New Vietnamese internet rules requiring Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities came into force on Wednesday, in what critics say is the latest attack on freedom of expression.
Vietnam signs $286 million in defense contracts at 2024 international expo
Vietnam’s ambitions to modernize its military and diversify international partnerships were on full display at the 2024 Vietnam International Defense Expo, an exhibition that concluded with defense …
Internet crackdown shrinks already constrained room for activism in Vietnam
By Hướng Thiện For Thảo, a journalist based in Hanoi, online reports from Vietnamese internet users were key to her and her colleagues’ coverage of Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath. The storm, the …
Opportunities and Key Trends in Vietnam’s E-Commerce Future
Explore Vietnam’s booming e-commerce sector, driven by social commerce, digital payments, and cross-border trade.
‘I navigated Hanoi’s buzzing streets and was led to Vietnam’s vibrant and flavourful heart’
Mirror reporter Richard Elias swoons over the sights, sounds and smells of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, as he finds fantastic food and breath-taking scenes …
Vietnam officials go on trial over COVID-19 flight bribes
HANOI: More than a dozen Vietnamese officials went on trial in Hanoi on Tuesday (Dec 24) for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scandal that saw 54 peop …
2024 viewed as a “very miraculous” year for Vietnam: Chinese veteran journalist
VOV.VN – Ling Dequan, a veteran journalist at Xinhua News Agency, has highlighted 2024 as a “very marvelous” year for Vietnam with many important events.
Mexico Slaps 36% Tariff on Vietnam Steel Wire on Alleged Dumping
Mexico will impose a 36.23% tariff on imports of steel wire used for welding from Vietnam, saying they are harming local producers in Latin America’s second-largest economy.
Aging before prosperity: Vietnam’s challenge
Vietnam’s population entered the stage of aging in 2011 when people aged 60 and above accounted for more than 10% of the population.
Luxury purchases are now mainstream for Vietnam’s booming consumer class
And earlier this month the 41-year-old resident of Vietnam’s capital did something that is becoming increasingly common among the nation’s upper middle class: She went into a showroom of Vinhomes, …