On that day, White, a lieutenant in the Marines who grew up in Rochester, and Lance Cpl.l Bill Seymour, a native of the Albany area, were in the rice paddies of Vietnam. Members of the 2nd Platoon, …
Snow falls on Vietnam’s Fansipan Mountain peak
Fansipan is located in Sa Pa, a mountain town in northern Vietnam’s Lao Cai province. Tourists atop the mountain enjoyed various phases of heavy and light snowfall throughout the day, adding an air of …
China reopening will boost Vietnam’s GDP by 2% pts in 2023: Vinacapital
China’s reopening is expected to boost Vietnam’s GDP growth by over 2 percentage points next year, driven by the full resumption of Chinese tourist arrivals in the second half of 2023. A container …
Financial institutions’ role in lending to domestic banks
Andrew Jeffries, country director of the Asian Development Bank in Vietnam, told VIR’s Hong Dung about the current liquidity situation and explained how businesses can access loans from major …
Financial institutions’ role in lending to domestic banks
Andrew Jeffries, country director of the Asian Development Bank in Vietnam, told VIR’s Hong Dung about the current liquidity situation and explained how businesses can access loans from major …
Mapping access to drug outlets in Vietnam: distribution of drug outlets and the sociodemographic characteristics of the communities they serve
Drug outlets appear over-supplied in Vietnam compared to other countries. Unregistered outlets and outlets without degree-qualified pharmacists are prevalent, especially in poor and rural areas, …
Fifty years since the U.S. Christmas bombing of North Vietnam
In one of the greatest crimes of American imperialism in the 20th century, US bombers laid waste to the two largest cities in North Vietnam, Hanoi and Haiphong.
Vietnam Is Missing Big-Spending Tourists From Russia
Russians have this year shunned Vietnam, traditionally a popular retreat for its travellers, with a war-induced halt on direct flights and the appeal of
Vietnam to transform the world’s beauty pageant industry with Miss Global 2023, supported by the UN
Vietnam has made major changes to the global beauty rankings through remarkable achievements in recent international pageants. Grasping that opportunity, Vietnam announced to host Miss Global – one of …
Renowned French businesses extend reach across Vietnam
French investment in Vietnam is picking up steam, indicating increasing confidence from investors and optimism for the domestic business climate.