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Vietnamese police arrested a deputy health minister on Wednesday for allegedly accepting huge bribes, part of an investigation into a company accused of smuggling medical equipment, authorities said. Vietnam has pursued a high-profile anti-corruption campaign in recent years that has netted dozens of business leaders and senior government figures. Deputy…

A US aircraft carrier at the centre of controversy over conditions on board approached the Thai coast on Wednesday for its first port call in nine months. The 5,000 sailors and Marines on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, arriving from the war in the Middle East, are headed for the…

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Vietnam is launching a national pilot framework to regulate crypto assets, focusing on real-world asset tokenization to attract foreign investment and spur economic growth. Key Takeaways A 2025 goverment resolution launched Vietnam’s pilot crypto framework, restricting asset tokenization to foreign investors. Boston Consulting Group estimates tokenized assets will reach $14…

A Protestant pastor in Vietnam has been sentenced to 7.5 years in jail for allegedly undermining national unity through unregistered Christian activities, sparking international condemnation.  Pastor Y Nuen Ayun, a Protestant pastor in Vietnam, is currently facing a 7 and a half year jail sentence for what his accusers call…

Tamunosoye “Soye” Karibi-George won the Africa Top Model title on Thursday, August 27, at Miss World 2026 in Vietnam. The victory secured her an automatic place in the Top 40 quarterfinals of the Miss World 2026 competition. She defeated representatives from Equatorial Guinea, Botswana, Kenya and South Africa to claim…

Nigeria’s Tamunosoye Karibi George has just given the country another reason to keep an eye on the Miss World stage. Competing at the Vietnam Beauty Fashion Fest XVII, the beauty queen claimed the Top Model title for Africa, earning an automatic place in the Top 40 quarter-finals of Miss World…

The facility, located in Ho Chi Minh City, will manufacture and distribute polysilicon for semiconductors. The post Japan’s Tokuyama opens polysilicon factory in Vietnam appeared first on pv magazine Global...Read More

Speech by FS at reception celebrating 81st National Day of Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (English only) (with photos/video) ******************************************************************************************      Following is the speech by the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, at the reception celebrating the 81st National Day of Socialist Republic of Viet Nam today (August 25): Consul General…

BEIJING (AP) — The festival is observed on the seventh day of the seventh month of the Chinese calendar, which fell on Aug. 19 in 2026. Celebrations are also held in Singapore, Vietnam and other Asian countries...Read More