HANOI: Vietnam’s central bank is drafting a plan to restructure the troubled Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, the lender at the centre of the country’s […]
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Vietnam tycoon awaits appeal verdict in US$17.7 billion money-laundering case
The 68-year-old was found guilty of laundering US$17.7 billion and illegal cross-border trafficking of US$4.5 billion. She was also found guilty of bond fraud to […]
Commentary: Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam is not all about Donald Trump
VIETNAM’S SUBTLE SHIFT Xi’s visit offered Vietnam an opportunity to secure Chinese backing for its ambitious development agenda. Foremost among Hanoi’s priorities is advancing investment-led […]
Vietnam ups wind, solar targets as energy demand soars
COAL, NUCLEAR The latest version of the PDP8, which was approved this week, also re-emphasises the country’s 2023 pledge to end the use of coal […]
South Korea, Vietnam pledge cooperation as US tariffs loom
SEOUL: South Korea and Vietnam said on Wednesday (Apr 16) they agreed to cooperate closely, after the announcement of US tariffs that pose a major […]
Xi’s Vietnam trip aiming to ‘screw’ US, says Trump
HANOI: China’s President Xi Jinping paid tribute to Vietnam’s late revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh on Tuesday (Apr 15), his last day of a trip to […]
China’s Xi Courts Vietnam as Trade War With the U.S. Mounts
[] President Xi Jinping of China kicked off a weeklong tour of Southeast Asia Monday, landing in Hanoi and trying to rally other nations to […]
Xi Jinping Travels to Southeast Asia Amid Tariff War with U.S.
[] As China faces off with the United States over a punishing trade war, it is under pressure to shore up its friendships around the […]
What Samsung and Vietnam stand to lose in Trump’s tariff war
SEOUL/HANOI : When Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee met Vietnam’s prime minister in July, he had a simple message to convey. “Vietnam’s success is […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia from Apr 14 to 18
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia from Monday to Friday (Apr 14 to 18), China’s foreign ministry […]