VOV.VN - Despite enduring numerous difficulties including global high inflation, weak consumption demand, and China's 'Zero-COVID' policy, Vietnamese pepper exports last year edged up 2.7% to reach US$963 million in value compared to 2021, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - The entirety of 2022 has seen eight groups of commodities rake in more than US$10 billion each in export earnings, accounting for 70.1% of the country’s total export revenue.

VOV.VN - Local goods have continued to make a greater presence within the Thai market thanks to trade promotion connectivity, improved quality and design, as well as catching up with market trends, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Local beauties recorded an array of stellar achievements in 2022, including Do Thi Ha, a Top 13 finisher at Miss World, Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Miss Intercontinential, and Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen, the second runner-up of Miss Supranational.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese rice exports are forecast to see major breakthroughs this year thanks to high export price recorded in 2022 coupled with China's reopening.

The Ministry of Public Security and Vietnam’s overseas representative agencies will add “place of birth” information in new passports from January 1, 2023, said the Vietnam Immigration Department.

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

VOV.VN -Vietnam has successfully weathered the COVID-19 crisis and overcome other global challenges to write its own success story in 2022, with GDP growth recorded at 8.03% and inflation controlled at 3.15%.

A surge of 87% was seen in tra fish exports to ASEAN markets in the first 11 months of this year to US$183 million, accounting for about 8% of total export revenue of the product in the period.

Vietnamese ports handled 733.18 million tonnes of cargo in 2022, up 4% from the previous year, an official said.