Flooding in parts of Vietnam and Cambodia has killed nearly 40 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions …
Vietnam: Dozens killed after storm unleashes floods
At least 36 people have died in flooding in Vietnam, as Tropical Storm Nangka makes landfall. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order …
Vietnam invests $12 billion abroad, telcos earn biggest profits
The total outward investment capital registered so far has reached $12.2 billion. The national oil and gas group PetroVietnam, the mililtary telco Viettel, and the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) are the …
Hunt for missing rescue team in flood-hit Vietnam, more rain forecast
A search operation has been launched for a missing rescue team as severe flooding and landslides battered central Vietnam, authorities said on Wednesday, as the country braced for further heavy rain.
Troops, Helicopters Hunt for Survivors After Deadly Vietnam Landslides
Vietnam deployed helicopters and soldiers on Wednesday to search for dozens of people feared dead in two catastrophic landslides near a hydropower dam, triggered by adverse weather that aid groups …
Death toll rises to 36 in Vietnam’s floods, landslides
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy downpours have killed 36 people and left 12 others missing in central Vietnam over the past days, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster …
Vietnam’s waste pickers: unsung heroines in the informal workforce being ruined by Covid-19
Luong Thi Huyen makes a living out of recycling what others discard. The 55-year-old earns about 100,000 dong (US$4.31) a day in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi collecting and sorting a wide variety …
Edward C. Meyer, general who revamped post-Vietnam ‘hollow Army,’ dies at 91
Edward C. Meyer, a four-star general who, as the Army chief of staff from 1979 to 1983, led an effort to restructure what he called a “hollow Army” in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, died Oct. 13 at …
The Vietnam conundrum
About 1,700 Bangladeshi migrants are now working in Vietnam, even though Bangladesh has no manpower export deal with the country. How did that happen?
Delving into Vietnam’s hidden unicorn
Cash remains supreme in Vietnam, which means that there’s plenty of opportunities … the challenges of starting up a fintech business in the country, and the future of its e-wallet scene.