From a backward, poor and essentially rural-based society and economy, isolated from the rest of the world, Vietnam has developed into a thriving, dynamic, modern, middle-income country with extensive international commercial and human links, former Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Graham Alliband has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese baseball players took on hosts Laos in Vientiane on February 244, kick-starting the Indochina Dream League 2023 international baseball tournament (DBG 2023).

The Vinh Xuong international land and waterway border gate, located on the borderline with Cambodia, was officially opened in Vinh Xuong commune of Tan Chau town, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, on February 23.

The number of flights and passengers has skyrocketed in the first two months of this year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - The border guard force of the central province of Ha Tinh said on February 22 that they have recently broken up a crime ring smuggling Chinese people into Vietnam before facilitating them to enter Laos.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has always been interested in promoting the friendship and partnership with international labour organisations, especially the United Nations’ members such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO), stated VGCL President Nguyen Dinh Khang.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese girl Nguyen Thanh Ha left Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) on February 21 for Egypt to compete at Miss Eco International 2023.

VOV.VN - By joining in rescue missions in earthquake-hit Turkey, Vietnam has shown itself as both a responsible member of the international community and also a member capable of fulfilling its responsibility, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Do Son Hai.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City received more than 676,565 international arrivals and over 4.6 million domestic tourists during the first two months of the year, earning over VND21 trillion and fulfilling 13% of the yearly plan, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat stressed the importance of complying with the Charter of the United Nations and principles of international law in order to maintain peace and security amid global challenges at a UN session in New York on February 21.