US bans seafood imports from Vietnam, opening door for Thai exporters
BANGKOK: Effective Jan 1, 2026, the export of fishery products from 12 major Vietnamese fishing grounds to the United States has been officially suspended.
Largest oil well in South-East Asia of last two decades found offshore of Vietnam
HANOI: Murphy Oil Corporation has announced that its subsidiary has successfully drilled the Hai Su Vang-2X (HSV-2X) appraisal well offshore Vietnam, a discovery that could rank as Southeast Asia's largest oil find of the past 20 years.
Vietnam warns of nuclear power delays, seeks Russia deal by January after Japan pullout
Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh wants talks with Russia to build a nuclear power plant to wrap up this month and urged government officials to find new partners after Japan pulled out from a second project
Vietnam detains foreign suspect sought for organising illegal migration
TUYEN QUANG, (Vietnam): Vietnamese police have arrested a Chinese national who was the subject of an international arrest warrant, detaining him while he was attempting to flee the country, authorities said.
Vietnam aims to have five state-owned enterprises among world's largest by 2045
HANOI: Vietnam aims to have five state-owned enterprises ranked among the 500 largest companies in the world by 2045, the government portal reported Friday (Jan 9)
Vietnam's Phu Quoc, rated as Asia's 'most beautiful island' eyes 8.5 million tourists in 2026 after booming year
Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island, voted the most beautiful in Asia by readers of American magazine Condé Nast Traveler, expects to welcome 8.5 million tourists this year, up 5% from last year.
Int'l financial centre launched in central Vietnam
HANOI: The Vietnam International Financial Centre (IFC) was launched Friday (Jan 9) in the central city of Danang, serving as an international financial hub linking the innovation ecosystem, digital technology and sustainable finance, local media VnEconomy reported Saturday.
Vietnam disburses nearly US$29bil in public investment capital in 2025
HANOI: Vietnam disbursed more than 755 trillion Vietnamese dong (about US$28.73 billion) in public investment capital by the end of 2025, accounting for 83.7 per cent of the Prime Minister's assigned plan, the Vietnam News Agency reported Friday (Jan 9)
Hanoi shrugs off Trump tariffs
Over the whine of buzzsaws and the steady whir of sanders, hundreds of Vietnamese workers in a factory outside Ho Chi Minh City hustle to fill orders for high-end furniture.
Vietnam ensuring equity in access to knowledge through a single textbook set
HANOI: From the 2026–27 school year, Vietnam will move to a single, uniform set of textbooks for general education nationwide, a shift the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) says will cut costs, improve equity and bring greater stability to classrooms from grade 1 to grade 12.
