Vietnam is currently in the top 3 countries that consume the most dog meat in Asia after China, according to Human Society International. Is it time for Vietnam to stop viewing dog meat as a favorite food? Talking to BBC…
At the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 4, 2021, about 40 countries, including Vietnam, along with many territories and organizations, pledged to gradually stop using coal in thermal power plants. The countries participating in this agreement commit…
Satellite images show that Vietnam is simultaneously carrying out construction works on three islands in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea). Planet Labs images analyzed by Radio Free Asia (RFA) show construction activities underway on Phan…
The retail price of gasoline E5 RON 92 in Vietnam continued to increase by VND550/liter to VND23,660/liter. This has been the fifth consecutive price increase since the beginning of September. The decision to increase gasoline prices was made by Vietnam’s…
In a report just sent to Vietnam’s highest legislative body National Assembly, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said that the unemployment rate in the working-age increased to the highest level in the past 10 years.…
Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue of Vietnam’s National Assembly has asked the Government to direct the Ministry of Industry and Trade to soon propose a time to terminate the planning of nuclear power plant projects in Ninh Thuan. On the afternoon…
On the afternoon of November 8, at the National Assembly forum, Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said that regarding the issuance and implementation of welfare support policies over the past time, we have been…
Every month, nearly 10,000 enterprises suspend business for a definite time, stop operating, wait for dissolution procedures, and complete dissolution procedures. That is the number announced by Vietnam’s General Statistics Office and announced by the state-controlled media on October 29.…
Vietnam’s state-controlled media on October 26 reported that nearly 1,000 Vietnamese people mortgaged their own pornographic pictures to borrow money, causing a stir in public opinion. The case happened in Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi. The local police have just…
Vietnam’s Health Minister said it was necessary to be vigilant to prevent a new outbreak. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long issued the warning as authorities evaluated 10 days to implement a resolution described as “safe adaptation, flexibility, effective control of the…
The Vietnamese government has just issued a decision to dismiss seven Coast Guard generals, including Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Son, just a few weeks after the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Inspection Commission disciplined and expelled the Party for…
“From April to now, it’s been closed, almost half a year people can’t do anything. Everyone has to spend their savings… It’s hard to do anything because people don’t have the money to buy it.” That is the opinion of…
Up to 21% of Vietnamese state-owned or partially state-owned enterprises suffered losses of more than VND30 trillion ($1.45 billion) in 2020, local newspapers reported. Citing a report of the Vietnamese government sent to the National Assembly about the activities of…
138 senior Vietnamese officials including Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son, directors, deputy directors, etc. of the Ministry of Health and leaders of hospitals, departments/departments were awarded certificates by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 18, 2021 for…
Within the first 9 months of 2021, nearly 8000 businesses in the Mekong Delta stopped doing business and were dissolved due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic. The state-controlled media reported on October 20, citing sources from the Can…
By October 14, many Vietnamese southwestern provinces had relaxed inter-provincial travel requirements. However, the provinces still have strict regulations on medical isolation, monitoring and conducting health check for people coming from other localities. In Can Tho, Mr. Duong Tan Hien…
China’s EPC general contractor in the Cat Linh-Ha Dong railway project said that they have no obligation to implement the conclusions of the State Audit of Vietnam. Information about the announcement of the EPC was published when the project was…
From an aid recipient, China has overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest donor and lender. Vietnam is one of many countries that borrow money from China, but few know the size of the debt, the purpose of…
Up to 31 million Vietnamese people aged 15 and over were negatively affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, and the average monthly income of workers in most economic sectors in the third quarter decreased significantly compared to the previous quarter and…
Defend the Defenders, Press Release, October 10, 2021 According to Defend the Defenders’ statistics, as of October 10, 2021, Vietnam’s communist regime is holding at least 264 prisoners of conscience in prisons or similar forms of detention. The number does…
The wave of people leaving big cities in Vietnam’s southern region to go home and social distancing have made businesses in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai… face labor shortage. Talking to Zing, Mr. Cu Phat…
At a seminar on real estate taking place in Hanoi on October 6, Mr. Can Van Luc said that in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic, world remittances have decreased by about 7% in 2020. However, in the same year,…
In the air-conditioned hall, the Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam holds its plenum where it members praise each other for the epic “fighting the Covid-19 pandemic like fighting the enemy” while from the southern key economic…
Tens of thousands of people have left economic centers in southern Vietnam to return to their hometowns in recent days, as social distancing measures have been eased at a time when the number of COVID-19 infections has dropped dramatically, the…
Importance of Coast Guard Recently, mobile phone users in Vietnam often receive a message with the content: “Actively participate in the online contest Learning about Vietnam Coast Guard at address… to contribute to protection of the islands and seas of…
