Vietnam’s developer boosts bonds
The Bitexco Financial Tower, a skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City. Source: Wikimedia
The largest listed Vietnamese property developer is backing the dormant bond market, selling...
Cambodia targets Vietnamese ‘newcomers’
Cambodia has threatened to deport any Vietnamese “newcomers” unable to produce the required documentation.
The Ministry of Interior says it plans to revoke documentation for...
Vietnam asks Russia to help preserve Ho Chi Minh corpse
Vietnam has appointed a special team of embalming specialists, including four Russian scientists from Moscow’s Lenin Lab, to preserve the corpse of independence hero...
Pangolin critically endangered, wildlife watchdog warns
Shy, scaly and highly elusive, pangolins exist primarily in Asia and Africa. Today, they are also currently the most heavily trafficked mammal in the...
Firms demand EU trade deal
Vietnam’s manufacturers are keen to gain access to European markets. Source: Wikimedia
The European drinks industry has called for a speedy ratification of the free-trade...
Vietnam demands Agent Orange compensation
Vietnam's Foreign Ministry has repeated demands that Monsanto and other US firms pay compensation to the country’s numerous Agent Orange victims.
An estimated 3...
RCEP negotiations set for conclusion in November
THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its six trade partners are hoping for the conclusion of the negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive...
ASEAN press freedom weakens as Malaysia slips furthest
Press freedom in Southeast Asia continues to languish as Malaysia steps back the farthest among world nations in this year's World Press Freedom Index.
The...
Vietnam asks India to extract oil in contested sea
The Shenyang J-11 is among the jets apparently deployed on the militarised Woody Island. Source: Wikimedia
Vietnam has asked India to explore and exploit natural resources...
Kerry returns to Vietnam battle site
John Kerry testifies to the US Senate in 1971. Source: YouTube
The outgoing US secretary of state, John Kerry, a veteran of the Vietnam War,...