EU under pressure to get tough on Vietnam rights record
Experts are calling on the EU to take a stance on Vietnam’s rights record amid new trade talks.
Expert proposes tougher measures to limit motorbike use in HCMC
HCMC would need tougher measures to limit the use of motorbikes, which are favored for their convenience, according to a transport expert.
Vietnam unlikely to meet inflation target in 2022
Vietnam’s economy will grow by 6-6.5 percent this year, but it will be difficult to keep inflation to the targeted 4 percent rate, a group of academics have warned.
Dat Bike is the creator of Vietnam’s first domestic electric motorbike
Dat Bike is on a journey to reduce the amount of gasoline used in Vietnam. The startup makes electric motorbikes with key components that it designs and produces domestically to reduce costs and improve performance.
Workers’ strikes increase as businesses seek to delay wage hike
Wildcat strikes by workers increased by 40 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, according to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.
Vietnam eyes doubling of power generation capacity by 2030
Vietnam wants to nearly double its total installed power generation capacity to 146,000 megawatts by 2030, and prioritise the development of renewable sources and reducing its coal dependency, its government said on Tuesday (Apr 26).
Is Vietnam going to hold a military exercise with Russia ?
Russian media say that Russian and Vietnamese officers held a meeting to discuss military drills – which would be a controversial move amid Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Vietnam’s “Four No’s” of defence policy are being tested
The war in Ukraine has forced Hanoi into a delicate dance between Russia and the United States.
Vietnam to scrap health declaration for domestic travel
Completing health declarations, one of Vietnam’s five protocols to contain the Covid-19 spread, will be removed, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.
HCMC sees decreasing levels of fine particles
Levels of particulate matter in Ho Chi Minh City have been falling in the past three years, according to a survey by the HCMC University of Science.
Illegal loggers in Vietnam train as jungle tour guides
Vietnamese logger turned jungle tour guide Ngoc Anh knows the value of trees.
Fighting suicide : With TikTok and self-help groups, Vietnam’s youth defy taboos on tackling mental health issues
A recent spate of youth suicides has prompted a wave of activism among Vietnam’s Gen Z, who battle anxiety, depression and loneliness. Pandemic pressures have added to underlying issues, as activists call for more resources and help for overworked social…
French-Vietnamese painter’s work fetches $570,000 at art auction
‘Mère et enfant’ (Mother and child) by French-Vietnamese painter Le Thi Luu has been sold for €529,200 ($573,700) in an online auction by Sotheby’s.
Cambodia-Vietnam trade grows 13.6% in Q1
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Vietnam totalled $1.72205 billion in the first quarter of 2022, representing a 13.6 per cent increase from the $1.5153 billion recorded in the corresponding period last year, according to Customs.
Vietnam plans 24-hour take-down law for “illegal” social media content
Vietnam is preparing new rules requiring social media firms to take down content it deems illegal within 24 hours, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Russia-Vietnam ties put US in a sanctions dilemma
Vietnam’s plan to hold military exercises with Russia could revive calls to hit Hanoi with CAATSA-related penalties
Hanoi suspends sale of 600 villas pending conservation review
Eleven days after announcing it, Hanoi has suspended the sale of 600 century-old villas, saying it would review measures to conserve them.
Vietnam should rethink its motorbike ban
Myanmar has failed to meet people’s travel demands two decades after its motorbike ban. Indonesia has had to abandon the idea. What about Vietnam, then ?
Speaker Om Birla-led delegation to Vietnam holds bilateral talks
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is leading a 13-member Indian Parliamentary delegation to Vietnam on a three-day visit, on Tuesday held bilateral meetings with President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chairman of National…
U.S.-Vietnam partnership goes beyond strategic competition with China
Hanoi’s ‘multi-directional’ foreign policy provides opportunities for a stronger ASEAN and more trusted U.S.-Vietnam relationship.
Vietnam’s national power development plan targets drastic CO2 emissions reduction
The latest draft of the National Power Development Plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII), has made drastic reductions of CO2 emissions with no new coal-fired power plants to be built in the planning period,…
US CDC lifts Covid ‘Do Not Travel’ recommendations on Vietnam, 89 other countries
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had dropped its “Do Not Travel” Covid-19 recommendations for about 90 international destinations including Vietnam.
Vietnam arrests former coast guard chief over ’embezzlement’ case
Vietnam’s Defence Ministry has detained a former commander of its coast guard on suspicion of embezzlement, the government said on Monday, the latest arrest as the ruling Communist Party intensifies its long-running crackdown on graft.
European business confidence highest since fourth Covid wave in Vietnam
The Business Climate Index (BCI) of European companies in Vietnam in Q1 reached its highest level, at 73 points, since the fourth coronavirus wave hit the country last April.
Vietnam to cap public debt at 60% of GDP through 2030, says government
Vietnam will cap public debt at 60% of its gross domestic product through 2030, the government has announced.
Two Chinese get death for methaphamine production
A court in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum sentenced two Chinese men to death Saturday for running an operation producing over 11kg of meth.