HANOI: Vietnam is expected to record a trade surplus of US$30 billion this year, three times higher than that recorded last year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Wednesday (Dec 20). Exports …
After repeated delays, Vietnam’s pricey cross-country high-speed railway to finally see light of day
HO CHI MINH CITY] For the better part of the last two decades, Vietnam has tried to modernise its rail transport network with high-speed bullet trains connecting the country – only to be held back by …
New Edition Of Captain For Dark Mornings By Vietnam War Vet Shad Meshad Illuminates Realities Of War And PTSD
Floyd “Shad” Meshad, a captain in the US Army, served as a medical service officer, and a psychiatric counselor for US soldiers in Vietnam. Meshad’s work was used as a crucial component, helping …
Vietnam’s economy remains resilient in 2023: WB official
Andrea Coppola, World Bank Lead Economist for Vietnam, has described Vietnam in 2023 as resilient, saying that amid the global economic slowdown, the Southeast Asian nation was still able to sustain a …
Vietnam and Singapore’s strategic vision for trade and investment
Quang Anh and Vaibhav Saxena, lawyers at VILAF, have given their insights to VIR on Vietnam-Singapore relations.
Philippines rebukes China over South China Sea claims
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of commercial shipping annually, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei …
1970: USS Oriskany returns from Vietnam deployment to NAS Alameda
In December 1970, there was no sign yet of an end to the Vietnam War. At Naval Air Station Alameda, many anxious people were waiting on the return of the USS Oriskany and the reunions with their loved …
When a famous Fort Worth chef baked 330 fruitcakes — one for every soldier in Vietnam
More than 50 years ago, chef Lucille Bishop Smith of Fort Worth sent every local soldier in Vietnam a Christmas fruitcake. But the woman baking and sending 330 fruitcakes was not just any chef, and …
Vietnam property developer faces trial over US$12.5bil bond fraud
The chairwoman of major property developer Van Thinh Phat will go on trial in Vietnam, accused with accomplices of embezzling US$12.5 billion from a bank “for personal purposes”, the official …
Minister hosts UAE firm seeking business opportunities in Vietnam
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a working session with leaders of Sirius International Holding of the UAE in Hanoi on December 19 to discuss business and investment cooperation …