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Australian cattle firms banned from exporting to Vietnam

3 Australian exporters get the axe following brutal images of animal cruelty in Vietnam.
July 19, 2016 | 05:39 am PT

UN calls for action to eliminate rising child abuse in Vietnam

The United Nations pledges to work with the Vietnamese government to provide care and protection for the country’s at-risk children - a message delivered by Marta Santos Pais, special representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children during her recent three-day visit to Vietnam.
June 27, 2016 | 11:20 pm PT

Disbursement for public investment too slow: Vietnam government

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has urged government agencies to speed up the disbursement of state budget for public investment projects, Vietnamese government portal reported yesterday.
June 22, 2016 | 04:50 am PT

Dong from dollar: Handy tips on currency exchange in Vietnam

Let's face it, any currency that involves multiple zeroes can be confusing, especially when the highest denomination note in your country is a 50 or a 100. Here we've put together a few useful tips for you to keep in mind when you're traveling in Vietnam.
June 21, 2016 | 02:48 am PT

Paedo Gary Glitter accused of paying Vietnamese broker to cover up crimes

Jailed English child abuser Gary Glitter has been accused of funneling money to a Vietnamese ex-prostitute to help cover up his crimes committed in Vietnam, according to The Sun.
June 13, 2016 | 07:01 am PT

Safe-tea growers struggle amid mushrooming low-quality processing facilities

Poor planning and fragmented production cycle with mushrooming impromptu processing plants are jeopardizing the quality of Vietnamese tea products while making it hard for responsible growers to strive.
June 11, 2016 | 10:58 am PT

Deputy PM suggests setting up a stock exchange for start-ups

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has requested for an establishment of a start-up stock market through the collaboration between state agencies and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).
June 7, 2016 | 05:20 pm PT

Vietnam targets 90 pct health insurance coverage by 2020

Vietnam has set out a new goal in welfare development, aiming for 90 percent of the population to have health insurance by 2020, according to the government portal.
June 4, 2016 | 12:31 am PT

Vietnam-Japan share East Sea concern, boost defense and economic ties

Japanese Prime Minister shares Vietnam's concern over the East Sea issue and has committed to continue providing ODA and financial assistance in climate change and infrastructure to Vietnam, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
May 29, 2016 | 05:31 pm PT

TPP will help Vietnam combat corruption: Vietnamese official

Vietnam’s signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) will make the country deal with the serious problem of corruption and improve institutional reforms, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh in a discussion with Virginia Foote, chairwoman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.
May 24, 2016 | 03:29 am PT

Vietnam - U.S. Comprehensive Partnership: where it's heading

Vietnam and the U.S. have laid out the future for their cooperation in politics, diplomacy, trade, defense, people-to-people ties, human rights, legal reform and maritime security in Vietnam's East Sea during Obama's visit in Hanoi. 
May 24, 2016 | 12:12 am PT

Vietnam general election: Nationwide voter turnout at 96 pct

The vote counting process for today’s parliamentary election has started immediately after the voting time ended at 7 p.m., according to the government news portal. Preliminary reports show voter turnout of 95.84 percent. 
May 22, 2016 | 06:20 am PT

Obama to open first American-style private university in Ho Chi Minh City next week

The Vietnamese government approved the establishment of the Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) yesterday, the country’s first American-style nonprofit private university. U.S. President Obama is scheduled to open the university next week.
May 16, 2016 | 11:03 pm PT

Obama to discuss maritime "serious tensions" in Vietnam visit: U.S. official

Obama will address serious tensions in South China Sea (Vietnam's East Sea) to ensure rights of all parties and international law are respected and reduce tensions in his first trip to Vietnam this month, said a high-ranking U.S. official.   
May 9, 2016 | 07:23 pm PT

Vietnam has over 12,000 USD millionaires: wealth report

Vietnam has about 12,000 millionaires with $1 million or more in net assets, a number which has increased by 354 percent in 10 years, from 2005 to 2015, according to the Wealth Report 2016 surveyed by Knight Frank, one of the world's largest global property consultancies.
April 29, 2016 | 11:55 pm PT

Inefficient use of water a problem for Vietnam in drought fight

Waste of water is a pressing issue for Vietnam as the country battles to combat climate change and avoid over-reliance on outside sources, according to a water resources expert.
April 19, 2016 | 05:14 pm PT

Five Vietnamese sayings that cluck, squeak, and low

As Vietnam chases a future full of cell phone factories and industrial parks, over half of its population continues to work in its fields and forests. Not surprisngly, most of the country's proverbs and idioms are inspired by the animals they encounter every day.
April 7, 2016 | 03:08 am PT

Vietnamese, Chinese defense ministers discuss East Sea dispute

Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh met Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan in Hanoi with the dispute over territory in the East Sea in the agenda.
March 27, 2016 | 10:39 pm PT

Vietnamese shopkeepers lose $1mil in Thai fire

A fire in Udon Thani, Thailand on March 23 has cost several Vietnamese families about $1 million in property damage after their shops were burnt to the ground.
March 25, 2016 | 02:26 am PT

Vietnam condemns Taiwan’s “violation” of sovereignty over Ba Binh Island

Vietnam officials have condemned Taiwan’s sending of journalists to Ba Binh Island, part of the Spratly archipelago, on March 23 as a “serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty”.
March 24, 2016 | 06:40 pm PT
 
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