Vietnam

(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…

South Korea’s top exhibitor CJ CGV will sell its 25% stake in CJ Vietnam, CJ’s Vietnamese real estate investment unit, on Jul. 3. The move is will shore up CGV’s balance sheet which has been badly hit by coronavirus closure of its cinemas. CGV’s debt to equity ratio increased by almost…

Spike Lee appeared on The Daily Show Thursday night to discuss his new film Da 5 Bloods, a historical Vietnam War drama that’s streaming now on Netflix. Following the journey of four African-American veterans as they travel back to Vietnam to search for what their former squad leader left behind, the film…