Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue received President of the Bangladesh-Vietnam Friendship Society (BVFS) Shamsher M. Chowdhury in Dhaka on September 22 as part of the…
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CultureFeaturedNewsTourismVietnam
Thanh Tuyen Festival to Be Held in Tuyen Quang in Late September
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraThanh Tuyen Festival, a unique cultural event of the northern province of Tuyen Quang, will be held from September 20-27, along with the implementation of tourism programme “Through Viet Bac…
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FeaturedNewsPoliticsUnited StatesVietnam
US President To Sign Strategic Partnership With Vietnam
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraUS President, Joe Biden will sign a strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam during a state visit to the Southeast Asian country in mid-September. Report says the agreement will allow for…
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EnvironmentFeaturedNewsVietnam
Vietnam to Introduce New Environmental Fee for Emissions
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraVietnam’s Ministry of Finance has initiated a public consultation process for a draft decree aimed at levying an environmental protection fee for emissions. In a significant move towards curbing environmental…
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CultureFeaturedNews
Vietnam Festival to Re-enact Mid-Autumn Atmosphere in Japan
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraThe Vietnam Festival “Hello Saitama” will take place in the Japanese prefecture of Saitama from September 1-3, re-enacting the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival and bring it to the Japanese people and…
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FeaturedNewsTourismTravel
Hanoi Develops Night-time Tourism to Attract More Visitors
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraHanoi’s Department of Tourism plans to organise a series of night-time tourism activities to tap the potential of the night-time economy and attract more visitors to the capital city. The information was announced by…
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ChinaFeaturedNewsPoliticsVietnam
Vietnam Stresses Peaceful East Sea Conflict Solutions
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraVietnam reaffirmed Saturday that conflicts must be resolved peacefully following international law on the 7th year anniversary of the South China Sea ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration. “Vietnam’s…
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CrimeFeaturedNewsSingapore
Singapore Arrests Cabinet Minister in Top-level Corruption Probe
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraSingapore’s transport minister has been arrested in connection with a rare top-level corruption investigation that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon, the country’s anti-graft body has said. S Iswaran,…
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ChinaNewsPoliticsUnited StatesWorld News
The Future of US-China Relations After Biden’s Statements Against the Chinese President
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraIt was remarkable the statement issued by US President Joe Biden, accusing Chinese President Xi Jinping of being a dictator. This puts us before a number of questions that we…
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Global NewsHealthNewsVietnam
Heartbeat Vietnam Funds Operations for 10,000 Children with Congenital Heart Defects
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraHCM CITY — VinaCapital Foundation’s Heartbeat Vietnam programme has reached a remarkable milestone with the 10,000th successful heart operation for a 13-year-old boy with congenital heart disease from the Ba Na ethnic group in Bình Định Province.…