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.
Tropical storm Nangka spares Hong Kong but leaves dozens dead in Vietnam and Cambodia
Flooding has killed at least 28 people in Vietnam and 11 in Cambodia, where almost 25,000 houses and 84,000 hectares of crops have been damaged.
The day John McCain’s mother learned he’d been shot down in Vietnam
In 1967, the remarkable Roberta McCain got a call from a top Navy official saying her 31-year-old son, a pilot serving in Vietnam, had been killed. But he was wrong.
Is Vietnam the Next ‘Asian Miracle’?
Vietnam was mobilizing to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Using mass texts, TV ads, billboards, posters and loudspeakers, the government exhorted the nation’s 100 million citizens to identify …
Vietnam Plasma Fractionation Market to Reach $79.03 Million at 5.3% CAGR by 2027: Allied Market Research
According to the report published by Allied Market Research, the Vietnam plasma fractionation market generated $56.62 million in 2019, and is estimated to reach $79.03 million by 2027, portraying a …
Tips for Vietnamese startups to build a business model from scratch
The Grab online food delivery and cloud kitchen platforms have proven a saving grace for many food and beverage startups hit hardest by the crisis.
Death toll rises in Vietnam as parade of tropical systems continues in the South China Sea
The death toll is rising across central Vietnam after multiple tropical systems brought flooding downpours to the country last week. As recovery efforts persist, the region isn’t out of the woods just …