Singapore and Hong Kong to start ‘travel bubble’ flights on Nov 22
SINGAPORE, Nov 11, 2020, CNBC. Quarantine-free leisure travel between Hong Kong and Singapore will resume…
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.
Asia-Pacific ministers in final talks for RCEP trade deal
TOKYO, Nov 11, 2020, Kyodo. Ministers from Japan, China, South Korea and 12 other Asia-Pacific…
S. Korea to boost investment and tourism in central Vietnam
DANANG, Nov 8, 2020, VNS. South Korea officially inaugurated its Consulate General in Đà Nẵng…
Vietnam’s PM holds phone talks with Thai counterpart
HANOI, Nov 7, 2020, VNS. Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has suggested Việt Nam and…
ASEAN Navy Chiefs call for stronger co-operation
HANOI, Nov 6, 2020, VNS. International co-operation at sea, manifested by the co-ordination of actions…
Lao deputy PM inspects construction of Vietnamese-funded National Assembly house
VIENTIANE, Nov 3, 2020, VNS. Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Laos-Việt Nam…
[Analytics] Why manufacturers are not rushing from China to India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an exclusive interview to Economic Times, an Indian English-language business…
S. Korea’s National Assembly speaker begins Vietnam visit
HANOI, Nov 1, 2020, VNS. Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea…
[Analytics] Suga launches charm offensive in Southeast Asia
In a sign of Southeast Asia’s growing strategic importance, Japan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga…
Storm Saudel gains strength, on course for flood-prone central Vietnam
HANOI, Oct 22, 2020, VN Express. Storm Saudel has gained in strength and is forecast…
Indonesia, Japan agree to set up essential business travel corridor
JAKARTA, Oct 21, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga agreed…
More than 100 dead as Vietnam reels from ‘worst floods in decades’
HANOI, Oct 21, 2020, CNN. More than 100 people are dead and thousands of homes…