Vietnam karaoke bar fire kills 12
At least 12 people have died and 40 others have been injured in a fire at a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam, state media reports say.
Walking in Vietnamese cities is very difficult
There is no walking culture in major Vietnamese cities like Hanoi or Saigon because there is no safe space for it, according to readers.
Celebrity musician has wrist slapped for traveling abroad without permission
The Vietnam National Academy of Music has decided to discipline musician Ho Hoai Anh for having taken a break to go abroad without permission.
Tourist numbers down in south during long holiday weekend
Most famous tourist destinations like Phu Quoc and Da Lat saw fewer tourists during the four-day National Day weekend but huge crowds thronged the northern mountains.
Grab rival Be Group gets $60 million loan for Vietnam expansion
Be Group seeks to challenge Grab’s dominance in Vietnam: CEO. Be’s app has been installed on over 20 million mobile devices.
Vietnamese movie to vie for honors at S Korean film festival
« Memento Mori: Land » is Vietnam’s entry at the 27th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in October.
Thailand, Vietnam expected to raise rice prices
Thailand and Vietnam are taking steps to raise their rice prices in the global market as production costs have soared.
Vietnam to work with United Nations in digital transformation
Vietnam has said it wants to collaborate with the United Nations on digital transformation in both policy formulation and implementation.
‘Defence, security cooperation becoming stronger in India-Vietnam partnership’
We don’t tend to go with India in order to fight against China. We don’t take a side; there is no zero-sum game here. We take the side of peace, the side of international law. India and China are all…
Vietnamese duo get death penalty for hosting drug parties in psychiatric hospital
A man who threw drug-fuelled raves at a psychiatric hospital in Vietnam has been sentenced to death.
Easy job, easy money : how Vietnamese citizens are trafficked in Cambodia
« No experience or degree required. Salary of VND 20-30 million per month ($852-1,279). Company-covered accommodation. » Such ads are bait used to hook Vietnamese people to work in Cambodia.
Chinese wary of Vietnam’s potential as new world factory
International media has continuously reported on the great chance Vietnam might stand to replace China as the world’s production center.
Vietnamese workers earn half of Thai counterparts in Japanese companies
Vietnamese workers earn half of their Thai counterparts in Japanese companies as they can only participate in sectors with low-added value, a study has found.
Vietnam grants amnesty to 2,400 prisoners on National Day holiday
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has granted amnesty to 2,434 prisoners on the occasion of the National Day holiday.
Cambodia police claim to have rescued 5 Vietnamese trafficking victims
Police in Cambodia are holding five Vietnamese nationals who they suspect are trafficking victims though the latter have denied they were being held.
Vietnam’s cannabis laws : Fine for recreational use, jail time for criminal offenders
Vietnam’s laws on marijuana use are tough on paper, but penalties are often not as harsh as for other illegal drugs.
Vietnam’s multi-pronged battle against climate change
The confluence of climate change, civil society and coal-fired plants places Vietnam’s power system at an inflection point.
Vietnam reports 1.44 million visits
Vietnam welcomed 1.44 million international arrivals during the first eight months of 2022, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday, quoting Government Statistics Office data.
La Thaïlande et le Vietnam se liguent pour faire monter les prix mondiaux du riz
La Thaïlande et le Vietnam ont convenu de coopérer pour relever le prix du riz sur le marché mondial, après des mois de pourparlers visant en partie à améliorer les revenus agricoles, a déclaré lundi un responsable thaïlandais.
Vietnam is growing at 7%. Hanoi can do a lot better.
Frustratingly slow infrastructure buildup puts catching up to China out of its grasp.
Seniors long to keep working after retirement
Retiring after more than 30 years as an elementary school teacher, Phuong has started a new life: She has several part-time jobs.
Don’t damage national image when abroad, HCMC decrees
The HCMC Department of Culture and Sports has issued a regulation requiring artists of affiliated agencies to refrain from actions that can damage the nation’s image when they are abroad.
Vietnam’s broken rice bowl
The ‘water civilization’ is threatened by climate change, rising sea levels, industrial pollution and upstream hydropower dams.
Vietnam court upholds 9-year prison sentence for journalist
A Vietnamese court has rejected an appeal by prominent journalist and democracy activist Pham Doan Trang, who had been sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of “propaganda against the state,” state media said.
Myanmar airline to fly to Hanoi, HCMC from next month
Myanmar Airways International plans to start flying to Vietnam next month with regular services from Yangon to Hanoi and HCMC.
Tim Page, legendary Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78
Tim Page, legendary Vietnam War photographer and counter-culture figure, has died from cancer at home in the hills of Bellingen in the Mid North Coast of NSW on August 24. He was 78 years old.