Historic flooding submerges villages in central Vietnamese province
Many villages in the north-central Vietnamese province of Quang Tri were still severely inundated as of Saturday afternoon, as flooding has broken the record in 1983 due to prolonged downpours over the past days.
Deadly flooding displaces thousands across Mekong region
Extreme rainfall leaves two dead in Cambodia, five in Vietnam as incoming tropical depression expected to worsen situation.
Heavy rains trigger widespread flooding in Vietnam
Torrential rains have deluged Vietnam over the last three days, triggering flooding and forcing the evacuation of over 11,000 people in central Vietnamese regions.
How Japan’s labor trainee program hurts relations with Vietnam
f Japan intends to keep relations warm with Vietnam, the government needs to scrap the long-troubled TITP, which stands accused of enabling labor rights abuses.
‘Scorched earth’: Vietnam arrests leading dissident activist and blogger
The late night arrest of the activist and writer Pham Doan Trang followed an annual human rights dialogue with U.S. officials.
Viet Nam : Human rights champion arrested, at grave risk of torture
Responding to the arrest of Pham Doan Trang, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, Ming Yu Hah, said :
Pham Doan Trang : Vietnam arrests leading pro-democracy blogger
Vietnam has arrested a prominent dissident writer and blogger just hours after holding talks with the United States on human rights.
Phnom Penh to HCMC rail studied
The government is studying the possibility of a railway from Phnom Penh to Bavet town, the Cambodian-Vietnamese international border checkpoint.
Vietnam arrests leading democracy activist after US rights talks
Vietnam accused of ‘scorched earth’ approach to dissent after late night arrest of Pham Doan Trang at her home in Ho Chi Minh City.
Three Ha Long pimps probed over elite cruise ship service
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday launched a criminal investigation against three pimps for brokering sexual services aboard cruise ships in world-famous Ha Long Bay.
Vietnam, US to join hands to address environmental, health issues
The U.S. has said it will increase cooperation with Vietnam to address issues like global health security, unregulated fishing and wildlife trafficking.
LES MISERABLES to premiere in Vietnam
LES MISERABLES will make its Vietnamese debut November 21-22.
Bridging the chasm in Cambodia-Vietnam trust
Person-to-person contact could help overcome hostility based on wars and a sense of ingratitude for sacrifice
Vietnam’s public diplomacy and the peril of mixed messages
COVID-19 has been a victory for the country’s communist party – but a taste of transparency might whet the public’s appetite for more.
Young filmmakers put Vietnam on world map, but lack backing
Several young Vietnamese filmmakers have earned international acclaim, but they’ve done so with sparse support and could do with more of it.
Vietnam to enter 33rd day without COVID-19 infection in community
With no new COVID-19 cases recorded Sunday evening, Vietnam has now gone 32 days straight without a single community infection.
Ho Chi Minh City’s ‘backpacker area’ struggles to revive as COVID-19 restrictions ease
It has taken a while for dining and entertainment businesses in the ‘backpacker area’ in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, which used to be teemed with commotion and activity prior to the two COVID-19 outbreaks, to adapt to a new…
Travel firms propose bringing Russian tourists back to Khanh Hoa
Russian travel companies based in Khanh Hoa, home to beach town Nha Trang, have proposed reopening the central province to Russian tourists from November.
Fracas at Tan Son Nhat airport as South Korea returnees protest high quarantine fees
Over 100 Vietnamese passengers arriving in Saigon Wednesday noon on a flight from Seoul refused to be quarantined at hotels, protesting unaffordable charges.
Train coaches for HCMC’s first metro line leave Japan
Fifty one coaches meant for HCMC’s first metro line have been shipped from Japan and are expected to arrive in the city next Thursday.
New bike sharing scheme proposed for downtown HCMC
The municipal Transport Department has proposed a new bike sharing scheme for downtown HCMC with 43 stations and 400 bikes to encourage public transportation.
US election : Vietnamese-Americans prefer Trump to Biden — and the president has fans in Vietnam too
Vietnamese-Americans are more likely than other Asian voters to pick Trump, a new survey has found. Trump is also popular in Vietnam, where social media fan pages dedicated to him boast tens of thousands of followers
Vietnam an outlier during Covid-19 pandemic
Vietnam should re-emerge quickly in the post-pandemic period, making it one of the best performers in the global economy
US launches currency manipulation inquiry against Vietnam
Probe could result in tariffs being imposed on imports from Asian country
Are electric vehicles the future of transportation in Vietnam ?
Can electric vehicles break a country where motorcycles are the transportation mode of choice ?
Trump takes trade war aim at Vietnam’s dong
Trump takes trade war aim at Vietnam’s dong – Asia Times US plans to investigate Vietnam for currency manipulation but rising bilateral trade deficit is a reflection of decoupling from China