In 2023, Vietnam achieved a Human Development Index (HDI) score of 0.766, earning a position in the High Human Development category. This placed the country 93rd out of 193 nations and territories - an impressive jump of 14 ranks compared to its 2022 stan
Vietnam's cultural heritage received another global accolade as the Ba Chua Xu Festival inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Sung by various communities in Nghe An and Ha Tinh, Vi and Giam folk songs were recognized by UNESCO in 2014 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping is going to pay a state visit to Vietnam from April 14-15.