Vietnam
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Ukraine’s military says its overnight attacks were the largest it has carried out on Russian military facilities. Reports from Moscow this morning said Russia had downed more than 200 Ukrainian drones and five US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles (see 7.22am post). Ukraine’s military said chemical plants, oil refineries and the Engels airbase’s ammunition depots were all…
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Vietnam and Russia signed an agreement on nuclear energy and several cooperation deals on Tuesday (Jan 14) during a visit to Hanoi by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Vietnam aims to restart its nuclear energy programme having suspended it for years, as it needs to boost power generation to feed its growing industrial sector, a…
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Vietnam attracted 27.26 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 10 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 1.9 percent, the country’s General Statistics Office has reported. Specifically, Vietnam licensed 2,743 new FDI projects with a total registered capital of 15.23 billion dollars, up 1.4 percent year on year in…
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Vietnam’s real estate developer Kinhbac City (KBC) said on Tuesday (Oct 8) that its subsidiary has partnered with The Trump Organization to develop a US$1.5 billion (S$1.96 billion) golf course and hotel project in Vietnam’s Hung Yen province. A memorandum of understanding between the two companies was signed in late September during the visit of Vietnamese…
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Vietnam’s southern hub Ho Chi Minh City has declared a measles outbreak amid surging infection cases and three fatalities, local media reported. This is the first time the city has declared a measles outbreak. The city will launch a campaign to supplement measles vaccination for all local children aged one to five, regardless of previous…
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Russia offered to help Vietnam develop nuclear power plants during President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Hanoi, Alexei Likhachev, head of the Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom told RIA agency in remarks published on Monday. Likhachev, who was part of Putin’s entourage during his visit to Vietnam last week, said that he had made the offer to…
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During a state visit to Hanoi by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., this week, Vietnam and the Philippines agreed to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea and enhance the cooperation between their coastguards. The two memorandums of understanding (MoU) on security signed by the two Southeast Asian countries, which have competing claims over parts…
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The Vietnamese government quoted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as stating that his company wishes to establish a base in Vietnam to develop the country’s semiconductor industry. The U.S. chipmaker, which has already invested US$250 million in Vietnam, considers the Vietnamese market an important one, the government added. In his first visit to the Southeast Asian…
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The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries, according to two people familiar with a deal that could irk China and side-line Russia. A package, which could come together within the next year, could consummate the newly upgraded partnership between…
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A Vietnamese court has upheld a nine-year prison sentence for Pham Doan Trang, journalist and prominent dissident, who was earlier convicted of anti-state activities. Trang’s lawyers and state media said the Hanoi People’s High Court rejected Trang’s appeals, during a tightly controlled trial in the capital. Trang, 44, was convicted in December of conducting propaganda…
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The Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on Thursday released a statement refuting U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ verbal attacks on China during her visit to Vietnam. Harris instigated Southeast Asian countries to join the United States to raise pressure on China, making it clear that the sole purpose of her visit was to challenge and put…
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For every visitor or resident in Hanoi, sights of abandoned American planes from the Vietnam War in the 1970s are a common occurrence. In truth, that war left millions dead, and its influence is still being felt here in the city loud and clear. Wreckage like this can be found almost in every corner of…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s armored train has arrived in China in advance of the second summit with US President Donald Trump in Vietnam, according to media reports. The train arrived in the border city of Dandong after 9pm local time (13:00 GMT) on Saturday, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency and the specialist outlet NK News,…
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Chinese citizens who travel abroad for vacations, studies or work, have applauded the country’s police for its prompt response to challenging security situations. https://cdn5.img.sputniknews.com/images/103366/10/1033661071.jpg Police in Central China’s Hunan province have been praised on social media for their response to online requests for help from Chinese tourists, whose travel documents were stolen in Vietnam. A…
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The Vietnamese police has arrested and detained a large number of citizens who held celebrations to mark an anniversary of the country’s war with China. http://cdn.bignewsnetwork.com/rfa1487377038.jpg According to a report from Radio Free Asia, over ten persons were remanded in prison custody earlier on Friday but were released later in the evening. The news outlet quotes…
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Tour guides who work at the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace and other Beijing tourist attractions listed as World Cultural Heritage sites, have been warned not to go off script while rendering services to visitors. Image shows visitors at the Tianmen Square in Beijing. A report from Beijing Youth Daily says it discovered…
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