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Bangkok tops list of best cities in Southeast Asia (Photo: https://www. bangkok post.com/) Bangkok (VNA) – Bangkok of Thailand topped a poll of the top 10 cities in Southeast Asia, as voted for by visitors to the Travel Leisure website (travelandleisure.com). The website said there are endless reasons why Bangkok has long-reigned as the most visited city in the world -- and the metropolis is picking up just where it left off pre-COVID. The website this year also ranked Phuket and Samui first and second, respectively, on its list of "Best Islands in Southeast Asia". Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on July 4 that in the category of Best Cities in Southeast Asia 2022, Bangkok was followed by Singapore, Da Nang (Vietnam), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Hanoi (Vietnam), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and Jakarta (Indonesia). In the Best Islands in Southeast Asia 2022 category, Phuket and Samui filled the … [Read more...] about Bangkok tops list of best cities in Southeast Asia

A signing ceremony for the agreement to organize Miss Grand International 2023 took place in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday afternoon, officially confirming Vietnam as the contest's host country. This is the second time Vietnam has been chosen to organize Miss Grand International. Previously, the country held the event in 2017, which took place in a variety of locations, including Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Binh Province, and Phu Quoc Island. According to Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of Miss Grand International, he was pleased to return to Vietnam and certain that the nation would successfully hold the Miss Grand International 2023 competition. Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, Miss Grand International 2021, poses at a signing ceremony for the agreement to organize Miss Grand International 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 5, 2022. Photo: Hoai Phuong / Tuoi Tre Nawat said he wanted to promote Vietnam's economic, tourism, and culinary prosperity to the world. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam to host Miss Grand International 2023

The Vietnamese passport has climbed four notches to rank 90th on a list of the world’s most powerful passports, according to the latest report compiled by Henley Passport Index. Illustrative photo The rankings were announced in the second quarter of this year and includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations, with its assessment based on the number of countries a holder can visit without first needing to obtain a visa. The latest index indicates that people with a Vietnamese passport enjoy free access to 54 countries and territories globally. Along with the nation, Togo, Mali, and Guinea also hold joint 90th position as their passports also have visa free access to 54 destinations. Elsewhere, Japan and Singapore share first position as the most powerful passport in the world in the second quarter of this year, with their citizens able to visit 192 countries and territories without the need to apply for a visa. Furthermore, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese passport leaps four places in Henley Passport Index

Cargoes at Tan Cang – Cat Lai warehouse are being loaded into containers. (Photo: SGGP) Adding to difficulties from possible logistics chain disruption and increasing fuel prices is the challenge to approach capital amounts. Thanks to the stable political and social status of the country plus the well-controlled pandemic, Vietnam is a preferred choice of many foreign investors. 17 trade agreements have been successfully signed in the first 6 months of 2022, bringing about a direct foreign investment of over US$10 billion in the country, a rise of nearly 9 percent compared to this time last year. Vice CEO in charge of global supply sources of Techonic Industries (TTI) Nate Easter informed that his company chose to start a new manufacturing plant in Saigon Hi-tech Park in HCMC, worth $650 million. This is the second largest among 12 plants of TTI in the world to earn a revenue of $2.5 billion a year. TTI needs to build a supply chain of domestic support industry products for 80 … [Read more...] about Vietnam becoming attractive destination for foreign capital

Vietnam has opportunity for exports of agricultural products In the middle of May, India, the world's second biggest producer of cereal, announced a ban on wheat exports as a part of measures to control rising domestic prices amid concerns of output being hit by a scorching heatwave. The price of wheat has jumped in the international markets resulting in an acceleration of cereal prices because in March, the government of Ukraine, one of the world's top grain exporters, banned the export of wheat, oats, and many staples which are important to the global food supply Also in March, Russia's Prime Minister on March 14 signed a decree banning the export of white and raw sugar until Aug 31, and banning wheat, rye, barley, and maize exports to neighboring Eurasian Economic Union states. Another thing that has also attracted the attention of many countries is Indonesia's decision to ban all exports of crude palm oil and cooking oil at the end of April. Although this ban lasted only … [Read more...] about Vietnam has opportunity for exports of agricultural products

Electronics groups from South Korea and Japan are continuing to expand in Vietnam, Le Toan The Saigon Hi-tech Park Management Authority has recently granted the license for Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex (SEHC) to expand its operation with a total investment capital of $841 million. Starting operations in 2016, SEHC is currently Samsung Electronics’ second-largest manufacturing site worldwide for TV screens and home electronics units. Meanwhile, Samsung Engineering has officially become the strategic shareholder of DNP Water, a member of DNP Holdings, after spending $41 million to acquire 24 per cent of the company. The pair signed a strategic partnership agreement on June 29. Investing in DNP Water is an opportunity for Samsung Engineering to approach the water treatment sector in Vietnam. With the experience and the competition capacity, it has plans to open wastewater treatment plants and then expand to other surrounding countries. Founded in 1970, Samsung … [Read more...] about Samsung imprinting essential role in fostering capital inflows