Then-President Donald Trump in 2019 offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One following their Vietnam summit, a former senior administration official who was on the trip …
Two steps forward, one step back for Vietnam’s labor rights
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is beneficial for both Hanoi and Brussels, but is Vietnam keeping its end of the bargain on labor rights?
Vietnam’s central bank cuts down on dong intervention frequency
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said it has cut the frequency of its foreign exchange interventions to allow the Vietnamese dong to move in accordance with the market. “From Feb. 17, 2021, the SBV …
Two steps forward, one step back for Vietnam’s labor rights
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is beneficial for both Hanoi and Brussels, but is Vietnam keeping its end of the bargain on labor rights?
Black Army special forces veteran may receive Medal of Honor 56 years after heroism in Vietnam
One of the first African-American officers in the U.S. Army Green Berets may receive the Medal of Honor more than a half-century after the paperwork for his original nomination vanished at a pivotal …
COVID-19: Vietnam to start COVID-19 vaccination program next month: state newspaper
Vietnam is to begin its COVID-19 vaccination program next month, with frontline healthcare staff and elderly people in line for the first doses as the country tackles a new wave of coronavirus …
More Americans have died from COVID-19 than from both World Wars, Vietnam War combined
It has been almost a year since the pandemic started and while cases and hospitalizations have dropped, there is no end in sight for frontline workers. “CBS This Morning” lead national correspondent …
Innature 4Q net profit rises, driven by Vietnam and Cambodia ops
Innature Bhd’s fourth quarter net profit rose 17.21% to RM7.72 million, from RM6.58 million in the third quarter, largely driven by its businesses in Vietnam and Cambodia, where the Covid-19 situation …
South China Sea: Vietnam builds up defences against Beijing in Spratly Islands, report says
Emplacements for air and coastal defence systems installed on most of its bases in the disputed archipelago to ‘ensure it can strike Chinese facilities’, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative says.
Vietnam set for hospitality recovery in 2021: Savills
January started on a positive note, with city hotels seeing increased MICE and event bookings, while in some resorts corporate bookings started to return, according to Savills Vietnam.