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Visitors do yoga at Naman Retreat in the central city of Da Nang. Photo: Naman Retreat Australian travel publication Traveller of The Sydney Morning Herald has recently released its list of the top 20 slow travel holidays for this year, with Vietnam featured in the list of places to visit in 2023, VOV reported Wednesday. Slow travel is about forging deep, meaningful connections with places According to the media outlet, Vietnam represents an ideal destination for a salubrious wellness journey. “Inside Asia Tours has a wellness-oriented journey through the length of Vietnam that’s active thanks to cycling and walking tours, and which involves the likes of sunrise yoga, organic cooking classes, an aromatherapy workshop,” says Traveller. It also suggests that visitors enjoy a stay in Alba Wellness Valley which offers daily spa treatments, before heading for a kick-back beachside finale in Phu Quoc, one of the nation’s most hip resort islands. “Don’t miss kick back on a ...

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh inspects the Vietnam Street project in Udon Thani province. Photo: NDO The formation of a Vietnam Town in Udon Thani province, which is hosting the largest overseas Vietnamese community in Thailand, is an obvious development trend, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh while inspecting the Vietnam Street project in the locality, VNA reported Sunday. The Thai Ministry of Culture recently organized a cultural trip to Udon Thani and Nongbua Lamphu in which the Diplomatic Corps has extended more reach to the Northeastern culture of Thailand. Dr. Phan Chi Thanh Ambassador of Vietnam along with other ambassadors from different accredited countries in Thailand to participated in the trip, as part of the framework of the country’s cultural diplomacy. During the trip, Minister of Culture Itthiphol Kunplome introduced the overall objective of the trip which aims to provide an opportunity to members of the Diplomatic...

At the opening ceremony. Photo: HUFO The 8th Vietnam-Japan Festival was held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 25-26 under the theme of “Vietnam-Japan stand side by side towards the future, reaching out to the world”, VNA reported. Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said the festival does not only hold significance in cultural exchanges and bilateral cooperation, but also plays an important role in the recovery process in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period. The Vietnam – Japan Festival has become an annual cultural exchange event and can be viewed as a milestone in bilateral relations since it was first held in HCM City in 2013 in celebration of 40 years of diplomatic ties, he said. The festival is a chance to expand cooperation for the business communities of the two countries while further deepening the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership for peace and prosperity of Asia, he added. According to the municipal leader, HCM City and the Japanese side ...

Vietnam attracted a total of $27.72 billion in FDI as of December 20. Photo: VNA The country’s market overall attractiveness can be put down to the Government’s support for the startup ecosystem, which is anticipated to continue to move forward in 2023, VOV reported. Most notably, investment funds have committed to injecting capital into Vietnamese innovative startups , with this figure gradually increasing from US$425 million in 2019 to US$815 million in 2020. The committed capital in the 2020 – 2022 period reached nearly US$2 billion, whilst the growth momentum is expected to be maintained into 2023. Vinnie Lauria, founder and CEO of Golden Gate Ventures, noted Vietnam has become a bright spot for attracting investment thanks to the country’s political stability, young and highly-qualified workforce, developed infrastructure, digital skills, and innovation capability. The country has developed into an attractive destination for high-quality FDI inflows, with large in...

Ambassador of Vietnam in the RoK Nguyen Vu Tung speaks at the the opening of the office of Vietnamese Association in Jeonnam-Gwangju. Photo courtesy of the association With the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s trade surplus with Vietnam reaching USD 34.26 billion, Vietnam has become the Republic of Korea’s largest trade surplus partner for the first time when the latter enjoyed a trade surplus of USD 34.26 billion with the former in 2022, VOV citied the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). The RoK’s export and import turnover to the Vietnamese market last year reached USD 60.98 billion and USD 26.72 billion, respectively. A MOTIE official pointed out that among ASEAN member states, Vietnam has emerged as an attractive production base for global companies. Furthermore, firms from the RoK have consistently poured investment into the Vietnamese market, a factor which has led to both countries becoming each other’s close economic partners and turning the Southeas...