Hoi An, the sole representative of Vietnam, is ranked 20th among the 25 best cities of the world in 2022, as voted by readers of Travel + Leisure US travel magazine.
Malaysia's passenger traffic across all local airports operated by the Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) saw a substantial increase to 52.7 million last year from 10.72 million in 2021.
Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports on January 24 released its tourism data for 2022 with a sharp increase in the number of foreign visitors – 11.15 million from just 428,000 in the previous year.
After struggling to recover from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ho Chi Minh City took back what it lost, achieving positive results in its socio-economic development in 2022.
The year 2022 has passed with many difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the world economic recession. However, last year, Vietnam's economy recovered impressively with GDP growth of 8.02%, the highest growth rate in the period from 2011 to 2022, far exceeding the target of 6-6.5% set by the National Assembly and the Government.
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’s export of agro-forestry-aquatic products hit a record revenue of over 53.22 billion USD last year, up 9.3%, including nearly 11 billion USD from aquatic products.
The trade turnover between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) reached 76.3 billion USD last year, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%, according to the European-American Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
A total of 420 private placements of corporate bonds worth approximately 244.6 trillion VND (10.43 billion USD) were made in 2022, accounting for 96% of the total issuance value and marking a year-on-year decrease of 66 %.
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) on January 16 reported that the country’s trade balance in 2022 sees a surplus of 54.46 billion USD while its trade surplus in 2021 was just 35.33 billion USD.
Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing has said the two countries have been enjoying strong economic ties, adding that the trade volume in 2022 reached a historical height of 203.6 billion USD, increasing 15.6% year-on-year.
Two-way trade between Vietnam and Australia enjoyed a record year-on-year growth of 26.91% to 15.7 billion USD in 2022, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.
Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said she was optimistic of overall economic growth of 5.2–5.3% in 2022, with a possibility of growth in the range of 5.0% in the fourth quarter.
The Association of Indonesian Automotive Industry (Gaikindo) has announced that total car shipments from factories to dealers (wholesales) last year in the country reached 1,048,040 units, marking a year-on-year increase of 18.1%.
The contribution of the digital economy to national GDP in 2022 accounted for about 14.26% of the total, with 7.18% contributed by the ICT digital economy.
The northwestern province of Yen Bai welcomed over 1.5 million visitors in 2022, exceeding 44% of the annual plan, doubling over the same period last year.
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