Vietnam

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

Romanda Hombir (Miss World South Africa 2026), Fatoumata Diop (Miss World Senegal 2026), and Tamunosoye Karibi-George (Miss World Nigeria 2026) represent their nations at the 73rd Miss World Festival in Vietnam. Vietnam is currently playing host to women from around the world as the Miss World 2026 Festival gets into…

Rescue workers evacuate flood-affected residents by boat after heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Narra caused flooding in Ningming county, Chongzuo, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, on Aug 23, 2026. (Photo: cnsphoto via Reuters) BEIJING: Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Narra battered northern Vietnam and China's southern region of Guangxi,…

Sun PhuQuoc Airways has officially launched its direct Chengdu–Ho Chi Minh City route, creating a new air connection between Southwestern China and Vietnam’s southern economic hub. The new service operates four weekly round-trip flights. Together with the Chengdu–Phu Quoc route launched in July 2026, Sun PhuQuoc Airways now offers seven…

The study, published by three Vietnamese investigators, found a positive relation between the EU’s carbon emissions pricing and a so-called “leakage” to cheaper jurisdictions, such as Russia. This means that as carbon allowance pricing grows, some of this mining activity shifts to Russia to maximize profits. Key Takeaways A study…