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Vietnam is due to host the second meeting between Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un on February 27 and 28. Trump...
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US to Probe Imported Asian-Made Solar Panels, Considers Imposing Tariffs
The US will investigate imported Asian-made solar panels, particularly from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, leading to tariffs.
US to Investigate Asian-made Solar Panels
According to...
Vietnam protests over fish deaths
The dying fish are devastating Vietnam’s fishing industry. Source: Wikimedia
Environmental campaigners in Vietnam have held banners reading, "Formosa destroys the environment" during a march...
Vietnam urged to embrace mobile payments
The boss of Chinese online giant Alibaba says he fears Vietnamese consumer suspicion could hamper mobile-payment development in the communist state.
Group chairman Jack Ma...
US citizen jailed for 12 years in Vietnam
A Vietnamese-American father of four has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Vietnam for "attempting to overthrow the state” amid what is...
US-Asean Summit postponed over virus fears
A long-scheduled summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States will no longer push through as planned.
According to a...
US warship returns to South China Sea
The USS Lassen. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
The US says it plans to return to disputed areas of the South China Sea, with a naval commander...
Galaxy Note 7 axe hits Vietnam
Vietnamese exports have become dependent on Samsung. Source: Wikimedia
The impact from Samsung’s move to scrap its Galaxy Note 7 phone is spreading to Vietnam, hurting...
Rights-busting President Quang dies
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