The image of the Vietnamese national flag on the roof of a hall on Truong Sa Lon Island was shown in the Google Maps app on July 18 morning.

VOV.VN - Although the growth rate has slowed down amid global economic difficulties, Vietnam is outperforming most countries in the world, and is regarded as an attractive destination for direct foreign direct investment (FDI) in the manufacturing sector.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has worked with representatives of Google to clarify whether it deleted or blurred the national flag of Vietnam in Truong Sa (Spratly) on its Google Maps and Google Earth apps, Le Quang Tu Do, head of the authority said on July 11.

The UK-based Financial Times has posted an article in which it assessed that after decades of showing promise, Vietnam’s economic moment may have finally arrived, and the country must capitalise on the manufacturing boom for its long-term development.

VOV.VN - Foreign businesses continue to place their trust in Vietnam by injecting more than US$13 billion into registered projects throughout the country during the first six months of the year, despite a general downward trend occurring globally.

VOV.VN - The search volume for Vietnamese tourism via Google's market trend tracking tool has grown 10%-25% from the beginning of this year, climbing to 6th from 11th in the global rankings, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT)’s latest report.

VOV.VN - The volume of international searches for Vietnamese tourism soared by 10% to 25% during the period from early March to June, making it the seventh highest growth rate worldwide, according to a report released by the Google Destination Insights.

VOV.VN - The volume of international searches for information on Vietnamese tourism has been increasing rapidly, ranking 11th in the world, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has reported.

VinWonders and Sun World, two leading theme park brands in Vietnam, have partnered with Klook, a leading travel and leisure app in Asia-Pacific, to promote inbound tourism in Vietnam.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will host the first region-wide online shopping event in August this year to promote cross-border trade through e-commerce.