Vietnam govt spends nearly $770M to support efforts against Covid-19
HANOI, Aug 10, 2020, Hanoi Times. The Vietnamese government has spent VND17.77 trillion (US$765 million)…
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Viet Nam is an economy of 92 million people. When it joined APEC in 1998, Viet Nam’s real GDP was recorded at USD 54 billion and its real per capita GDP was USD 696. By 2016, Viet Nam’s GDP has tripled at 164 billion, as did its per capita GDP, which stood at 2,170.
Hanoi hospitals’ support pours in Danang – fresh Covid-19 epicenter
HANOI, Aug 7, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi…
China, US militaries in crunch talks to avoid conflicts in Taiwan and South China Sea
HONG KONG, Aug 7, 2020, SCMP. China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe and his US counterpart…
Vietnam to start building North-South Expressway in September
HANOI, Aug 6, 2020, Hanoi Times. Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) plans to start construction…
Japan to promote trade document digitalization platform to ASEAN
HANOI, Aug 6, 2020, VNA. The Japanese Government plans to promote a platform to member…
[Analytics] Should the US put its military muscle where its mouth is on the South China Sea?
On July 13, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that the US considers China’s…
[Analytics] How ASEAN benefits as Japan shifts production away from China
The Japanese government is encouraging firms to relocate manufacturing from China to Southeast Asia. As…
30 per cent of all vehicles produced in Thailand will be e-vehicles by 2030
BANGKOK, Aug 4, 2020, The Nation. The Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT) says the…
Thai official told to find ways to mitigate Laos dam impact
BANGKOK, Aug 3, 2020, Bangkok Post. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon urged authorities concerned to…
Vietnam’s Buon Ma Thuot City under lockdown after two new Covid-19 cases confirmed
DAK LAK, Aug 3, 2020, VNS. Areas in the Buôn Ma Thuột City in the…
[Analytics] The next US-China battleground: Chinese dams on the Mekong River?
Chinese dams on the Mekong have been blamed by some for the severe droughts suffered…
Cambodian cross-border drug trafficker gets death sentence
TAY NINH, Aug 1, 2020, VNA. The People’s Court of the southern province of Tay…