VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) size last year was estimated to stand at about US$433.3 billion, ranking fifth in Southeast Asia, according to the latest figures released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Vietnamese businesses joined some 300 exhibitors at the 10th Vegetarian Food Asia (VFA) that took place in China’s Hong Kong from March 8-10 to promote vegetarian and green lifestyles in Asia.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City was honoured as “Asia’s Leading MICE Tourism Destination” for the fourth consecutive time at the 2023 World MICE Awards gala ceremony held in Berlin, Germany, on March 6.

VOV.VN - A total of 22 Vietnamese leading enterprises attended the FOODEX JAPAN 2024, the largest annual food and beverage trade show in Asia, with the event opening on March 5 in Tokyo.

VOV.VN -Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held a meeting on March 5 with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong within the framework of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations.

The recently released 2024 Asia-Pacific investor intentions survey by CBRE shows that the real estate market of Vietnam ranks second among the top three preferred emerging markets, following India and preceding Thailand, in the region.

Three Vietnamese teams have won one silver and two bronze medals at the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Asia Pacific Championship.

VOV.VN - Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kritenbrink co-chaired the 10th Vietnam-US Dialogue on Asia-Pacific in Hanoi on March 1.

Vietnamese businesses operating in agriculture will attend the Agricultural Supply Chain Asia conference (ASCA) co-hosted by the US Grains Council, the US Wheat Associates, and the US Soybean Export Council from March 18 – 20, according to the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) under the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

VOV.VN - Da Lat, which is renowned for being the city of flowers in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, was resgconised as the Festival City of Asia at the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) ASIA which was held on February 28 in Thailand.