Turkey demanded that Greece pull its soldiers off a tiny island between them, intensifying the two NATO members’ showdown over energy resources in the Mediterranean Sea. ( read original story ...)
Samsung C&T Targeted by Activists Over Vietnam Coal Project
Activist climate investors warned Samsung C&T Corp. over its potential involvement in a new coal power plant in Southeast Asia amid mounting global pressure to halt use of the dirtiest fossil fuel. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Wildlife Trafficking Arrests Rise, After COVID-19 Link to Animals
After scientists determined that the coronavirus likely spread from an animal to a human, there came a flurry of statements from nations around Asia promising to ban the trafficking of animals. ( read original story ...)
Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia September 1
Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases on September 1 morning, keeping the country's total infections at 1,044, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Of the ... ( read original story ...)
T7 partners with Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding to explore ship or vessel business in Vietnam
T7 Global Bhd has teamed up with Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co Ltd to explore the supply of ships to Vietnam's navy and coast guard. The oil and gas (O&G) service provider said a memorandum of agreement ... ( read original story ...)
Sources: Vietnamese teams won’t attend League of Legends World Championship
The news was first reported by Vietnamese gaming and entertainment website Gamek. The Vietnamese Championship Series summer playoffs are ongoing with the losers' bracket finals between EVOS Esports ... ( read original story ...)
Government sells stake in Vietnam’s largest brewery
The Ministry of Industry and Trade late last week transferred the State ownership in Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp (Sabeco) to the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC). ( read original story ...)
Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia August 31
Nearly 350 Vietnamese citizens have returned home safely from the US on a flight arranged on August 29 and 30 that departed from Houston. Vietnamese authorities and representative agencies in the US, ... ( read original story ...)
Construction work collapse kills 4 in northern Vietnam
Four workers were killed after an embankment collapsed in Vietnam's northern Phu Tho province on Tuesday, Vietnam News Agency reported. The workers were constructing the foundation of the embankment, ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines confirms 3,483 more coronavirus cases, 39 deaths
The Philippines' health ministry on Tuesday reported 3,483 additional novel coronavirus infections and 39 more deaths. ( read original story ...)