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Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Saeed Naqvi | Vietnam joins Sino-Russian orbit, in a huge blow to West

The Beijing-Moscow pair has attracted new adherents, whereas the Western camp is restive.

26 Feb 2023 1:43 AM

Activists from the group Just Stop Oil block a road in London, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 demanding to stop future gas and oil projects from going ahead. British climate activists who have blocked roads and splattered artworks with soup said Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, that they are suspending a days-long protest that has clogged a major highway around London. (Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Why protests matter… and stifling them is unacceptable

In professed democracies such as the UK or India, the State’s antagonism to the freedom of speech cannot and must not be tolerated

11 Nov 2022 8:13 PM

The peak point of growth and prosperity is quite far off, so the short and medium-term prospects of growth and prosperity are nothing but bright. (Representational Image)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Towards a more affluent India: Future not all rosy

Economic growth is not an automated elevator. There will be periodic glitches and we need policy repairmen to keep it moving

04 Nov 2022 12:00 AM

In March 2020, the year before Covid-19, merchandise exports were $314 billion. Meaning there was no growth in merchandise exports in six years. (Representational Image)

Aakar Patel | The rise & fall of India’s exports: Can we take it up to $1tr by 2030?

Unless India does something proactively that affects our exports positively, trade growth will decline as it has with the world trend

11 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

Officials sort seized pangolin scales at a port in southern Vietnam's Ba Ria Vung Tau province. - Vietnam, one of Asia's biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal species "dead or alive" and vowed to "eliminate" illegal markets across the country. (AFP)

Vietnam bans wildlife trade, markets to prevent animal-to-human infections

Vietnam has been a popular destination for wildlife products often from endangered species used in traditional medicine or exotic cuisine

25 Jul 2020 12:06 PM

Vietnam-based startups made up 18 percent—or $741 million—of the capital invested in Southeast Asia in 2019, up from four percent in 2018, according to a report by Cento Ventures.

Vietnam's huge pool of software engineers makes Ho Chi Minh City a startup hotspot

Vietnamese e-commerce and e-payment companies have been “flooded” with private equity in the past couple of years.

12 Jul 2020 8:48 PM

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (C) addresses a live video conference on the special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Hanoi on Tuesday. (AFP)

Vietnam urges Asean to set up Covid-19 emergency fund

Hanoi is chairing an Asean meeting on Covid-19, with the country touting its success so far.

14 Apr 2020 2:50 PM

Beyond the beach

Apart from the pristine white coast, Vietnam’s resort town of Nha Trang is dotted with ancient temples

14 Mar 2020 4:16 PM

Leigh Mai thought about bringing her birth mother back to the United States, but Dep prefers her simple life in Thu Duc. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Vietnamese woman reunited with daughter after 40 years

After four decades, a Vietnamese woman reunites with the daughter airlifted to America.

29 Nov 2019 4:30 PM

Australia has implemented strict measures to prevent African Swine Fever. (Photo: Representational/ Pixabay)

Woman carrying raw pork denied entry to Australia under strict vigilance

Australia bars entry to Vietnamese woman for failing to declare raw pork.

17 Oct 2019 8:00 PM

The week-long festival, which began last Friday, marks the Cham calendar's de facto new year, at the onset of a new harvest. (Photo: Social Media)

In Vietnam, men parade but women rule at a festival called 'Kate'

The Cham are descendents of a powerful ancient kingdom that once spanned large parts of central and southern Vietnam a millennium ago.

01 Oct 2019 3:48 PM

Doing it manually makes it easier to salvage usable silk thread from cocoons even if they are not good. (Photo: AFP)

Vietnam’s silk village keeps ancient tradition alive

Keeping the thread alive at a Vietnam silk village.

23 Sep 2019 12:35 PM

India started exporting umbrellas on a small scale, and has huge potential.

India has great potential to export umbrellas

Indian umbrellas are exported to a good number of African countries. But the scope is huge.

20 Aug 2019 7:44 AM

External Affair Minister S Jaishankar with his Vietnam counterpart Pham Bing Minh in Bangkok. (Photo: ANI)

Jaishankar meets Vietnam, Timor Leste FMs: Bangkok

Yesterday, Jaishankar met British foreign Minister Dominic Raab and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

02 Aug 2019 12:34 PM

From October 3, the private airline will operate its non-stop daily flights between Kolkata and Hanoi with one-way fares starting at Rs 9,999. (Photo: File)

IndiGo enters Vietnam, connects Hanoi with Kolkata

IndiGo Chief Commercial Officer said, ‘It is truly very special moment for us at IndiGo as it is first route connecting Kolkata to Hanoi.’

30 Jul 2019 7:16 PM

Many believe the horns can be used to cure various illnesses including cancer. (Photo: File)

Vietnam confiscates smuggled rhino horns worth USD 4 million

The state-run Vietnam News reported Monday that the 55 pieces of horns were concealed inside plaster blocks.

29 Jul 2019 2:50 PM

All seven tigers appeared to be cubs, according to photos of the seizure. (Photo: AFP)

7 frozen tiger carcasses seized from a car in Vietnam

Phan Van Vui one of the suspects have been arrested by Hanoi police.

26 Jul 2019 6:12 PM

7 Frozen Tiger Carcasses Seized From A Car In Vietnam

Phan Van Vui one of the suspects have been arrested by Hanoi police.

26 Jul 2019 3:59 PM

Gapo has received 500 billion dong (USD 21.55 million) in funding from tech corporation G-Group. (Photo: KrASIA)

Facebook’s new rival ‘Gapo’ launches in Vietnam

Gapo, a mobile app that lets users create personal profiles and share posts to a Facebook style “news feed.”

24 Jul 2019 11:56 AM

The Ambassador of Vietnam to India, Pham Sanh Chau also highlighted the special bond shared by the two nations while speaking to ANI in New Delhi. (Photo: ANI)

Vietnam reaffirms support for India's permanent membership at UNSC

This comes shortly after Vietnam was unanimously voted as a non-permanent member of the council for the 2020-2021 term earlier this month.

20 Jun 2019 9:25 AM

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