VOV.VN - According to data released by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the number of international tourists to Vietnam in July stood at the highest level since the country reopened its border to foreigners after the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - VinFast, a subsidiary automaker of conglomerate Vingroup, announced that it has handed over as many as 11,143 electric vehicles (EVs) to Vietnamese customers during the initial six months of this year.

Vietnam became the largest trading partner of Cambodia among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the first five months of 2023 as bilateral trade made up nearly 50% of the total between Cambodia and ASEAN members during the period.

VOV.VN - The General Department of Vietnam Customs seized over more than a tonne of narcotics and detained 148 people in 140 related cases over the first six months of the year.

VOV.VN - The number of international passengers passing through Vietnamese airports reached 15 million during the initial six months of this year, up 493.5%compared to the same period last year, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

The number of Vietnamese guest workers working overseas under contracts exceeded 59,600 in the first five months of this year, or 54.2% of the annual plan and over 1.9 times higher than the same period last year, showing positive signals from overseas employment, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomed more than 5.5 million foreign arrivals in the first six months of the year, meeting 69% of the target (8 million) set for this year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

VOV.VN - The initial six months of this year saw the Republic of Korea (RoK) become Vietnam’s largest source market of tourists with over 1.6 million arrivals, 80% equivalent to the same period from 2019.

The total State budget revenue in the first five months of this year reached over VND663.84 trillion (US$28.27 billion), equivalent to 48.3% of the ordinance estimate and 96.9% compared to the figure in the same period last year, reported the General Department of Taxation on June 2.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi welcomed 1.71 million foreign arrivals during the first five months of the year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.