Foreign media have run several articles highlighting Vietnam’s economic success given a struggling world plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Nikkei Asia, the world’s largest financial newspaper published by Japanese media giants Nikkei Inc., has named Vietnam among an Asian trio that has succeeded in limiting the local transmission rate of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to almost zero.

VOV.VN - Nikkei Asia, Japan's major media group has been appreciative of the prospect of Vietnam's economic recovery in 2021, with a forecast growth rate of 10.9%.

VOV.VN - Six of Southeast Asia’s leading economies are expected to face diverging fiscal paths ahead in 2021, with Vietnam, alongside Indonesia and Malaysia, returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

VOV.VN - The Japanese Government is set to establish a fund worth approximately U$2.4 billion in support of smart-city projects to be undertaken by Japanese firms in Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, according to business news publication Nikkei Asia.

VOV.VN - As part of the world's largest financial publication, Nikkei Asia has recently published an article which unveils Foxconn’s plans to expand production in the nation with an investment of approximately US$270 million.

VOV.VN - A recent article published by Nikkei Asian Review states that, “Vietnam is shaping up as Southeast Asia's single economic success story in the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) era”.

VOV.VN - As part of the world’s largest financial publication, Nikkei Asia has published an article outlining how Vietnam is preparing for a shift of investment from the world’s giant manufacturing "eagles".

The start of the fourth quarter of the year saw the continued recovery of the Vietnamese manufacturing sector, with the country’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posting 51.8 in October.

GLP, Asia's biggest warehouse operator, is planning to cooperate with Vietnam’s SEA Logistic Partners, or SLP, in a US$1.5 billion new venture, reported Nikkei Asia Review.