VOV.VN - Last year saw citizen diplomacy prosper alongside the two pillars of Party diplomacy and State diplomacy to make a breakthrough after a long hiatus, thereby making substantial contributions to the process of recovery and socio-economic development of the country following the pandemic.

Foreign and domestic companies are strongly eyeing to develop data centres in Vietnam, as demand for data storage in the country is increasing.

VOV.VN - According to statistics released by Vietnamese provinces on January 3, the number of foreign visitors to popular tourist destinations throughout the country during the New Year period sharply increased.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is expected to enjoy a wealth of opportunity to raise trade turnover by 6% in 2023 after bringing in more than US$700 billion for the first time in 2022.

Localities and travel firms have quickly embarked on plans to welcome back Chinese tourists to Vietnam and take Vietnamese visitors to China, after the Chinese side announced that it will officially cancel concentrated quarantine and COVID-19 testing for foreign visitors to this country from January 8.

Under the sound leadership of the Party Central Committee and with the motto “Solidarity, discipline, active adaptation, safety, efficiency and economic recovery”, the Government and the entire country have overcome challenges and reaped achievements in all spheres, laying foundation for 2023 and subsequent years.

Despite being affected by general difficulties, the growth rate of the construction industry achieved about 8-8.5% this year, contributing to bringing the economy's overall growth rate surpassing the 6-6.5% plan set by the Government.

The number of foreign travelers to Vietnam was still modest, just 3.5 million, in 2022.

The Vietnam Maritime Research and Rescue Coordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) said on December 29 that it had rescued a 33-year-old Chinese sailor of a foreign cargo ship, who fell seriously ill while the ship was about 21 nautical miles off Nha Trang city in the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has set a target of receiving eight million foreign visitors in 2023, and this target will only be achieved by refining visa policies, improving the quality of tourism products, and increasing the readiness to welcome visitors.