Germany’s frigate “Bayern” entered the port of Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday morning, marking the first visit of a German Navy ship to Vietnam. The Vietnam visit is another stop on the frigate’s seven-month training and presence cruise in the Indo-Pacific. The frigate, which carries 232 servicemen and women, had departed for the […]
Continue ReadingThe Dec. 14 sentencing of Vietnamese journalist Pham Thi Doan Trang, commonly known as Pham Doan Trang, to nine years in prison for “spreading anti-state propaganda” has angered members of the public here as well as observers outside the country. Trang regularly published information alleging human rights violations and police brutality. She was arrested in October […]
Continue ReadingChina is renaming disputed locations in Asia to bolster its territorial claims and build evidence to support those claims in case any sovereignty disagreements land in court, experts say. Beijing has used new names and other map coding to back its claims in the South China Sea, East China Sea and, most recently, parts of […]
Continue ReadingThe Military High Command in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Da Huoai district is working with competent agencies to transport a wartime bomb recently unearthed by residents for safe detonation.The explosive device was detected on January…
Continue ReadingThe southern province of Binh Duong and Gangnam district of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Seoul city signed a strategic cooperation agreement via videoconference on January 6 to promote international trade and cultural exchange activities.Speaking at …
Continue ReadingA ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vietnam – India diplomatic ties (January 7) was held both online and offline in Hanoi on January 6.Speaking at the event, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hailed India for considering Vietnam a priority in …
Continue ReadingVietnam’s benchmark stock market index (VN-Index) hit a new record high on the January 6 morning session after rising 6.07 percent to reach 1,528.57 points.Over 1.13 billion shares worth over 35.39 trillion VND (1.55 billion USD) changed hands. There …
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