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Last Updated: 22nd July, 2020 12:15 IST Vietnam and New Zealand on Wednesday announced they would elevate the bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership, a stronger tie to boost the cooperation on all fronts between the two countries. Vietnam and New Zealand on Wednesday announced they would elevate the bilateral…

HANOI (Reuters) - Chan May LNG, a U.S.-Vietnamese joint venture, plans to invest up to $6 billion in a power project in Vietnam as it seeks to cash in on the Southeast Asian country’s rising demand for electricity, its chief executive officer said on Wednesday.Vietnam faces the risk of severe…

(Updates with VietJet statement) HANOI, June 29 (Reuters) - Vietnam’s aviation authority said on Monday it had grounded all Pakistani pilots working for local airlines, amid concern from global regulators that some pilots may have been using “dubious” licences. Pakistan said last week it will ground 262 airline pilots whose…

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s aviation authority said on Monday it had grounded all Pakistani pilots working for local airlines, amid concern from global regulators that some pilots may have been using “dubious” licences. Pakistan said last week it will ground 262 airline pilots whose credentials may have been falsified, after…

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam’s aviation authority said on Monday it had grounded all Pakistani pilots working for local airlines, amid concern from global regulators that some pilots may have been using “dubious” licences. Pakistan said last week it will ground 262 airline pilots whose credentials may have been falsified, after…

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HANOI (Reuters) - Power tool manufacturer Techtronic Industries will invest an additional $650 million in Vietnam to produce cordless appliances, the Vietnamese government said on Tuesday. Construction of the new plant in Ho Chi Minh City will be completed by the third quarter of 2021, the government said in a…

HANOI (Reuters) - Power tool manufacturer Techtronic Industries will invest an additional $650 million in Vietnam to produce cordless appliances, the Vietnamese government said on Tuesday. Construction of the new plant in Ho Chi Minh City will be completed by the third quarter of 2021, the government said in a…

In 1997, a large area of rainforest in south-east Asia was burned to the ground to make way for palm oil plantations. A combination of deforestation, forest fires and drought are believed to have for… Read More

A person’s foot being infested by the guinea worm, date unknown.Photo: National Museum of Health and MedicineDoctors in Vietnam this week say that they’ve made a mysterious and—if accurate—alarming discovery: A local resident who was infested with the nearly extinct Guinea worm. But Guinea worm experts are still trying to…