“The network has been cut off for now,” a Vietnamese worker in Equatorial Guinea who is quarantined after being having a positive test with Covid-19 told BBC News Vietnamese on Sunday morning, July 5, local time. “They say the number…
Just two days after the 36th ASEAN Summit issued a statement expressing concern about the complicated situation in the East Sea (South China Sea), the China Maritime Safety Administration announced the military exercise around the Hoang Sa (Paracels) on July…
If an ordinary American is suddenly asked, “What are the American values in you and your culture?,” They will be somewhat confused or not fully expressed. Because most Americans believe that each individual is a separate subject, having different values,…
The UN has just published a letter that its two Special Rapporteurs sent to the Government of Vietnam on April 30, 2020, regarding acts of intimidation, harassment, and suppression of many people when they intended to or have been attended…
Phuc’s remarks were made at a press conference on Jun 26 at the end of the ASEAN 36 Summit last weekend on the capacity of the rotating chairman of the 10-nation bloc this year. “ASEAN always wants an Asia-Pacific region…
On June 25, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Adviser to President Ivanka Trump, and Ambassador John Richmond announced the 2020 annual report on Human Trafficking, which places Vietnam in a group of countries that need to be monitored due…
The author said Vietnamese and foreign people support Trump because he has expressed anti-China sentiment. Never have the Vietnamese been divided by a US president as they are now. Different views about Donald Trump are making it difficult for many…
The risk of China establishing the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East Sea (South China Sea) is at an alarming rate. At that time, the US-China competition will surely enter a new stage, the consequences of which no…
In addition to paying huge amounts of money to Spanish oil company Repsol, the Vietnamese government is facing the challenge of meeting increasing domestic energy demand and the shyness of foreign energy partners. Repsol recently officially transferred its stakes in…
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) on June 23 announced the opening of an anti-dumping investigation on tires imported from Vietnam and three other Asian countries and see if Vietnamese manufacturers are receiving unfair subsidies or not. Three other Asian…
The US diplomatic agency in Vietnam has denied a rumor which says the US suspends the issuance of visas for Vietnamese students” since early July and said it started reviewing immigrant visa applications. “Don’t believe the rumors online! There has…
In an interview with the BBC, Dr. Tran Cong Truc, former head of Vietnam ‘s Government Border Committee, affirmed that four scenarios Beijing could do if Vietnam sues China in the international court-drawn recently by Mr. Wu Shicun, director of…
Spain’s Oil and Gas Group Repsol has signed an agreement with the state-owned Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to transfer its shares in three oil and gas exploration projects in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the East Sea…
Singapore is known as the most beautiful, developed, and wealthy nation in Southeast Asia. It is also home to the vibrant sex industry, attracting women from many Asian countries to go there for prostitution over the years. According to estimates…
Overseas remittances have always played an important role in Vietnam’s economy. The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on this source of money, which has kept the communist authorities from being panicked in recent months. The number of remittances sent…
Can Vietnam expect any solution to “regain” the Hoang Sa (Paracels)? Vietnam accused China of “using force in 1974 to invade” the Hoang Sa (Paracels) managed by the Republic of Vietnam government. Vietnam’s official position is that Vietnam has “undisputed…
On June 19, 2020, the US-based rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses the Vietnamese government of increasing its crackdown on dissidents and human rights activists before the 13th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) scheduled…
Famous US professor, Steve Hanke, recently told VOA that Vietnam responds “excellently” to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, he still doubted Hanoi’s Covid-19 data, saying that in Vietnam there was almost no freedom of press. The latest comment was made by…
The US Embassy in Vietnam showed signs of interest in the Dong Tam massacre shortly after the Hanoi Police Department publicized the findings of the investigation, which is considered “controversial” regarding the land disputes case leading to deadly raids earlier…
The Chinese Embassy’s Facebook page in Hanoi is fully exploited by its diplomats as a media channel that not only propagates and promotes Chinese culture, praising the motto “4 goods-16 golden words” regarding the relationship between the two fraternal communist…
A recent US letter to the United Nations (UN) demonstrates that Washington wants to push the East Sea (South China Sea) dispute between China and other countries to the top agenda next time, according to a comment from the Philippines.…
Chinese scholars say Hanoi cannot replace Beijing even through EVFTA. The Global Times article on June 11 questioned whether China would “suffer” after a free trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam goes effective. Author Xu Liping, director of the…
Nearly 95% of the legislators of Vietnam’s National Assembly voted in the process of approving the two agreements with the EU: the Free Trade Agreement and the Investment Protection Agreement. After the Vietnamese parliament completes the procedure for ratifying the…
An American PhD and lawyer who worked for a number of years in Vietnam has told VOA that when he read the newspaper and saw the video of Chinese ships sinking Vietnamese fishing vessels, as a human being and an…
These days, the situation in the East Sea (South China Sea) has become hot in the international forum with successive moves of the parties involved in sovereignty disputes over the important international waters. Most recently, the US sent a diplomatic…
