Officials participating in the 17th General Assembly of the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF 17) have agreed to step up the opening of direct air routes linking Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh with some foreign member localities of this forum.

VOV.Vn - The 17th General Assembly of the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF 17) opened in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province on October 25, bringing together various tourism managers and operators from countries across the region.

Australia’s tourism newswire Escape has recently published an article hailing Vietnam as an ideal budget destination for Australian tourists.

Breaking Travel News, a world leading online tourism information website, has run a story highlighting major tourist destinations of Vietnam that have been honoured with the World Travel Awards recently.

Evgheni Kobelev, Vice Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN)'s Institute of China and Modern Asia, has suggested further strengthening relations between scholars of Russia and Vietnam.

Vietnam has posted high economic growth despite the fact the global economy and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region faces many challenges as well as uneven incomplete recovery, Deputy Finance Minister Ta Anh Tuan said at the 29th APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Bangkok on October 19-20.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi International Gifts and Handicrafts Fair 2022 (Hanoi Gift Show 2022), officially kicked off on October 20 in Hanoi, with the event featuring the participation of hordes of local and foreign businesses showcasing their products across 460 pavilions.

Vietnam highly values the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s cooperation and policy consultations, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann during a reception in Hanoi on October 18.

VOV.VN - The role and position of the nation in terms of global politics and the economy was featured in an article published on October 17 by Russia’s Independent newspaper.

VOV.VN - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and the Australian Embassy organized the OECD-Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum 2022 in Hanoi.