The United Nations has called on Vietnam to crack down on human trafficking after it noted the abuse of women and girls recruited from Vietnam to Saudi Arabia as domestic workers. The case attracted attention recently after VOA recorded cases…
Satellite images show that Vietnam is simultaneously carrying out construction works on three islands in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea). Planet Labs images analyzed by Radio Free Asia (RFA) show construction activities underway on Phan…
Vietnam continues to be among the „focus“ countries of the latest US State Department’s wildlife trade report, as it is still considered a major source and transit point for the wildlife trade of the world. The report „2021 END Wildlife…
The retail price of gasoline E5 RON 92 in Vietnam continued to increase by VND550/liter to VND23,660/liter. This has been the fifth consecutive price increase since the beginning of September. The decision to increase gasoline prices was made by Vietnam’s…
Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang on November 10 called on countries outside ASEAN to take responsibility for common problems in the region. Vietnam News quoted General Phan Van Giang at the ASEAN Defense Ministers‘ Meeting (ADMM) held online under…
The French Development Agency (AFD) has just lent Vietnam EUR 70 million to help the Southeast Asian nation implement the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant Expansion Project. This is an important project in Vietnam’s policy of energy conversion and the use…
In a report just sent to Vietnam’s highest legislative body National Assembly, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said that the unemployment rate in the working-age increased to the highest level in the past 10 years.…
Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue of Vietnam’s National Assembly has asked the Government to direct the Ministry of Industry and Trade to soon propose a time to terminate the planning of nuclear power plant projects in Ninh Thuan. On the afternoon…
On the afternoon of November 8, at the National Assembly forum, Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said that regarding the issuance and implementation of welfare support policies over the past time, we have been…
The administration of President Joe Biden has reiterated the United States‘ commitment to promoting human rights in Vietnam, saying it remains a „top priority“ of US foreign policy. The pledge was made at the 25th Annual US-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue,…
