Company fined $13,500 for discharging wastewater containing highly toxic chemical in Vietnam
Authorities in Quang Ngai Province, located in central Vietnam, have fined a company VND330 million (US$13,500) for disposing of wastewater containing chemical levels, including poisonous ones, that were much higher than the permitted levels.
Getting Vietnam’s economic growth back on track
Vietnam’s economy emerged from COVID-19 with a surprisingly high 8 per cent annual growth rate at the end of 2022, but took a gloomy U-turn in the first half of 2023, plagued by falling exports due to monetary tightening in…
Vietnam considers expanding visa exemption for more countries
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the Ministry of Public Security to consider expanding visa exemptions for citizens of certain countries in accordance with bilateral cooperation.
Vietnam travel firm fined after nearly 300 Taiwanese tourists stranded in Phu Quoc
Winner International Travel Company has been fined for « violating regulations when providing travel services » after 292 Taiwanese tourists it was contracted to serve were stranded on Phu Quoc Island.
Young women not motivated to get married and give birth
The high cost of maintaining a family and the public’s general respect for men over women is discouraging many young women from getting married, let alone giving birth.
Vietnam war chemical weapon found to damage brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease
Findings could have important implications for military veterans exposed to Agent Orange
Confiscated motorbikes pile up as Vietnam goes after drunken driving
For many drivers, it’s cheaper to abandon the bike than to pay the fine. Now the police are wondering what to do with them all.
Finish Long Thanh Airport six months early
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the Airports Corporation of Vietnam to speed up construction of the Long Thanh Airport so it can be wrapped-up six months ahead of schedule.
Flights confirmed for stranded Taiwanese travelers in Vietnam
Charter flights back home have been confirmed for Taiwanese travelers whose original vacation itineraries to Vietnam were unexpectedly disrupted when a Vietnamese operator requested additional payment in the middle of their travels in the country, Taiwan’s Tourism Administration confirmed in…
Vietnam’s great power balancing act
Vietnam has successfully navigated its relationships with great powers like the United States and China by balancing deterrence, assurance and hedging strategies.
Hmong activist in Thailand threatened for refusing to return to Vietnam
An ethnic Hmong preacher and human rights activist released on bail from a Bangkok detention center alleged that a Vietnamese official had threatened him when he refused to return to Vietnam, where he would likely face persecution.
Vietnam’s climate solutions are decimating the Mekong delta
Shrimp farming along the Mekong may be an economic win in the short term, but it is ultimately unsustainable.
Police arrest human trafficker who sold over 100 Vietnamese women to China
Police in Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, have detained a local woman for allegedly having sold more than 100 Vietnamese women to China as wives for local men, for up to US$24,600 per person, since 2013.
Vietnam records five earthquakes in an hour in Central Highlands
Five earthquakes were recorded in Kon Plong district in Vietnam’s Central Highland province of Kon Tum on Wednesday (Feb 7) noon, the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center under the Institute of Geophysics reported.
Vietnam considers purchasing sand from Cambodia for expressways
The government has requested the transport and foreign ministries to buy sand and pebbles from Cambodia for the construction of expressway projects.
US ambassador returns lost Vietnam War diary to veteran
U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper on Tuesday returned a wartime diary to a Vietnamese veteran in Hanoi.
Meet Bigfoot chicken that roam Vietnam dining tables during Tet
Known for their strangely large feet, Dong Tao chicken has for generations been a delicacy in Vietnam and mostly consumed during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Vietnam’s lackluster nightlife symbolizes official inertia
Early closing times and visa restrictions weigh on tourism growth
Vietnam should seize a ‘rare’ opportunity to take on China
The Southeast Asian nation has ambitions to become a major manufacturing powerhouse of rare earths
Vietnam pushes US to grant it ‘market economy’ status
Hanoi has spent the past year lobbying Washington intensely to bring its anti-dumping rules closer in line with the EU’s approach.
Will Vietnam turn to Russia or America for its new jet fighter ?
Vietnam needs to upgrade its ageing fighter fleet. But it faces a list of less than optimal options.
2,000 real estate businesses In Vietnam stop operating in January
Two thousand real estate businesses temporarily ceased operations at the beginning of the year, equal to 138 per cent over the same period.
659 flights delayed at HCMC airport as holiday approaches
659 flights were delayed in Ho Chi Minh City on the first three days of February as travel demand surged ahead of Tet, Vietnam’s biggest holiday season.
Is Vietnam’s restrained approach to maritime issues the key to fewer, muted confrontations with China ?
Vietnam also has the ability to isolate maritime issues from bilateral ones, analysts say, ensuring fewer confrontations compared to the Philippines. Chinese vessels patrol near Vietnam’s oil and gas fields in the South China Sea but this hasn’t resulted in…
Vietnam’s largest bus station desolate for Tet
Mien Dong Bus Station’s modern facilities have failed to attract customers this holiday season as passengers opt for rides that pick them up randomly at roadside locations nearer home.
‘Vietnam has an amazing system that allows you to catch local buses between regional centers’
I went on a bus! Not a big thing for most people, but I went on a bus for the first time, alone, and in Ho Chi Minh City. The bus network has always been a bastion of fear for…