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...
Vietnam woos old foes to offset China
It might appear curious in the west that Vietnam is courting old foes in Paris and Washington. The Communist-controlled, one-party state has little in...
Silicon Valley investors set up in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh’s tech sector is attracting global attention. Source: Wikimedia
Silicon Valley venture capital firm 500 Startups is starting a US$10-million fund for Vietnam to back...
Obama prepares to arm old foe
Vietnam’s once-seemingly invincible military was starved of investment for many years. Source: Wikimedia
US President Barack Obama has announced an end to the US embargo...
Live pangolins found on Vietnam bus
Thirty live pangolins have been found individually wrapped in a box on a bus in Vietnam’s Ha Tinh province that had come from Laos.
The...