Readers of the New York-based travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler have named Vietnam on the list of the top 20 Best Countries in the World for 2024. The Southeast Asian nation scored 89 out of 100 points, ranking 15th in the list.
Amid the surging demand for semiconductor engineers driven by the AI boom, many companies are turning to Vietnam for its talent pool and competitive labour costs, positioning the Southeast Asian nation as a "magnet" for major players in the chip industry.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa province Nguyen Tan Tuan on March 21 said the south-central locality wants to cooperate with Indonesian localities, ministries and agencies in the areas of their strengths.
The foreign direct investment (FDI) sector maintained its role as an export pillar of Vietnam’s economy with revenue of 43.2 billion USD in the first two months of this year, up 14.7%, and accounting for 72.8% of the country’s total export value.
The upcoming state visit to Vietnam by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will create an impetus for the bilateral relations to reach a new height, German Ambassador to Vietnam Guido Hildner has said.
Gastón Fiorda, an expert on Southeast Asian affairs at the National Radio of Argentina, has expressed his good impressions on the land and people of Vietnam in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.
Wei Wei, head of the Vietnamese department under China's central television and radio station, has expressed his good impressions on the Vietnamese culture.
A look back at the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) on the 50th anniversary of its signing reminds us to treasure peace at present, according to Motoyoshi Ryokichi, former General Secretary of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association.
Jack Richardson, Climate Programmes Coordinator at the Conservative Environment Network, has noted his hope for big investment and cooperation between G7 countries, Vietnam and other partners of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).
President of the World Peace Council (WPC) Socorro Gomes Coelho has lauded Vietnam’s important role in the council and expressed her belief that the country will make more contributions to global peace movements.
The US Embassy and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum organised a workshop to review cooperation in preserving cultural heritage in the Southeast Asian nation in Hanoi on November 23.
The visit to Vietnam by Secretary-General António Guterres from October 21 – 22 reflects the importance the United Nations attaches to the international role and position of and contributions by the Southeast Asian nation as well as the partnership between the two sides, a diplomat has said.
Vietnam's export value to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) member countries increased by 38.7% to 41 billion USD over the first eight months of 2022, the Government's report shows.
President of the Republic of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr. was very impressed by Vietnam’s economic development and wanted to cooperate with the Southeast Asian nation in construction, infrastructure development, tourism, human resources and fisheries, Minister of Human Resources, Culture, Tourism and Development Ngirabelas Tmetuchl said during a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam in Tokyo on September 7.
President of the Republic of Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has spoken highly of Vietnam’s impressive economic achievements over the past years, and expressed his hope for stronger cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation in trade, seaport services and fishery.
