The 5th “Tourism Festival - Ninh Kieu Lantern Night” kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 5 after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Travel, a leading tourism website in Canada, has listed Son Doong of Vietnam among the top 10 most incredible caves globally.

With roughly 35,000 foreign arrivals and 1.6 million vacationers during the recent 3-day New Year holiday, Ho Chi Minh City tourism sector hopes to attract more visitors to the locality during the New Year 2023.

With an appreciation of East-West culture and education and possessing market acumen, young Vietnamese have more opportunities these days to establish careers around the world. 2022 was considered a successful start for young artist Mai Xuan Bach, with the launch of a comic book and an exhibition of his own paintings in France, which is considered the cradle of the art world.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) posted a trade surplus of over 34 billion USD with Vietnam in 2022, and with the figure, Vietnam has become the largest trade partner of the RoK for the first time.

The Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has kept its forecast for Vietnam's GDP growth in 2023 unchanged at 6.6% in line with the official forecast of 6.5%, although growth momentum is likely to be weaker.

There are 208,300 enterprises entering the Vietnamese market or resuming their operation in 2022, up 30.3% year-on-year.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended a groundbreaking ceremony for 12 components of the second phase of the north-south expressway project in the central province of Quang Ngai on January 1.

Visitors to the northwest region of Vietnam can explore a range of different cultures and cuisines. One special food in the region is “cơm lam”, or rice in a bamboo tube.

Located 49 kilometres south of Quang Ngai city, Pho Khanh commune in Duc Pho town has been renowned for its pottery for hundreds of years. Despite various ups and downs, the craft village has developed its reputation far and wide thanks to the preservation efforts of local people.

2022 has been a tumultuous year for the world economy. The far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and conflict have negatively affected the world, including Vietnam, which is an open and export-oriented economy. However, thanks to appropriate and timely policies, Vietnam has gradually overcome the difficulties, recorded high growth, and become a bright spot in the world economy.

Vietnam has become a reliable friend and partner as well as a responsible member of the international community over the years. Its immense fortune has created a solid foundation to achieve its goal of rapid and sustainable development in the future.

Vietnam’s GDP growth reaches 8.02% this year, a record high in the 2011-2022 period as the economy is recovering strongly.

A hot air balloon festival was held in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, on December 28, offering a chance to visitors to enjoy the famous tourist site from the above.