Vietnam rare earths arrests include key figure in bid to build industry
Police in Vietnam have arrested six people accused of violating mining regulations, including the chairman of a company at the heart of efforts to develop Vietnam’s rare earth industry, seizing 13,715 tons of rare earths ores.
Chinese leader’s visit reflects Vietnam’s ‘omnidirectional’ foreign policy
China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping will reportedly soon make a state visit to Vietnam, just weeks after U.S. President Joe Biden.
Phu Quoc’s crossroads : better services or tourism collapse
Phu Quoc, formerly Vietnam’s most popular paradise island, is watching tourism plummet as unaffordable air ticket prices and a lack of appeal to global travel take their toll, experts say.
Iconic Ben Thanh Market dilapidated after 100 years
The historic Ben Thanh Market, traditionally considered the heart and soul of Ho Chi Minh City, is looking increasingly dank and unappealing with a leaky roof and discolored walls.
Vietnam PM promises to consider direct flights to Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has agreed to consider starting direct flights between Vietnam and Saudi Arabia to boost tourism and economic ties.
Stemming social insurance withdrawals in Vietnam
Vietnam is revising its social insurance law to discourage employees from withdrawing their social insurance premiums early and giving up their pensions. There is concern that the proposed changes might cause discontent among factory workers, many of whom have resorted…
Tropical depression strengthens into storm off central Vietnam
The tropical depression above central Vietnam’s waters evolved into a storm Wednesday noon, with maximum wind speed of 74 kph.
Putin accepts invitation to soon visit Hanoi
Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted an invitation from his Vietnamese counterpart to soon visit Vietnam, as the two met on Tuesday on the sidelines of China’s Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, Vietnamese state media reported.
Factories left understaffed as revised insurance law drives workers away
Despite signs of business recovery, factory workers are quitting in hordes to make sure they can get a one-time social insurance withdrawal before the law is changed.
Saigon street venders, authorities battle for sanctified ground
As Le Thi Chi, 41, set up her coconut malt stall on the sidewalk, she asked an adjacent noodle stall security guard if « officers » had been « coming by » lately.
‘They challenged the Communist monopoly’: Vietnam regime turns on its climate champions
NGO leaders and technical experts who helped secure western aid for official shift to clean energy are being locked up now that they are no longer needed.
Heavy rain to continue in flooded central region
Torrential rains will continue ravaging Vietnam’s central region, which has suffered floods triggered by heavy downpours for the past two days, due to a low-pressure area in the East Sea.
Vietnam cites child safety in calls for greater social media censorship used to stifle dissent
Vietnamese authorities announced last week the results of a monthslong investigation into TikTok, finding that the social media platform’s censorship processes failed to filter out content that violates Vietnamese laws.
Vietnam lawmakers expect country to miss 2023 GDP growth target
Vietnam is expected to miss this year’s economic growth target, the country’s lawmaking body said on Monday.
Public square set for HCMC’s Ben Thanh Market
A plan has been approved to spend VND157 billion (US$6.42 million) on building a public square in front of Ben Thanh Market in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City.
No excuses for Asian Games failure
Duong Duc Thuy, Vietnam’s former national athletics division head, says that inconsistency, improper distribution of funding and a lack of professionalism caused Vietnamese athletes to fail at the Asian Games.
Hundreds of thousands of students stay home in central Vietnam over heavy downpours
Hundreds of thousands of students in several central Vietnam localities stayed home on Friday due to long-lasting rains causing widespread flooding.
Energy among key pillars of Vietnam – Russia cooperative relations
Vietnam and Russia have signed two important agreements in the field of geological exploration, and oil and gas exploitation.
Vietnam : Why climate activism can be a risky business
The politics of climate change in Vietnam’s authoritarian system has led to climate activists being arrested and imprisoned.
Vietnam automaker sends EVs to Laos for electric taxi service
Vietnamese automaker VinFast on Friday sent 150 cars to neighboring Laos for the launch of an electric taxi service, months after starting a similar scheme at home.
Vietnam-aligned hackers attempted to hack US lawmakers and journalists
Hackers aligned with Vietnam tried to use social media platforms X and Facebook to install spyware on the phones of dozens of high-profile targets, including US lawmakers, United Nations officials and CNN journalists, Amnesty International said Monday.
China’s Xi Jinping could visit Vietnam soon
The visit, which could take place later this month or early next, would come after U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Hanoi last month.
Vietnam’s poor Asian Games performance predictable
Vietnam’s director of the department of physical education and sports says the beatings his country’s squads took from other Southeast Asian teams at last week’s Asian Games was to be expected.
Vietnam accused of Predator spyware attack on EU and US politicians
Awkward, seeing as the US and Vietnam just announced a refreshed relationship.
Vietnamese citizens in Israel remain safe amid severe conflict
Vietnamese citizens, including the Vietnamese community, officials on business trips and tourists to Israel, have remained safe amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas militants that caused hundreds of casualties in recent days, according to the Ministry of Foreign…
Social media giants remove false advertisements, fake news in Vietnam
Social media giants Facebook, Google, TikTok and Netflix removed thousands of « offensive » and « false » posts in Vientam at the request of the government.