HANOI — Vietnam’s parliament will on Monday elect Pham Minh Chinh, head of the Communist Party’s Central Organization Committee, as prime minister, replacing Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is heading to …
Vietnam swears in former PM as president
Phuc, a member of the all-powerful Vietnamese Politburo, served as prime minister of Vietnam from 2016 and deputy prime minister from 2011. As prime minister, he played a key role in ratifying major …
Nguyen Xuan Phuc elected as Vietnam’s president
reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA). With 468 approval votes or 97.5 per cent of the total NA deputies, the legislature passed a resolution on the election. The resolution came into force right after …
Vietnam Ex-Security Official Nominated Next Prime Minister
Apr.05 — Vietnam’s Communist Party on Monday nominated a little-known official to be the country’s next prime minister. Pham Minh Chinh, who rose through the ranks of the country’s national …
How Marou put Vietnam on the world’s chocolate map
The chocolate maker has taken a journey befitting a Silicon Valley upstart, replete with quests by motorbike, home kitchen hacking, and international awards. Marou was founded in 2011 by a pair of …
H&M caught in a ‘geopolitical crossfire’ between China and Vietnam
… the company apologize to Vietnam and restore changes to the map or close its Vietnam outlets, the Saigon Giai Phong said. H&M is the latest example of a business getting caught in geopolitical …
How does Vietnam relate to today?
How does Vietnam relate to today? Peter Arnett, formerly of the Associated Press, David Hume Kennerly, formerly of United Press International, Laura Palmer, author of “Shrapnel in the Heart,” and CBS …
Cambodian PM thanks Vietnam for support in fight against COVID-19
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on April 2 sent a thank-you letter to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for Vietnam’s donation of US$200,000 to support Cambodia’s fight against …
Vietnam’s Vingroup to raise US$500mil in first international bonds sale
HANOI, April 4 (Reuters): Vingroup, Vietnam’s biggest listed company, is seeking to raise US$500 million through its inaugural issue of international bonds this year to pay loans and pump up the …
Global Political Calendar: Vietnam’s new leadership, Turkey-EU ties
Vietnam will announce its new president and prime minister, and European leaders will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aiming to relaunch cooperation.