VOV.VN - Commissioned by leading online travel company Booking.com, the Travel Confidence Index released on June 22 shows that Vietnam has emerged as the second most confident in the Asia-Pacific region for traveling, with 85% of local travelers stating they intend to travel in the next 12 months.

Vietnam had a trade deficit of some US$56 billion with Asia in the first five months of 2022 as imports jumped, according to the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese weightlifter Le Van Cong clinched a silver medal for Vietnam in the men’s 49kg weight category at the 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships which is getting underway in Pyeongtaek, the Republic of Korea.

VOV.VN - Hue Festival 2022, scheduled to take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 25 to 30, is expected to set a new record - the longest banquet table in Asia.

Major General Nguyen Tuan Anh, head of the Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue under the Ministry of Public Security, has attended the 32nd General Conference of the International Association of Fire Chiefs of Asia (IFCAA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam for the first time attended the Fetes Consulaires, which was held in the French city of Lyon on June 11 and 12 with an impressive dragon dance and traditional music programme, an Ao dai show and a tourism exhibition.

VOV.VN - Da Nang authorities have expressed their desires to launch air routes to India, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia during recent meetings with representatives of major airlines of these countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached approximately US$368 billion in 2021, making it the fifth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and 41st in the world, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook has revealed.

Vietnam is again in the spotlight after Apple’s move to shift production activities to this Southeast Asian country, according to TRT World page of Turkish Radio and Television Corporation.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang remains an attractive and safe destination amid COVID-19 challenges and is fully capable of becoming an indispensable part of the global production and supply chain, according to delegates at the Asia Route Development Forum 2022 (Routes Asia).