Vietnam-Japan Festival helps to strengthen bilateral cooperation

This is one of the city’s important diplomatic events, aimed at deepening the cooperative ties between Da Nang and Japan, and fostering the friendship between Vietnam and Japan. Present at the event were Deputy Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee …

Vietnam’s outbound investment jumps 3.5 times in H1

The electricity production and distribution sector received the largest share of Vietnamese investment, with over 111.2 million USD, accounting for 22.8% of total overseas investment. It was followed by the transportation and warehousing sector, which …

'Truly special' trek through Vietnam hills to raise funds for south Essex hospice

The five-day challenge, organised by Havens hospices, will take participants through the Pu Luong Nature Reserve, between February 21 and March 3, 2026. Trekkers will be given an "authentic insight" into the remote villages, staying in local …

Vietnam posts strongest first-half GDP growth in over a decade

At a press conference in Hanoi on July 5, NSO Director Nguyen Thi Huong highlighted that this was a positive result, reflecting the whole political system’s determination, concerted efforts, and drastic actions in managing and implementing socio-economic …

The mass reorganisation overseen by Vietnam's top leader To Lam echoes steps taken by US President Donald Trump and ...

In Hanoi, a former local authorities' building was closed due to Vietnam's administrative downsizing from 63 provincial ...

Vietnam is remaking its state apparatus, with 100,000 positions slated to be scrapped as Hanoi seeks to streamline ...

Classic Aero-TV: One Man’s Vietnam

The exigencies of war ought be colorblind. Inane social-constructs the likes of racism ought break down precipitously amongst men thrust together into combat’s equal-opportunity abattoir. Faced with a common, indiscriminate enemy, human beings ought …

Foreign visitors to Vietnam near 10.7 million in H1, half of full-year target

The H1 figure stood at 49 percent of the full-year target of 22-23 million tourists, but it should be noted that the peak international tourism season in Vietnam lasts from October to March. Vietnam welcomed nearly 10.7 million international arrivals in …

World AFP Vietnam's laid-off communist officials face uncertain future

Sipping green tea in his garden of roses, ex-communist party official Nguyen Van Cuong says he is "jobless but happy" after Vietnam cut 80,000 state roles this week. But fretting at home after leaving public employment once considered a job-for- …