Vietnam’s attraction for foreigners

(VOV) - Vietnam is a peaceful nation of friendly and hospitable people in the eyes of many international friends living and working here.

In recent years, Vietnam has been seen as a regional highlight with impressive achievements in various fields. Its diplomatic relations with other countries have progressed well. Its international position has been strengthened.

According to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA), about 78,000 foreigners are living, working, and studying in Vietnam. Many of them come to Vietnam to work because they love this country and its people.

 “…a world where the colors are more vivid, where the landscapes are bolder, the coastline more dramatic, where the history is more compelling, where the tastes are more divine, where life is lived in the fast lane.”, said Lonely Planet, one of the most famous tourism digital news  in the world, about Vietnam. Truly so, having thousands of attractions including culture, nature and adventure, nightlife, national parks, villages, heritages along the S-shaped land, Vietnam is an extremely charming destination for tourists worldwide. 

Lying on the eastern part of the Indochinese peninsula, Vietnam is a strip of land shaped like the letter “S”. China borders it to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, the East Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the east and south.
The country’s total length from north to south is 1,650km. Its width, stretching from east to west, is 600km at the widest point in the north, 400km in the south, and 50km at the narrowest part, in the centre, in Quang Binh Province. The coastline is 3,260km long and the inland border is 4,510km.
Vietnam is also a transport junction from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Brenda Meiklejohn, an Australian, had been to many countries before choosing Vietnam as her long-term home. She has been in Vietnam for nine years. She says friendly Vietnamese colleagues in Australia and the good time she had visiting Vietnam made her decide to make Vietnam her second home. After years of living with a Vietnamese family, she understands the neighborliness of a Vietnamese community.

“I’ve been to the market in the morning. It’s very busy. It’s the best time to go in the morning. The sellers are usually very good. They would tell you: “You should not have this. You should have this.” I enjoy going up to the market. The food looks inviting and fresh,” she shares.

The US Tours Operator Association (USTOA) predicted that Vietnam will be among the top destinations for international travelers in 2013. Vietnam’s world cultural heritages and scenic wonders attract many foreigners.

Katherine Muller-Marin, UNESCO Chief Representative in Vietnam, says “I like Vietnam a lot. I’ve traveled a lot. I eat a lot of food and I like almost everything I’ve been trying. Traveling from the north to south, I understand the different things, different places, and different ways of cooking, dressing, and behaving. It’s amazing to see how many different cultures make up one single country.”

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