Mekong Delta’s biggest reservoir contaminated by saltwater intrusion
KENH LAP, Feb 5, 2020, VN Express. Seawater has intruded into the Mekong Delta’s largest…
Vietnam
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.
Vietnam’s PM asks to handle inefficient state-owned enterprises
HANOI, Feb 4, 2020, VNS/VNA. Inefficient State-owned enterprises must be handled this year, Prime Minister…
Many localities in Vietnam close schools on fears of coronavirus
HANOI, Feb 3, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Closing schools is one of tough measures that…
China seeks to import medical face masks from Vietnam
HANOI, Feb 2, 2020, The Hanoi Times. In Vietnam, demand for medical face masks and…
Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific cut China flights
HANOI, Feb 1, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific will stop flights on…
Three Vietnamese fined, two Thais arrested for spreading fake news on Wuhan coronavirus
HANOI, Jan 31, 2020, VN Express, AFP, The ASEAN Post. Financial penalties have been imposed…
Myanmar President lauds sound relations with Vietnam
HANOI, Jan 31, 2020, VNA. Myanmar President U Win Myin highlighted his country’s fruitful relations…
Building new-style rural areas is an “endless” task: Vietnam’s PM
YEN BAI, Jan 30, 2020, VNA. The building of new-style rural areas is an “endless”…
Thai cross-border commerce falls short in 2019
BANGKOK, Jan 29, 2020, Bangkok Post. Cross-border trade fell by 3.4% in 2019, weighed down…
Countries prepare to evacuate citizens from Wuhan due to spread of coronavirus
MOSCOW, Jan 28, 2020, TASS. The US and Japan plan to begin evacuation of their…
Coronavirus has killed 106 and infected 4,515 people, Chinese health authorities say
BEIJING, Jan 28, 2020, CNBC. Chinese health authorities said Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak has…
S. Korea reports 3rd confirmed case of Wuhan coronavirus
SEOUL, Jan 26, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea on Sunday reported its third confirmed case of…