Vietnam attends 47th session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee

UNESCO was founded on November 16, 1945, and Vietnam officially became a member of the organisation in July 1976, marking one of the country’s important steps in the process of global integration.   The 47th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee …

VinFast charging ports operator expands in Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines

HANOI -- V-GREEN, the company that runs charging stations for VinFast's electric cars and bikes, aims to expand its network in its home market of Vietnam more than sixfold to 1 million ports in three years, having recently expanded its presence in …

Vietnam channels US$21bn into social welfare in H12025

Vietnam allocated nearly VND 549tn (approximately $21bn) to social welfare initiatives in the first half of 2025, providing timely and effective support to revolutionary veterans, social policy recipients, and social protection beneficiaries, according to …

CCC invites 200 entrepreneurs to join biz mission in Vietnam

Synopsis: The ‘Vietnam-Cambodia Business Networking Conference 2025’ will help promote bilateral trade and investment between the two neighbouring countries. Kith Meng, President of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), called on 200 entrepreneurs and …

Eight tonnes of frozen meat from Vietnam seized

Officials from the General Department of Animal Health and Animal Production seized over eight tonnes of frozen meat illegally imported from Vietnam through the Koh Thom district corridor, for distribution in Phnom Penh. General Department of Animal Health …

Vietnam’s fintech sandbox: A game changer or a missed opportunity?

Remembering Vietnam Colonel Carlyle “Smitty” Harris

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tributes are pouring in for Colonel Carlyle “Smitty ” Harris, the longtime Mississippi resident, former prisoner of war in Vietnam, and decorated war hero, who passed away this weekend. Harris was 96 and passed away Sunday, July 6, …

Trump’s Vietnam Agreement Bodes Poorly for Future Trade Deals

Colin Grabow Earlier this year, President Donald Trump stated that US tariff policy would be based on reciprocity. “Whatever countries charge the United States of America,” he wrote in a social media post, “we will charge them—No more, no less!” Well, so …

Vietnam War Memorial Scale Replica To Travel In Motorcade Across Montco

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, PA — A motorcade Tuesday will bring a massive, mobile scale replica of the Vietnam War Memorial across Montgomery County before arriving at its display location. "The Wall That Heals," which is 375 feet in length and stands 7 …

Social media claims about Vietnam taxing rice imports from Cambodia ‘baseless’

A worker arranges packaged milled rice at a factory in Kampong Speu province. KT/Chor Sokunthea The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has dismissed statements on social media platforms claiming that Vietnam has begun to tax rice imports from Cambodia. In a …