Myanmar’s flooding death toll jumps to 74, state media reports Myanmar’s flooding death toll rose to 74 as of Friday evening, according to a state media report on Sunday, after... Published 15 Sep, 2024 10:22am
World Typhoon Yagi death toll rises to 254 in Vietnam HANOI: The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 254 on... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:09pm
World Parts of Hanoi remain flooded as landslides hit northern Vietnam HANOI: Several Hanoi districts remained flooded on Thursday with the weather agency forecasting little change in... Published 12 Sep, 2024 10:38am
World Red River floods Hanoi streets as Vietnam reels from impact of Typhoon Yagi HANOI: Thousands of residents of Vietnam’s capital living close to the swollen Red River were evacuated on Wednesday... Published 11 Sep, 2024 11:29am
World Rescue on as Typhoon Yagi leaves 40 missing, 63 dead in Vietnam HANOI: Emergency workers raced to evacuate thousands of people from severe floods Tuesday after Typhoon Yagi swept... Published 10 Sep, 2024 11:26am
World Dozens dead after Typhoon Yagi hammers Vietnam HANOI/HAIPHONG: Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, left dozens dead in northern Vietnam and... Published 10 Sep, 2024 08:03am
World Death toll in Vietnam from impacts of Typhoon Yagi rises to 35, with 24 missing HANOI: Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 35 people, with 24 others... Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:03am
World Typhoon Yagi weakens after killing dozens in Vietnam, China, Philippines HANOI: Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday, after... Updated 08 Sep, 2024 02:47pm
Markets Subdued activity on Vietnam coffee market HANOI/ BANDAR LAMPUNG, (Indonesia): Trading activities remained tepid in Vietnam as traders and buyers await new... Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am
World Vietnam to send its swine fever vaccine to Philippines HANOI: Vietnam will send 150,000 doses of its African swine fever vaccine to the Philippines on Thursday, state... Published 28 Aug, 2024 11:56am
World China and Vietnam sign 14 deals from rail to crocodiles after leaders meet BEIJING: China and Vietnam signed 14 documents spanning cross-border railways to crocodile exports on Monday, after... Updated 20 Aug, 2024 07:58am
World China and Vietnam’s top leaders meet in Beijing BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping held talks on Monday with Vietnam’s new leader To Lam in Beijing on his first... Published 19 Aug, 2024 10:41am
World Vietnam President To Lam takes top job as Communist Party chief HANOI: Vietnamese President To Lam was named to the nation’s top position, general secretary of the Communist Party... Published 03 Aug, 2024 11:02am
World Vietnam coal mine collapse kills five HANOI: A coal mine collapsed near Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay after heavy rain killing five people, state media reported... Published 30 Jul, 2024 01:08pm
Markets Vietnam’s Jan-July foreign investment inflows up 8.4% y/y at $12.55bn HANOI: Vietnam received foreign investment inflows of $12.55 billion from the start of the year to July 20, up 8.4%... Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:19am
Markets Vietnam rice export rates drop BENGALURU /MUMBAI/BANGKOK/HANOII/BANGLADESH: Vietnam rice export prices slid to their lowest levels in a year this... Published 26 Jul, 2024 06:21am
World Vladimir Putin in Hanoi after inking North Korea defence pact HANOI: Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a state visit to Vietnam on Thursday, a day after signing a mutual... Published 20 Jun, 2024 10:39am
World Hamas says it creates broad prospects for a ceasefire deal in Gaza OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Hamas on Wednesday said its “positive” response to a US ceasefire plan for the... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 11:52am
World North Korea’s Kim boasts of ‘invincible’ ties with Russia amid talks of Putin visit SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country is an “invincible comrade-in-arms” with Russia in a... Published 12 Jun, 2024 10:29am
Business & Finance Vietnam inflation rises in May, nears government limit HANOI: Vietnam’s annual inflation rate edged up to 4.44% in May, official data showed on Wednesday, nearing the... Published 29 May, 2024 11:33am
Markets Vietnam Jan-May coffee exports down 3.9% y/y at 833,000 T HANOI: Vietnam exported 833,000 metric tons of coffee in the first five months of this year, down 3.9% from a year... Published 29 May, 2024 11:02am
Markets Vietnam rice exports in May up 35.3% y/y at 980,000 T HANOI: Vietnam exported 980,000 metric tons of rice in May, up 35.3% against the same month a year earlier,... Published 29 May, 2024 11:01am
World Large apartment fire in central Hanoi kills 14 people HANOI: A fire ripped through an apartment complex in central Hanoi early Friday, killing 14 people and injuring... Published 24 May, 2024 11:10am
World Six dead in Vietnam timber plant blast: reports HANOI: Six people were killed and seven injured in an explosion at a timber factory in southern Vietnam on... Published 01 May, 2024 12:06pm
Markets Vietnam Jan-Apr rice exports up 11.7% y/y to 3.23mn T, Stats Office says HANOI: Vietnam exported 3.23 million metric tons of rice in the first four months of this year, up 11.7% from a year... Published 29 Apr, 2024 09:59am
Markets Vietnam Jan-Apr coffee exports up 5.4% y/y to 756,000 T, stats office says HANOI: Vietnam exported 756,000 metric tons of coffee in the first four months of this year, up 5.4% from a year... Published 29 Apr, 2024 09:57am
World Vietnam property tycoon sentenced to death in multi-billion dollar fraud case HO CHI MINH CITY: A top Vietnamese property tycoon was sentenced to death on Thursday in one of the biggest... Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am
Markets Vietnam Jan-March rice exports at 2.1m tons office HANOI: Vietnam exported 2.1 million metric tons of rice in the first three months of 2024, up 2.1% from a year... Published 31 Mar, 2024 02:53am
World France to bring back remains of colonial soldiers from Vietnam PARIS: France is to repatriate from Vietnam the bodies of six soldiers who died in Dien Bien Phu, the country’s... Published 30 Mar, 2024 07:07am
Business & Finance Vietnam economy expands by 5.66pc in Q1 HANOI: Vietnam’s gross domestic product in the first quarter grew 5.66% from a year earlier as exports boomed,... Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:38am