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Hanoi chokes as Vietnam capital tops most polluted cities list
“I have had to wear a mask whenever I’ve gone out over the last few days as the air quality…
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Trial begins in Vietnam’s largest, multibillion-dollar financial scam
If proved, it could be one of the largest financial frauds in Asia. Malaysia’s 1MDB corruption scandal involved for instance…
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Vietnam’s ‘rice bowl’ cracks in monster heatwave
HANOI: Southern Vietnam, including business hub Ho Chi Minh City and its “rice bowl” Mekong Delta region, suffered an unusually…
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Former Vietnam health minister tried over COVID-19 test bribes
HANOI: Vietnam’s former health minister and 37 others went on trial in Hanoi on Wednesday (Jan 3) for their alleged…
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Vietnam’s own PewDiePie? How Cris Devil Gamer became a popular YouTuber by playing video games
GROWING THE PIE In those days, his viewership could be best described as modest. “Initially, there were only about 10…
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Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay losing its hue as pollution, over-development sink in
HA LONG: Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay is losing its famous turquoise hue as pollution and over-development threaten its wildlife and…
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Vietnam’s ‘bamboo diplomacy’ shifts into higher gear
HANOI: Communist Party-ruled Vietnam has upgraded ties with the world’s top powers, including former foes, China and the United States,…
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Vietnam police arrest senior official over illicit sand mining
HANOI: Police in Vietnam arrested a top provincial official on Monday (Dec 25) in an investigation into illegal sand mining,…
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‘Beyond our borders’: Vietnam tech firm VNG takes on world best
SMALL BEGINNINGS VNG was born in 2004 as Vinagame, a start-up with just five people, who prepared the launch of…
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Vietnam property developer faces trial over US$12.5 billion bond fraud
HANOI: The chairwoman of major property developer Van Thinh Phat will go on trial in Vietnam, accused with accomplices of…
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