Vietnam still sees modest number of int’l visitors
Foreigners have expressed strong interest in visiting Vietnam, but the number of travelers actually making a hotel or tour booking remains modest, according to travel business insiders.
Vietnamese-born award-winning director’s film to compete at Oscars
“The Pot au Feu” (The Taste of Things), by Tran Anh Hung, has been chosen as France’s official contender for the 2024 Academy Awards’ best international feature film.
Semiconductors a future key industry of Vietnam
To maintain a high growth rate of exports, it was necessary to target new trends, including semiconductors, said experts.
US in talks with Vietnam on major historic arms deal
The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries, according to two people familiar with a deal that could irk China and sideline Russia.
First HCMC metro line to open in July 2024
Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line is expected to open in July next year, according to a revision of the project’s plans, which have already been delayed three years.
Criminal justice campaigns in Vietnam : from legal mobilization to dissenting collectivism ?
In recent years, campaigns to save prisoners on death row have become more audacious in criticizing the country’s authoritarian party-state.
What to know about Vietnam’s persistent crackdown on environmentalists
The head of an energy research think tank was detained by Vietnamese authorities last week, the latest in a string of arrests of prominent environmentalists that highlights the government’s growing irascibility to environmental activism in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s VinFast to deliver EVs to Europe this year as EU probes China rivals
Vietnamese electric vehicles maker VinFast plans to ship its first EVs to Europe this year after receiving regulatory approval, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday, as the European Union considers imposing tariffs on its Chinese rivals.
Việt Nam becomes one of first nations to sign High Sea Treaty
More than 60 countries are scheduled to sign the agreement during the underway high-level week of the 78th UN General Assembly.
Vietnam Airlines to increase salaries to keep Vietnamese pilots
Specifically, in 2018-19, Vietnamese pilots received a salary of VNĐ124-135 million ($5,200-5,600) per person per month, while foreign pilots were paid VNĐ249-281 million ($10,275-11,569) per person per month.
Students’ personal data sold publicly at cheap prices in Vietnam
Personal information, especially that of students from Ho Chi Minh City, is being traded on the Internet at very cheap prices.
13th European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival to open in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Cinema fans will have the opportunity to enjoy free screenings of 19 documentary films at the 13th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival, scheduled to take place from September 22 to 28 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam projects economic growth of up to 6.5%
The Planning and Investment Ministry has outlined three potential economic growth trajectories for 2024, with the peak gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate forecast at 6.5%.
Vietnamese mooncakes are too expensive
Mooncakes are part of a traditional festival, but they have increasingly become a commercial product that costs much more than their real value, according to readers.
Decree amending regulations on foreign workers’ employment issued
The government has issued a decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of a decree stipulating regulations for foreigners working in Vietnam.
Hanoi mini apartment fire caused by motorbike short circuit
An electrical fault in a petrol motorbike caused the deadly fire at the mini apartment building in Thanh Xuan District last week that killed 56 people, the Hanoi police said.
Vietnam dissidents to relocate to US under Biden administration deal, report says
The reported expatriations shed some light on the compromises that preceded the landmark upgrade in the diplomatic partnership between Hanoi and Washington.
Many children are excluded from the new school year excitement
As a caring mother of two, Thuyen felt worried and anxious. It was the first day of the new school year, and her children would not be attending.
PM requests support for Vietnamese students in US
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that the University of San Francisco (USF) grants Vietnamese students more scholarships as he visited its campus in California on Monday.
U.S., Vietnam have work to do to build out new partnership
The agreement reached by Washington and Hanoi to upgrade bilateral ties, unveiled by U.S. President Joe Biden and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Sept. 10, shows that this relationship is increasingly rooted in shared regional objectives…
Vietnam’s path to multibillion-dollar semiconductor industry
Vietnam has a rapidly developing semiconductor ecosystem and a window to elevate its standing in the global supply chain.
US chipmakers march south as Vietnam subsidizes its tech future
Just as Vietnam comes into its unique role in China-U.S. relations, Hanoi’s policymakers are trying to find their niche in the global semiconductor industry.
French couple jailed in Britain for smuggling Vietnam migrants inside furniture
A British court jailed a French couple on Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants including children into the country inside specially adapted sofas, the Interior Ministry said.
China sees ‘Cold War mentality’ in US-Vietnam pact, Vietnamese disagree
When Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and United States President Joe Biden upgraded diplomatic relations to their highest level last weekend, Chinese officials responded by raising the spectre of a new Cold War playing out in Southeast Asia.
The U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership is not all about China
The upgrade in ties was consistent with Hanoi’s longstanding goal of building a network of relationships with the region and the world.
Vietnam : 56 people dead after fire at nine-floor apartment building
About 70 people have been rescued, according to Hanoi authorities, with nearly 40 injured