Vice Trade Minister Park Jung-sung met with Vietnam’s vice finance minister in Seoul on Thursday to discuss ways to resolve difficulties Korean companies are facing in Vietnam, Park’s office said. In …
Air Force lieutenant colonel in iconic Vietnam War photo “Burst of Joy” dies at 92
Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, the man captured in the iconic “Burst of Joy” photo at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California, has died at the age of 92, his family said. Stirm passed away on …
Analysis: Vietnam fishermen face new rules, old risks in South China Sea
The future of the Vietnamese fishing industry is uncertain because of the EU’s yellow card and the incursion of Chinese vessels in nearly waters.
Vietnam veteran, 79, hailed as hero after he shot and killed naked intruder who broke into female tenant’s LA home
A 79-year-old Vietnam veteran is being hailed as a hero after he shot and killed a naked intruder who allegedly broke into his female tenant’s Los Angeles home last week.
Vietnam’s plan to ease high-tech subsidies worries South Korean investors
HANOI (Reuters) -South Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics, are worried about Vietnam’s plan to reform incentives for the high-tech sector, warning it could lead to …
Typhoon reveals centuries old shipwreck in Vietnam
Parts of a shipwreck, estimated to be hundreds of years old, were revealed after Typhoon Kalmaegi swept through Hoi An, Vietnam.
Philippines may take 70 years to catch up with Singapore
The Philippine economy is at risk of further falling behind its Southeast Asian neighbors, an economist said, noting it may take two years to catch up with Vietnam and up to 70 years to catch up with …
Philippines hit by ‘intense’ typhoon as nearly a million evacuate
At least 204 people are now known to have died in the Philippines as a result of the earlier storm, while more than 100 are still missing. Five people also died in Vietnam, where strong winds uprooted …
Hanwha Life Hosts Training Program in South Korea for Vietnam’s Outstanding FinTech Talents
Hanwha Life, a South Korean life insurance company, is hosting a five-day training program in South Korea from November 10 to 14, inviting and sponsoring 30 outstanding FinTech students from Vietnam …
Vietnam’s economic growth to lift Gamuda’s earnings
Gamuda Land, the property arm of Gamuda Bhd, has the ability to continue to benefit from growth in the property and infrastructure sectors in Vietnam, analysts say.