HANOI- Vietnam’s health ministry reported 9,690 coronavirus infections on Sunday, a record daily increase and up from 7,334 cases on Saturday. Most of the new infections were detected in the epicentre …
Covid surge in Vietnam hits global supply chains
A record surge of Covid-19 infections has forced factories to shut in southern Vietnam, hitting one of the world’s busiest manufacturing centres for clothing and footwear and se …
Extreme heatwave keeps baking northern, central Vietnam
Many localities in the northern and central regions have been suffering from the fierce heatwave and several of them have seen their new ‘August heat records’ established …
Vietnam premier demands support for medical firm to buy Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
After the vaccine arrives in Vietnam, people can get vaccination on demand at prices regulated by the health ministry …
Vietnam halts flights between localities applying social distancing
The Ministry of Transport has approved the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to halt all commercial flights between provinces and cities that are social distancing, including Hanoi – Ho Chi …
President Phuc’s visit to bring Vietnam-Laos to new height
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay an official friendly visit to Laos on Monday and Tuesday at the invitation of Lao Party leader and President Thongloun Sisoulith. The visit is of great importance …
Would Nuking Vietnam Have Won the War for America?
By February 1966, frustration with the U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam rose high enough to spur talk of going nuclear. Throughout the Vietnam War, such talk was mostly just that, but in …
Memorial to Vietnam Veterans coming to Blackfoot in September
An exhibit that pays tribute to veterans of the Vietnam War is rolling into Blackfoot in September. The Wall that Heals, a scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. will be in Jensen’s …
Vietnam picks up steam in the startup game
Speak to almost anyone in the Southeast Asian startup scene and they’ll be quick to crown Singapore or Indonesia as the region’s startup hub. But whenever we cover a company from Vietnam, it never …
Switzerland offers Vietnam nearly US$80 million for business climate improvement
The Swiss Government will provide CHF70 million (nearly US$80 million) to help Vietnam improve its business climate and boost its private sector’s competitiveness, according to a cooperation programme …