Vietnam’s second metro line to start running Thursday
The elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line in Hanoi is set to begin operation on Thursday, becoming the second metro line to open to the public in Vietnam.
Man sentenced to death for possessing 2 kg of drugs
A Quang Nam Province court handed the death penalty on Tuesday to a drug dealer who was caught red-handed with two kilograms of drugs.
Vietnamese athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics without medals
Most members of the Vietnamese delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympics departed without securing any medals, with only two athletes still in competition, marking another unsuccessful campaign.
Why the US could regret not Lifting Vietnam’s ‘Non-Market Economy’ status
Hanoi hoped that its reclassification would help cement the two nation’s new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Vietnam : Billionaire tycoon gets 21-year sentence for fraud
Trinh Van Quyet has been found guilty of inflating the value of his company ahead of an initial public offering. Quyet was the latest business mogul to be swept up in Vietnam’s anti-corruption campaign.
All but 2 Vietnamese athletes eliminated from Paris Olympics
Nguyen Thi That finished 73rd out of 92 athletes in the women’s 158km road cycling event on Sunday, leaving Vietnam with only two athletes left in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Hoi An’s Pagoda Bridge reopened after 19 months of renovation
Chua Cau (Japanese Pagoda Bridge), a historic landmark in the ancient city of Hoi An, has reopened to visitors following a 19-month closure for restoration work.
Tourists to enjoy free durians at Vietnam festival
Visitors to a durian festival in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 will be invited to join durian tours and enjoy the king of fruits for free, local officials announced.
Philippines, Vietnam to hold first-ever joint coast guard exercise
The Philippines and Vietnam will kick off their first-ever joint coast guard exercise in the Manila Bay this week, in line with a commitment by both countries to boost maritime cooperation.
Vietnam’s coast guard visits Philippines for joint drills as they face tensions
A Vietnamese coast guard ship arrived in Manila on Monday for a four-day goodwill visit and joint exercises as the two countries attempt to put aside their own territorial disputes in the face of rising tensions with China over control…
China’s Xi sends congratulatory note to ‘comrade’ Lam, Vietnam’s new party chief
Telegram from President Xi Jinping, China’s party chief, comes within hours of Vietnamese President To Lam being named to top position
Pourquoi le président To Lam a été nommé à la tête du PC
Le président vietnamien To Lam a été nommé, le samedi 3 août, à la plus haute fonction du pays : celle de secrétaire général du Parti communiste vietnamien. Il remplace Nguyen Phu Trong, décédé il y a deux semaines.
Vietnam loses over half of athletes in Paris Olympics
Eleven out of 16 Vietnamese athletes exited the 2024 Paris Olympics after six days of competition without any medals won.
US rejects Vietnam’s bid for ‘market economy’ status in blow to trade ties
Classification would have boosted exports and reduced tariffs on goods from country that is rising supply chain alternative to China.
Vietnam sentences yet another energy expert over renewables research
Although no official announcements have been made about the case, human rights groups report that Vietnamese energy expert Ngô Thị Tố Nhiên has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. Nhiên is the latest in a wave of prominent environment…
Fear not ? The economic impact of Vietnam’s political churn
Political stability is supposed to be one of Vietnam’s selling points, but its politics remain opaque and everything tends to come as a surprise.
Vietnam president To Lam gets top job as communist party chief
Lam pledges to maintain predecessor’s anti-corruption campaign as he takes nation’s top job – but it is unclear whether he will also remain president.
Vietnam’s communist party names To Lam top leader
Vietnamese President To Lam was formally named the country’s top leader Saturday, pledging to « speed up » a sweeping anti-graft campaign that has snared thousands.
Vietnam’s pho, spring rolls on Paris Olympics menu
Vietnam’s two popular dishes of pho (noodle soup) and nem cuon (spring rolls) have been chosen by host France to serve athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Vietnam lacks 2024 Olympics broadcasting rights amid high costs, tepid fan interest
Vietnam, which is sending 16 athletes to compete in 11 sports at the Paris 2024 Olympics, is one of only two Southeast Asian countries without broadcasting rights for the global event due to high costs, while fan interest in the…
Vietnamese prime minister arrives in India for three-day visit
The two nations have strengthened their economic and defense ties considerably since the establishment of their comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016.
Vietnam sends over 78,000 workers abroad in H1
Vietnam sent more than 78,000 workers abroad in the first half of this year, fulfilling 62.4% of the yearly target, according to the Department of Overseas Labor under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Hanoi’s 2nd metro line misses deadline again
The Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line has missed the deadline for its elevated section again, after failing to go into commercial operation on July 28.
Vietnam welcomes nearly 10mn int’l tourists in Jan-Jul
The number of international visitor arrivals to Vietnam neared 10 million between January and July this year, soaring 51 percent year on year and improving 1.9 percent against the pre-pandemic level in 2019, according to data released by the Vietnam…
William Laws Calley, face of My Lai massacre in Vietnam War, dead at 80
Lieutenant Calley was the only person convicted over the largest killing of civilians by US army in the 20th century
Hanoi starts drilling tunnel for 2nd metro line
The Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board (MRB) and some contractors on Tuesday started using tunnel boring machines to drill the underground section of the Nhon – Hanoi Station metro line, the second of its kind in the capital city.