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Vietnam has made the shortlist in 11 categories at the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020.

Vietnam has taken drastic measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and these have helped enhance the country’s prestige in the international arena, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.

In recent years, Hanoi has established itself as a magnet for visitors from both across the country and around the world, a status the city has achieved largely by bringing into play its long-standing heritages.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) is the strongest Vietnamese brand in 2019 in terms of the Brand Strength Index (BSI), according to the Brand Finance, an independent branded business valuation and strategy consultancy firm.

US real estate developers are turning to a new, fast-growing source of cheap capital known as EB-5 from Vietnam, reported the Wall Street Journal on March 5.

The Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) has become the first Vietnamese lender to be named on the list of the top 300 most valuable banking brands, as recently announced by the Brand Finance.

The military-run telecom provider Viettel, whose brand value grew by 35.8 percent over last year to more than 4.3 billion USD, was honoured as one of the 500 most valuable brands in the world 2019.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong sent a letter of greetings to Japanese Emperor Akihito on the occasion of his 85th birthday (December 23).

Bangkok Governor Aswin Khwanmuang on September 17 alerted citizens to dengue fever as the city has recorded nearly 6,000 infections and five fatalities so far this year.

Vietnamese tour operator Vietravel has been named “Asia’s Leading Tour Operator 2018” and “Vietnam’s Leading Tour Operator 2018” by the World Travel Awards (WTA) for the sixth consecutive year.

The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) launched Vietnam’s 50 Leading IT Companies 2018 programme in Hanoi on July 3.

Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad revealed on May 15 that he may hold the position of premier for one or two years and will play a role in the background even after he steps down.

The Government of Vietnam is committed to implementing initiatives of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), including those on high-tech organic agriculture, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. ​

One year after the US’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the remaining 11 Asia-Pacific countries, including Vietnam, have signed a new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP TPP) to remove tariff barriers in the region.

The Securities Journalists’ Club has announced top 10 events in Vietnam’s stock market in 2016.

The Filipino government is eyeing to increase its revenue to 4.68 trillion PHP (97 billion USD), or 18.1 percent of the country's gross domestic product by 2022.

The list of 50 most valuable brands on Vietnam’s stock market was released by the UK-based Brand Finance in Hanoi on September 15.

A number of international media outlets have covered US President Barack Obama’s first visit to Vietnam from May 23-25.

A number of the US newspapers have recently published articles highlighting the warming relationship between the US and Vietnam on the threshold of the US President’s visit to Vietnam .

Several newspapers in the US have commented that leadership transition at Vietnam’s 12th National Party Congress shows political stability in the Southeast Asian nation.