Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow by 7.2% in 2022, on the back of a strong rebound in domestic demand and continued solid performance by export-oriented manufacturing, according to the World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2022.

In order to conserve sea turtles, Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, has implemented a program of artificial turtle hatching. Nearly 123.000 baby turtles were hatched successfully and released into the sea in the first nine months of the year.

Hanoi has delighted tourists with its charm, the rhythm of modern and traditional life, and especially its culinary specialties that often leave a deep impression on visitors. Food is an infinite source of inspiration for artists and lovers of the capital, including writer and archaeologist Vu The Long.

US website Wonderslist recently announced its top 10 most magnificent natural caves in the world, with Son Doong Cave in Quang Binh province topping the list.

The south-central province of Ninh Thuan is promoting the application of high-technology in agricultural production with the aim of setting up major zones and projects yielding high-quality farm produce, thereby turning high-tech agriculture into a spearhead sector in local economic development.

The fifth holding of the national applied fine arts exhibition has gotten underway at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi.

The flood season in the Mekong Delta has set in, helping farmers in upstream localities of Dong Thap province enjoy an abundant harvest of freshwater crabs using bamboo nets.

Ho Chi Minh City topped the country in foreign direct investment attraction in the first eight months of 2022, accounting for 16.1% of the national figure, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Having pursued her passion for classical music for 35 years, Slovakian -Vietnamese composer and pianist Hoàng Thị Kiều Anh has expressed her love for Vietnam through her creative works.

Italian designer Maria Elena Di Terlizzi and Vietnamese designer Quang Hoa have tailored 60 “ao dai” for a showcase slated in Rome next March, with a view to winning the hearts of European customers.

The Republic of Korea’s helicopter training ship ROKS Hansando and fast combat support ship ROKS Daecheong anchored at Ho Chi Minh City’s port on September 14, beginning their four-day friendly visit to the city.

A Vietnamese rice product has, for the first time, been put on the shelves of E.Leclerc Viry Châtillon, a hypermarket run by leading French retailer E.Leclerc, as part of a programme run by the Vietnam Trade Office in France.

The traditional Do Son buffalo fighting festival took place in Do Son district of the northern port city of Hai Phong on September 4 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam has just received a certificate including the practice of “Then” by the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic minority communities on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.