China’s President Xi Jinping pledged to deepen the country’s anti-corruption crackdown, particularly in capital-intensive sectors, and will increase punishment for people who offer bribes.
Vietnam parliament to hold extraordinary meeting next week
Vietnam's National Assembly, the country's lawmaking body, will start a four-day extraordinary meeting next Monday, the government said on Monday. The lawmakers are expected to ratify amended laws on land and credit institutions and issue measures to speed up the implementation of some "national objectives", the government said in a statement.
Vietnam’s rice export soars to record high in 2023
Vietnam’s rice exports hit an all-time high, bringing the country US$ 4.78 billion in revenue from 8.3 million tonnes of rice shipment in 2023.
Bulgarian NA Speaker’s Vietnam visit opens up new chapter in bilateral ties: PM
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his belief that that the ongoing visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov will be a success, opening up a new chapter in the long-standing relations between the two countries.
International students studying in Vietnam rising
The number of international students studying in Vietnam increased by 8% - 10% per year in the 2018 – 2023 period, the Ministry of Education and Training has reported.
Vietnam, Bulgaria desire broader cooperation in new fields
Top Vietnamese and Bulgarian legislators have agreed that the Intergovernmental Committee on economic, trade and scientific cooperation will soon convene this year, thereby opening up new areas of cooperation and boosting market facilitation for each other's goods under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
Philippines may have aging population by 2030 – CPD
By the year 2030, the country’s demographic can already be considered an aging population, according to the Commission on Population on Development (CPD). “Our population continues to grow, but in a ...
Japan quake survivors, without power or water, seek news on rebuild plans
A week after a major earthquake struck the west coast of Japan, thousands of people are still without water and electricity and have yet to be told when plans to rebuild can begin. The magnitude 7.6 quake killed at least 168 people on New Year's Day with 323 reported missing.
Bangladesh PM faces tougher, more uncertain new term, analysts say
Stabilising a fractious political landscape and fixing an economy still reeling from the ripple effects of the Russia-Ukraine war should top Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's agenda for her next five-year term,
Mass Hindu wedding defies poverty and persecution in Pakistan
Under a chequered marquee dazzling with chandeliers, 122 Hindu couples unable to afford their own weddings were instead married in a mass ceremony in Muslim-majority Pakistan."Young girls have many desires,