Almost 1,600 leading members of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party meet this week to approve future policy and help select the nation’s top leaders amid talk whether …
Things every foreigner working in Vietnam need to know about new Labor Code
Foreigners working in Vietnam are to benefit from positive points of the new Labor Code which has been effective since January 1, 2021. However, some changes expected of by enterprises and their …
Vietnam congress, Fed meeting, tech reports, Davos goes online
This week brings two big gatherings with the Davos World Economic Forum going online all week, while Hanoi hosts the Vietnamese Communist party. The Federal …
Intensive Care: Vietnam veteran Ralph Bye’s battle with COVID-19 shows isolation, rapid spread of illness
Ralph Bye and his wife, Debra, took all precautions they could in their Post Falls home after the pandemic started, despite their initial skepticism about its severity. In December, 73-year-old …
Sister of Marine killed in Vietnam upset over city’s delay in repairing memorial
On Jan. 11, Dianne Protano watched in horror as the monument her brother Guy, who died in Vietnam, was knocked over by a large truck in Worcester.
How this Fall River business owner went from Vietnamese refugee to successful entrepreneur
The sight of his cancer-stricken mother-in-law sleeping on a floor in Vietnam motivated David Nguyen to go into the bedding business. That was three decades ago, and since then the owner of US Bedding …
Philippines shouldn’t be intimidated over Chinese law letting coast guard to fire on foreign ships — Pangilinan
“Indonesia and Vietnam refuse to be intimidated,” Sen. Pangilinan said. “I adamantly refuse to believe that they are braver than we are, and I firmly believe that ours is not a nation of cowards.” …
Malaysia detains 16 Vietnamese fishermen, two boats for trespassing
Malaysian maritime authorities have arrested 16 Vietnamese fishermen from two boats they said were encroaching in Malaysia’s waters without a license, the Bernama state news agency reported.
Finland to provide US$100 million for public investment projects in Vietnam
Representatives of Finland and Vietnam shake hands at the signing of the bilateral framework agreement on the use of the Public Sector Investment Facility on January 21 – PHOTO: EMBASSY OF FINLAND IN …
Finland provides US$100 mln for public sector investment in Vietnam
Finland will provide more than US$100 million for public investment projects in Vietnam, starting from 2021, under a bilateral Framework Agreement on the use of Public Sector Investment Facility (PIF) …