Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Ba Ria-Vung Tau are localities that frequently top the national rankings of foreign investment attraction, budget collection, per capita income and competitiveness index, among others.

Hanoi capital city of Vietnam has been selected among six top cycling destinations by Booking.com online travel agency based on travellers’ reviews.

The Mekong Delta’s economic scale is projected to expand 2-2.5 times by 2030, according to Resolution No. 78/ND-CP dated June 18, 2022 by the Government regarding an action plan on the implementation of Resolution No. 13-NQ/TW dated April 2, 2022 by the Politburo on socio-economic development orientations and measures to ensure national defence and security in the Mekong Delta by 2030 and vision to 2045.

Aquatic exports maintained the over-1-billion-USD benchmark in June 2022, 24% higher than the same period last year. The figure surpassed 5.76 billion USD in the first half, posting a year-on-year surge of 39.6%.

Vietnam exported 3.52 million tonnes of rice in the first half of 2022, for a year-on-year rise of 16.2%, raking in about 1.72 billion USD. Rice was one of 28 commodities with export revenue exceeding 1 billion USD in the first half.

Vietnam was elected to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 term, with 120 votes - the highest among elected countries - during the ninth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention 2003, held in Paris on July 6, 2022.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam hit 602,000 in the first half of 2022, surging 6.8 fold compared to the same period last year.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first six months of 2022 expanded 6.42%, higher than the 5.74% recorded in the same period last year.

The consumer price index (CPI) in June increased by 0.69% from the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam jumped 39 steps to become the 62nd best country worldwide for quality of life in 2021, according to a report released by CEOWORLD – the world's leading business and trade magazine.

Vietnam has made an impressive comeback with ten nominated categories at the World Travel Awards 2022, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Hanoi motorbike tour and Hoi An cooking class have been selected by readers of US travel site Tripadvisor as two of the 25 best travel experiences in Asia.

A Hanoi motorbike tour was named in the list of 25 best travel experiences in Asia this year by readers of the US Travel site Tripadvisor.