During a telephone call this week US President Joe Biden and Nguyen Phu Trong head of Vietnam ruling Communist Party agreed to promote develop and deepen relations …
Asia’s prices are rising. In the Philippines, they’re soaring
Southeast Asia’s fourth-largest economy sees inflation hit 8.6 percent, far above Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.
WA man missing in action in Vietnam for 50 years to be buried at last
A Vietnam War pilot who was missing in action in Vietnam in 1967, will be buried with his mother in their family plot in Yakima Valley.
Naval aviator Wayne Goodermote’s Vietnam War captivity ended with a cheering welcome home in Berlin.
Goodermote got a hero’s welcome along a stretch of the rural Route 22 headed north to a waiting ceremony in Berlin. “There were signs for miles coming into town. Yellow ribbons on all the trees and …
Automotive giant VinFast to lead the push for electric taxis in Vietnam
The participation of giants is leading the push for electric taxis in Vietnam which would reshape the taxi landscape towards more green transportation but the fares remain a decisive factor.
Vietnam to build first pharmaceutical-biological industrial park
Delegates at the signing ceremony of the pharmaceutical-biological industrial park project in Thai Binh Province, northern Vietnam, April 1, 2023. Photo: Nam Nguyen / Tuoi Tre Vietnam’s first …
Vietnam’s central bank to cut refinance rate, lower cap on deposit rates
The State Bank of Vietnam has announced that it would cut the refinancing rate by 50 basis points to 5.5 percent from Monday in the latest policy move to support economic growth.
Automotive giant to lead the push for electric taxis in Vietnam
The participation of giants is leading the push for electric taxis in Vietnam which would reshape the taxi landscape towards more green transportation but the fares remain a decisive factor. Electric …
Vietnam’s offshore wind realm remains in a muddle
The strategy for renewable energy development being in limbo is holding back offshore wind power prospects in Vietnam. The Central Economic Commission will authorise a complete evaluation of three …
‘I felt euphoric;’ 50 years ago, these Vietnam War POWs flew to freedom through an Air Force base in Chicopee
Former Vietnam prisoner of war Lt. Col. Charles Brown Jr. stands on the tarmac at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee on Feb. 12, 1998. The next day marked the 25th anniversary of his release from …