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Vietnam is reportedly busy conducting preliminary research to establish crypto-friendly policies. According to Vietnamnet, a local news outlet, the country's deputy prime minister has advised three ministries to accelerate research into cryptocurrencies and prepare a legal framework for managing virtual assets and currencies. This would concern the Ministry of Finance,…

Updated 30 March 2022 Arab News March 30, 2022 01:03 On May 7, 1954, when the bullets stopped and the air stilled in Dien Bien Phu, there was no doubt that Vietnam could fight a mighty colonial power and win. After nearly a decade of struggle, a nation forged in…

by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 March 2022 / 1,218 Views Microsoft announced it plans to launch it subscription service, PC Game Pass, later this year in five countries in Southeast Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. It will be available today as a preview in the…

Vietnamese man, Ho Hoang Hung, set off from Phuket in an inflatable rubber dinghy equipped with water and instant noodles but no navigation system The 37-year-old was attempting the 2,000km trip when a fishing boat found him near the Similan Islands, about 80km off the Thai mainland Read More

The US plans to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war with Russia, the White House said today. More than 3.6 million refugees have fled Ukraine, according to the UNHCR, with most going to neighboring Poland. While the Biden administration didn’t give a timeline for the commitment, it…

A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A330-200 plane prepares for landing at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam November 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kham Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comHANOI, March 23 (Reuters) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will temporarily suspend regular flights from Hanoi to Moscow starting from March 25…

MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Excerpts culled from a replay of “The Chat Room” on PTV, with UniTeam candidate BBM replying to questions by Communication Secretary Martin Andanar and Erwin Tulfo. “Food sovereignty.” Plant enough to produce our own supply to keep prices steady. Learn from countries like Vietnam, which…

PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Former President Fidel V. Ramos celebrated his 94th birthday last Thursday, March 18, which was marked by the launching of the Fidel V. Ramos Presidential Library, the first online presidential library in the country. A hero of the Edsa People…

Hong Kong Customs seized about 10.2 million suspected illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of about $28 million at the Tsing Yi Customs Cargo Examination Compound on Thursday. Customs officers found the consignment inside a 40-foot transshipment container, declared to be carrying plastic bins. It had arrived from Vietnam…

Pham Doan Trang was sentenced to nine years in prison for “anti-state propaganda” in December. Photo: Paul Mooney This week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced jailed Vietnamese dissident journalist Pham Doan Trang as a winner of the International Women of Courage prize—an annual award given by the Department of…