Vietnam stops licensing flights from UK, Africa over coronavirus variants
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has ceased issuing licenses for all flights arriving from the United Kingdom and Africa to prevent the spread of new coronavirus variants.
EIU report : Vietnam rises as an alternative to China, beating India
Vietnam’s incentives for international firms for setting up units to manufacture hi-tech products, pool of low-cost workers and proliferation of free trade agreements (the latest one is with the EU) place it at an enviable position among Asian peers, the…
Vietnam War photographer receives National Medal of Arts from Trump
Nick Ut has been honored with the U.S. National Medal of Arts award for his iconic Vietnam War photo, ‘Napalm Girl’.
Vietnam : rights violations intensify
Vietnamese authorities increased restrictions on basic political and civil rights in 2020, especially freedom of expression and association, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021.
500 foreign language centers in HCMC unlicensed: education department
Nearly 500 foreign language centers in southern metropolis Ho Chi Minh City are either unlicensed or hold expired licenses, the municipal education department said Monday.
Six sentenced to death in HCMC for drug trafficking
A court in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday sentenced six drug traffickers to death for smuggling 13.8 kilograms of synthetic drugs and ketamine from Cambodia into the city.
Why the flag of South Vietnam flew at US Capitol siege
The violent mob that laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 carried symbols expressing the purpose of their insurrectionist campaign to derail Joe Biden’s electoral certification.
UN rights office criticizes Vietnam ‘clampdown’ on media freedom
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday that the body was “deeply concerned” by Vietnam’s use of ill-defined laws to suppress media freedom.
The future of Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will convene its 13th Congress between 25 January and 2 February 2021, selecting the nation’s next general secretary.
What’s driving Vietnam’s renewable energy boom?
As elsewhere, Vietnam’s increasing reliance on energy imports has driven its green energy push.
Vietnamese movies look to score big on the big screen
Without Hollywood blockbusters in the running, domestic filmmakers have four movies set for release in local cinemas for Tet, the Lunar New Year holiday.
Vietnamese diaspora find US Capitol mayhem ‘unbelievable’
Vietnamese in the U.S. have reacted with shock at the violence and mayhem caused by a pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol.
Sa Pa kids work in sub-zero weather
As midnight approached in Sa Pa, many kids were out on the streets, hawking goods to tourists in freezing conditions.
Mekong Delta saltwater intrusion not to be as severe as 2020
Salt intrusion up the Mekong River and its tributaries will be higher than normal but not as bad as last year’s record levels, meteorologists have forecast.
Vietnamese amazed at snow-capped northern mountains
Many Vietnamese have been drawn to the northern highlands, including Sa Pa, as thick white snow blanketed the region.
Japan to launch Vietnam-made satellite into space
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will be sending a micro-satellite built by Vietnamese engineers into orbit later this year.
Vietnam’s Communists convene away from prying eyes to choose leaders
A typical uncertainty surrounds five-yearly contest after ruling party failed to narrow field of contenders
South Vietnam’s flags at the Capitol riot
What was the flag of an extinct nation doing amid the carnage ?
1.3mn people in Vietnam lost jobs to COVID-19 in 2020
About 1.3 million people in Vietnam became unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said at a press conference on the country’s labor and employment situation held in Hanoi on Wednesday.
Sa Pa requests tourists refrain from purchasing goods from child street vendors
To protect children from being forced to work as street vendors, authorities in Sa Pa, one of northern Vietnam’s most famed tourist destinations, are asking tourists to refrain from purchasing goods from young vendors.
Battle lines drawn for Vietnam’s Party Congress
Politicking is in overdrive as aging conservative and younger reformist factions vie for communist nation’s leadership
Journalist and Vietnam author Neil Sheehan dies aged 84
Sheehan was the first to obtain the Pentagon Papers, a massive history of US involvement in Vietnam
Vietnam’s tight lid on the coronavirus leaves many citizens desperate to return, with illegal border crossings on the rise
Since it sealed itself off from the world last March, Vietnam has recorded just over 1,500 Covid-19 infections – but many of its nationals are stranded abroad. They are eager to come home ahead of the Lunar New Year, or…
Int’l arrivals in Vietnam plummet in 2020
Vietnam hosted more than 3.8 million international arrivals in 2020, plunging 78.7 percent against 2019, mainly due to the impacts of COVID-19, according to the country’s General Statistics Office on Friday.
Vietnam says US probe over its currency, timber may harm both countries
A US probe into Vietnam’s currency and timber could harm bilateral relations and negatively impact workers and consumers in both countries, Vietnam said on Friday, citing remarks by its trade minister to the US Trade Representative (USTR).
French-Vietnamese astronomer dies of Covid-19
Renowned French-Vietnamese astronomer Professor Nguyen Quang Rieu, 89, died of Covid-19 in Paris on Tuesday.