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Vietnam, Estonia cooperate on digital transformation, digital economy
Vietnam and Estonia have signed an agreement to cooperate in areas including digital infrastructure development, technology application, and training of high-quality human resources.
Hanoi targets 100% green vehicle switch
Hanoi has unveiled ambitious plans to fully convert its public bus system to green energy by 2030, before expanding the shift to taxis, ride-hailing fleets and all private vehicles.
Facing a demographic shift, Vietnam abolishes two-child policy
Even though the regulation was loosely enforced, the nation’s birthrate fell to a record low last year.
Vietnam Airlines, China Southern launch joint venture
Vietnam Airlines and China Southern Airlines have entered a joint venture arrangement as they look to tap into travel demand between the two countries.
Vietnam arrests admin of popular YouTube channel
Crackdown on online dissent intensified under article 331 of penal code in recent years, say rights campaigners
Study shows Vietnam’s ethnic communities’ grapple with hydropower plant impacts
In June 2019, an early morning flash flood swept through the Bien La commune in northwestern Vietnam, ravaging crops and farmlands belonging to 60 families. The cause: the Su Pan 1 small hydropower dam, about 12 km (7 miles) upstream…
Why Vietnam is cutting down payments to renewable energy developers
To attract investment, Vietnam’s state-owned electricity company EVN agreed to pay power producers above-market rates. Now the bill has come due.
US pressuring Vietnam to downgrade economic ties with China
Washington is driving a hard bargain in its ongoing trade and tariff negotiations with Hanoi.
Vietnam scraps two-child policy as it tackles falling birthrate
Authorities seek to increase number of births amid fear ageing society could threaten economic growth plans
Vietnam reports 2 Covid-19 deaths in Ho Chi Minh City as new variant spreads
Ho Chi Minh City has reported two Covid-19 deaths and an uptick in new cases, raising concerns of a virus resurgence after weeks of quiet.
Hanoi bans The Economist’s issue featuring Vietnam’s leader on its cover, reports say
Media quoted unnamed distributors who said they could not obtain copies of the magazine or that it had been banned.
Vietnam reports 641 COVID-19 cases, NB.1.8.1 variant dominant in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam has reported 641 COVID-19 cases across 39 localities since the beginning of 2025, with health authorities identifying the NB.1.8.1 variant – detected in over 20 countries – as predominant among recent cases in Ho Chi Minh City.
France, Vietnam sign deals worth $US10 billion as Macron visits Hanoi
France and Vietnam signed deals on Monday on Airbus planes, defence and other pacts, worth over $US10 billion as President Emmanuel Macron visited Hanoi seeking to boost France’s influence in its former colony amid risks of high US tariffs.
China, Vietnam reopen railway line amid tourism boom after 5-year pause
As Beijing expands visa-free travel, the route could also make it easier for international tourists to visit China, analysts say.
France’s Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation in defense and trade
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Monday for closer cooperation between Vietnam and France in an increasingly unstable global landscape as he visited Hanoi as part of a Southeast Asia tour focused on strengthening regional ties.
Vietnam : What does France’s Macron hope to gain in Hanoi ?
Hanoi has shown diplomatic skill in juggling its partnerships with the US, the EU, China and Russia. The French president aims this week to boost trade ties with Vietnam, but defense is also very high on the agenda.
Macron visits Vietnam, kicking off Southeast Asia tour pitching France as reliable trade partner
French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Hanoi on Sunday for the first stop of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia aimed at showcasing France as a reliable trading partner and a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific region. His six-day…
Nguyen Dynasty throne vandalized at Hue’s Thai Hoa Palace
A man vandalized the Nguyen Dynasty throne inside Thai Hoa Palace, part of the Hue Imperial City, shattering parts of the historic national treasure.
Macron in Vietnam : France faces Russian-American nuclear agreements
Emmanuel Macron is visiting Vietnam as the country expands its nuclear partnerships, signing today an agreement with the American company Westinghouse, following recent cooperation with Russia, intensifying competition in this strategic market.
Fire on offshore oil platform at Vietnam’s first decommissioning project
Vietnamese officials confirmed that there was a devastating fire at the Song Doc offshore oil platform on Wednesday. The platform is the country’s first decommissioning project.
Vietnam orders ban on popular messaging app Telegram
Science and technology ministry accuses messaging app of not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by users in Vietnam.
Vietnam cuts renewable power subsidies
Retroactive cuts for some solar and wind projects alarm investors and raise default risk
Vietnam : Macron Should Raise Rights during Visit
Hanoi’s repression deepens despite EU, French agreements pledging reform.
Vietnam’s response to controversial Mekong projects in China, Laos, and Cambodia
Vietnam is anxious about the geostrategic implications of upstream Mekong projects in China, Laos, and Cambodia. It faces the dilemma of protecting its vital interests in the Mekong while maintaining stable and cooperative relations with its three neighbours.
Vietnam to have new commercial airline
The Vietnamese prime minister has green-lighted investment in a new airline, Sun PhuQuoc Airways, backed by leading Vietnamese conglomerate Sun Group, with a total capital of VND2.5 trillion (US$96 million), making it Vietnam’s seventh commercial airline.
Vietnamese government proposes abolishing death penalty for 8 crimes
Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang, on behalf of the government, has presented to the National Assembly (NA) a draft bill proposing amendments to the Penal Code, including the abolition of capital punishment for eight crimes.