it first joined the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).
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