Thousands of homes to be removed from old Hue
Thousands of families living in the Hue Imperial Citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will be relocated.
Tourism blamed for monkey menace on Hoi An islands
People on the Cham Islands off Hoi An say wild monkeys are invading their homes and stealing their food.
Apple to start MacBook production in Vietnam next year
Apple’s MacBooks are set to be produced in Vietnam starting next year for the first time, the latest of several Apple products that will be shifted to the country.
Vietnam’s ‘Mini-China’ days are numbered. It’s a good thing.
Vietnam has long been the closest thing Asia has to the economic equivalent of a pendulum.
Garbage spread all over Cam Ranh Bay’s tourist island
The water surrounding Binh Ba Island in central Vietnam is covered with garbage discarded by locals or that floated there from other places.
How Vietnam can balance against China, on land and at sea
Vietnam’s proximity to China and lack of strategic depth limit its options in forming security partnerships with other great powers.
Russia, Vietnam slowly but surely parting strategic ways
Hanoi is now openly diversifying its weaponry purchases away from Moscow, an emerging break driven by the war in Ukraine.
Home buying in Vietnam: Mission impossible
With Vietnam’s ridiculously high housing prices, the average income earner needs to accumulate 160 years of salary to buy a home.
Post-Covid tourism challenges still loom for Vietnam
The full lifting of Covid travel restrictions after a two-year lockdown was far and away 2022’s biggest moment for Vietnam travel industry.
Vietnam’s shaky crusade against online ‘Trash Culture’
In the absence of firm principles, Vietnam’s ambitious effort to combat malicious online content has been guided by public outrage.
Vietnam turns away from Russia
Vietnam has held its first ever defence trade show as it seeks to diversify the sources of its defence acquisitions and showcase its domestic defence industry.
Probe finds Vietnam faltering in bid to curb wildlife trade, animal suffering
Blinking slowly, the waterbird can’t move. A male greater painted-snipe, he’s tightly tethered to the top of a wire cage among half a dozen of his species.
Vietnam carries out ‘substantial’ expansion in South China Sea, US thinktank finds
Dredging and landfill work creates 170 hectares of new land in Spratly Islands, which are also claimed by China and others
U.S. defence companies in talks to sell Vietnam helicopters, drones
U.S. defence firms and top Vietnamese government officials have discussed supplying military gear, including helicopters and drones, two sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters, a new sign the country may reduce its reliance on Russian arms.
5 Vietnamese athletes fail 2nd doping test, bans imminent
With their second test too showing positive for doping, five Vietnamese athletes could lose their medals from last year’s SEA Games in Hanoi and face long bans.
French-speaking motorbike courier causes online stir after Marc Levy meeting
A motorbike courier turned heads when speaking to novelist Marc Levy in fluent French without the help of a translator at a readers’ meeting in HCMC with the author on Nov. 9.
I can only be with foreigners since I’m not a virgin
I am 29 years old and the youngest in a traditional family. My mother and four sisters didn’t have sex before marriage.
Voice of America removes story that embarrassed Vietnam’s prime minister
A story about undiplomatic comments by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh caught on a hot mic went viral — before the U.S.-funded news agency removed it following complaints from his embassy.
Vietnam nears $11 billion-plus deal to shift economy from coal
Vietnam is set to follow Indonesia and South Africa with a climate financing package of at least $11 billion to shift its economy away from coal and boost the rollout of renewable energy sources.
Why the current stall in US-Vietnam relations is necessary for Vietnam’s security
As has been the case for much of history, stable, manageable relations with China form the foundation of the country’s foreign policy.
Vietnam jails dissident for eight years over Facebook posts
A Vietnamese court on Friday jailed a dissident for eight years for anti-state activities after he posted on social media commentary critical of the Communist Party and its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hassles dissuade foreign tourists from visiting Vietnam
Visa hassles, limited international flights and poor tourism services are dissuading foreign tourists from returning to Vietnam post-pandemic.
Germany builds ties with Vietnam, hedging bets against China
As Germany looks to diversify its interests in Asia, Vietnam is emerging as an alternative manufacturing hub. Chancellor Scholz was in Hanoi to bolster trade and investment ties.
Vietnam : drop charges against dissident on Facebook
Bui Van Thuan faces up to 12 years in prison for critical posts
Vietnam’s maritime imperative
The recent debate on The Strategist about whether Vietnam should have a maritime or continental geostrategic orientation has reinvigorated the long-term and historical interaction between the two strategic cultures.
What is slowing down Vietnam’s transport infrastructure projects?
Among other things, the country’s land acquisition procedures are creaky, opaque, and difficult to appeal.