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Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, shakes hands with Vietnamese officials upon his arrival at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, on June 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Vietnam early on June 20 for talks with the country’s Communist leaders after concluding a defence pact with North Korea…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Vietnam on Thursday. Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Vietnam on Thursday morning for a state visit set to deepen ties between Moscow and Hanoi, Russian news agencies reported. Travelling from a closely followed trip to North Korea, Putin touched down in the southeast Asian country with a…
Vietnam’s Public Security Minister To Lam. File | Photo Credit: AFP Vietnam has nominated its Public Security Minister To Lam as its new president, state media said on May 18, after his predecessor resigned in the ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has shaken up the country’s political establishment. The Communist Party’s Central Committee had agreed to…
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A farmer looking at his crop in a field in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, known as the country’s rice bowl’. | Photo Credit: AFP Vietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses as more saltwater seeps into arable land, state media reported on March 17, citing new research. The damage would likely centre…
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A farmer looking at his crop in a field in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, known as the country’s rice bowl’. | Photo Credit: AFP Vietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses as more saltwater seeps into arable land, state media reported on March 17, citing new research. The damage would likely centre…
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Vietnam has more than 30,000 drug addicts undergoing compulsory treatment (representation) Hanoi, Vietnam: Authorities in Vietnam are searching for nearly 100 drug users who escaped from an overcrowded state-owned rehabilitation centre in the Mekong Delta, state media said Monday. Vietnam has more than 30,000 drug addicts undergoing compulsory treatment at government facilities, some forced by…
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Like with the last episode of Business Matters, this one too was triggered by a headline I saw in an article: “India fears losing out to China in smartphone exports race”. This Reuters piece cited IT Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s letter dated January 3 to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressing fears that India’s high…
The “kissing rocks” are around 1.39 metres tall and popular among tourists. “Kissing rocks”, a popular tourist spot in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, are at risk of collapse, according to a report. Released in July, the report said that rising sea levels and fishing boats travelling too close are causing the rocks to erode, as…
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