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.
Bridge collapses in Vietnam as typhoon kills 35
Typhoon Yagi has left dozens dead in northern Vietnam and widespread damage as it churns westwards, and the weather agency is warning of more floods and landslides.
Vietnam sustaining growth amidst shifting FDI trends
Trade ties between the US and emerging market economies in the Asia-Pacific region are shifting from efforts to diversify supply chains out of China through “friendshoring” or “nearshoring”. Against this backdrop, Vietnam is among the Asia-Pacific markets relatively well-placed to…
Vietnam police raid tech company VNG in ‘surprise investigation’
Police raided the Ho Chi Minh City headquarters of software company VNG, one of Vietnam’s most promising tech start-ups, on Friday, a move the company called a « surprise investigation ».
Super typhoon Yagi kills four in Vietnam
Super Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm in Asia this year, has killed at least four people after making landfall in northern Vietnam.
More Vietnamese apply to study at US universities
The number of applications from Vietnamese students to U.S. universities has surged by 38% compared to the previous academic year, placing Vietnam among the top 10 countries globally in terms of growth.
Typhoon Yagi aims at northern Vietnam with 166 kph winds
Typhoon Yagi, packing winds of 166 km per hour, is moving at a speed of about 15-20 kph and forecast to reach mainland Quang Ninh and Hai Phong in northern Vietnam Saturday afternoon.
Yagi becomes strongest typhoon in South China Sea in 30 years
Super typhoon Yagi has been identified as the most powerful storm to hit the South China Sea in the past three decades, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta farmers embrace drones to boost efficiency
Farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s key rice-producing region, are now using drones for fertilizing, spraying pesticides, and sowing rice, which has accelerated farming processes, reduced the need for manual labor, lowered production costs, and helped address the ongoing labor…
Thai-Vietnam horror film ‘The Bride’ picked up by Skyline Media
Thai director Lee Thongkam is shooting “The Bride,” a horror film that marks a rare co-production between Thai and Vietnamese companies.
In Vietnam, environmental defense is increasingly a crime
In the past two years, six prominent environmental defenders have been imprisoned in Vietnam, sending a chill across civil society in the one-party state.In the past, activists in Vietnam were often charged with spreading anti-state propaganda. More recently, ambiguous tax…
Vietnam’s birth rate declines amidst disparity
The General Department of Population has observed that individuals with lower education levels, particularly those below primary school, tend to have more children, with an average of 2.35 children, compared to 1.98 for those with education beyond high school. Wealthier…
How much of Vietnam’s policy reform is driven by FTAs ?
Over three decades, Vietnam’s economy has transitioned successfully from a centrally planned agrarian economy to a dynamic manufacturing and services hub, due largely to the doi moi reforms initiated in 1986 and the country’s pursuit of free trade agreements (FTAs).…
US agribusinesses and organisations to visit Vietnam
Vietnam will welcome a trade mission of 60 agribusinesses and organisations and nine state governments that represent the diversity of US agriculture from September 9-13.
Vietnamese are working too many hours
Readers have expressed concerns that the working conditions in Vietnam are exhausting the younger generation, calling for more and longer holidays throughout the year to enhance both physical and mental well-being.
Vietnam, Philippines Agree to Bolster Maritime Security Cooperation
The two nations’ defense ministers have pledged to sign an MoU on defense cooperation by the end of the year.
A pilgrimage to China for Vietnam’s new leader
Talk of divergent strategic views between the neighbours would be a misreading of history.