Hanoi to deploy offline virtual ticket for public transport commuters
The Hanoi Public Transport Management Center will introduce an offline mode for virtual tickets starting Sept. 20, making it more convenient for the city’s public transport users.
Vietnam : for president To Lam, developing relations with China is “absolute priority”
Lam highlighted the « friendship » between the two countries, adding that her trip to China last month and President Xi Jinping’s visit to Hanoi in December « have established a new positioning for bilateral relations.
Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan, already sentenced to death, faces trial on new charges
Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, already sentenced to death, faces a new trial starting on Thursday on additional financial fraud charges, state media reported.
General Vo Nguyen Giap’s wife passes away
Dang Bich Ha, the wife of late General Vo Nguyen Giap, passed away early Tuesday morning, at the age of 96.
Vietnam ministry proposes 9-day Tet break for 2025
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed a 9-day Tet holiday for 2025, spanning from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2.
Vietnam court jails activist for 5 years for ‘distributing anti-state propaganda’
Vietnam’s Hanoi People’s Court sentenced prominent activist and former member of the critical YouTube channel CHTV, Phan Van Bach, to five years in prison on Monday. He was convicted under Article 117 of the Penal Code, which criminalizes “distributing anti-state propaganda.” Phan Van Bach had faced a…
Vietnam considers nuclear power revival for energy security
Vietnam is considering the revival of its nuclear power development plans to bolster national energy security and support economic growth, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.
Vietnam : Journalist sentenced to seven years for ‘anti-state’ propaganda
Journalist and democracy campaigner Nguyen Vu Binh was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of propaganda against the state on September 10. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the jailing and urges the Vietnamese authorities to…
Indonesia, Vietnam agree to move toward diplomatic upgrade
Indonesia would become the eighth nation, and the first in ASEAN, to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership with Hanoi.
Vietnam’s typhoon Yagi death toll passes 260, scores still missing
The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 262 on Saturday, authorities said, as flood waters receded and search efforts pressed on.
Vietnam weighs resuming nuclear power development plans
Vietnam is considering resuming plans to develop nuclear power in order to ensure national energy security and support economic growth, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.
Vietnam : drop charges, release democracy campaigner
The Vietnamese authorities should immediately drop all charges and release the democracy campaigner Phan Van Bach, Human Rights Watch said today.
Vietnam’s death toll from typhoon rises to 233
The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam has climbed to 233 as rescue workers recover more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods.
La Suisse aide le Vietnam à surmonter les conséquences du typhon Yagi
La Direction suisse du développement et de la coopération (DDC) a annoncé le 12 septembre qu’elle enverrait 6 experts de l’Aide humanitaire suisse au Vietnam et fournirait un million de francs suisses pour soutenir les personnes touchées par le typhon…
Vietnam : free journalist arrested for dissent
Blogger Nguyen Vu Binh prosecuted for promoting rights, democracy
Why Biden should welcome Vietnam’s To Lam to the White House
Lam’s unique status and the fortuitous timing make his upcoming trip to the United States an important moment to solidify recent progress in bilateral relations.
Floods, landslides hit Vietnam as typhoon toll hits 197
Several Hanoi districts have been inundated on Thursday as floods and landslides continued to affect areas in northern Vietnam with the death toll from Typhoon Yagi climbing to 197.
Momo, Vietnam’s Alipay, sees bright future in digital wave, expanding middle class
Vietnam’s largest mobile-payment platform, Momo, aims to solidify its market leadership by capitalising on the Southeast Asian country’s burgeoning digital economy and expanding middle class.
Leading renewables firm Enel to exit Vietnam, sources say
Italy’s Enel is preparing to exit Vietnam, three people briefed on the matter told Reuters, in what would be the latest move by a western firm to scrap renewable power projects in a country struggling to implement its decarbonisation plans.
Typhoon Yagi : more than 140 dead in Vietnam as flood waters threaten central Hanoi
Residents of capital evacuated and school students told to stay at home while entire village reportedly buried by landslide in northern Vietnam.
Why is Vietnam rapidly building on South China Sea reefs?
Recent land-fill operations have significantly expanded Vietnam’s presence in the contested Spratly Islands and risk escalating regional tensions, write John Pollock and Damien Symon.
The Philippines-China-Vietnam triangle and limits of the ‘Friends and Enemies’ maxim
Despite shared apprehension of Chinese expansion, Manila may get frustrated if it anticipates too much from Hanoi.
Floods inundate north Vietnam as typhoon toll climbs
Severe floods are expected to inundate parts of Vietnam’s north, including the capital Hanoi as the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit Asia so far in 2024, continues to extract a deadly toll.
La vitalité de la langue vietnamienne en France et au Royaume-Uni
Après Paris, Bordeaux est la deuxième ville de France en termes de nombre de personnes apprenant le vietnamien. Le Centre communautaire Grand Parc et la Pagode Liên Hoa à Bordeaux sont des établissements qui dispensent des cours de vietnamien.
Vietnamese director Duong Dieu Linh’s debut feature wins 2 awards at Venice Film Festival
“Don’t Cry Butterfly,” the debut feature film by director Duong Dieu Linh, secured the Best Film and Most Innovative Film awards at this year’s International Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival.
Why are many young people hesitant to take up jobs ?
For nearly a year, Thai Trinh has stopped applying for jobs because the positions she wanted were not available, and those that were offered low salaries.