The presidency is largely ceremonial but is among four top positions in Vietnam, where the Communist Party holds power. Vietnam’s National Assembly has confirmed Vo Van Thuong as the country’s…
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US-philippine Drills a Further Sign Manila May Be Picking Sides Amid South China Sea, Taiwan Tensions
by Zhu Ruby Zhu RuSome 18,000 soldiers are taking part in the 38th Balikatan exercises, one of the biggest joint annual military drills between long-time allies the Philippines and United States. The exercises, which started on April 11…
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S Korea Appeals Ruling to Compensate Vietnam War Massacre Victim
by Xun Tianby Xun TianA court in Seoul had ruled that Nguyen Thi Thanh be compensated for injuries sustained during a mass killing of Vietnamese civilians in 1968. South Korea’s government has appealed against a…
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Kazakhstan’s Top Businessmen Forming New Financial Center in Astana
Kenes Rakishev, entrepreneur and former special envoy for Kazakhstan and Vyacheslav Kim, both among the Top 10 richest businessmen in Kazakhstan according to Forbes, have announced their intention to create…
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Vietnam’s Internet Climbs on Global Speed Rankings Despite Repeated Disruptions
by Dul Manyby Dul ManyVietnam’s fixed broadband Internet speed climbed six positions to 39th place worldwide in February, surprisingly at a time when all of the country’s subsea cables were encountering problems.The Speedtest Global…
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Samsung Denies Moving Smartphone Production Chain From Vietnam to India
General Director of Samsung Vietnam Complex Choi Joo Ho said the group would not move smartphone production lines from Vietnam to India. The Korea Herald quoted a source last month…
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Vietnam Looks to Offshore Wind Power in Transition to Renewable Energy
Vietnam is developing a regulation framework for offshore wind activity as the country has embarked on a roadmap to reduce coal-fired power generation in an effort to achieve net zero…
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Vietnam Airlines Conducts 1st Regular Flight to Beijing After 3 Years
Vietnam Airlines has flown its first passenger service between Hanoi and Beijing in more than three years. Flights were paused at the start of the pandemic and resumed on March…
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Vietnam Seeks Polish Help to Lift EC Yellow Card on Seafood
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Poland to use its good offices to overturn a European Commission IUU yellow card issued to Vietnam’s fisheries sector. At a meeting…
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As official text messages went out from telecom firms this week asking users to verify their personal information, so did several identity-theft scam calls requesting the same data. Thuy Trang,…