Output of the largest Nghi Son oil refinery in Vietnam decreased by 20-25% in the first 10 days of 2023. The reason was said to be because an important factory suffers a technical problem and has to stop working for…
The upheavals in Vietnamese politics, especially after General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to Beijing and the recent dismissing Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, made observers question: Is the Vietnam-US relationship affected by these events? And how the…
Regarding the current situation of Vietnam, said poet Bui Minh Quoc: “No matter where you turn your face, you have to hold back your vomiting An entire time of laziness has ascended.” Yes, in Vietnam now, the society is rotten…
Corruption in Vietnam has been a national problem for several decades, and officials are greedy from top to bottom, “eating without leaving anything.” Corruption from big to small, from funds in neighborhood groups, to unreasonable fees in schools, from “bread”…
On January 2, 2023, Kugan Pillai’s Facebook page had a status complaining that he was asked for money by a Hanoi Customs officer. Mr. Kugan Pillai said that he went to Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport to check in to…
The year 2022 has just passed, the new year 2023 has come with expectations and worries. Events that happened in 2022 will continue to affect 2023, both positively and negatively, as we take a look back at some of the…
On December 29, the General Statistics Office announced a GDP growth rate of 8.02% in 2022. This is the highest number for the period 2011-2022. In addition, the trade surplus reached $11 billion along with a series of economic growth…
On December 26, at a special press conference, Ms. Nguyen Thi Pho Giang – Deputy General Director of the General Department of State Reserve said that the national petroleum reserve is only enough for 7 days, and the amount of…
On December 26, the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City held an appeal hearing of the civil case between Ms. Pham Thi Yen (plaintiff) and Mr. Tran Ngoc Thao, ie Venerable Thich Nhat Tu (the defendant). Ms. Yen’s lawsuit…
On December 23, on the online newspaper VnExpress, there was an article titled “I want to leave as soon as I come to Vietnam as a visitor” by Crisensean. The article describes the author’s discomfort during a trip to Vietnam…