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...Some potential investors are worried the corruption crackdown — known as “blazing furnace” — could pick up pace, especially closer to 2026, when the Communist party leader Nguyen Phu Trong, who has spearheaded...
...deepening our co-operation on critical and emerging technologies, particularly around building a more resilient semiconductor supply chain,” said Biden in a joint press conference late on Sunday with Nguyen Phu...
...De Lattre died of cancer before the final face-off with Ho Chi Minh at Dien Bien Phu....
...Vietnam communist party chief Nguyen Phu Trong has further cemented his grip on power after parliament approved the dismissals of two deputy prime ministers on January 5....
...The Communist party of Vietnam in January reshuffled its leadership, naming Pham Minh Chinh as prime minister and endorsed Nguyen Phu Trong for a second five-year term as CPV general secretary....
...“China firmly supports Vietnam in fighting and defeating the Covid-19 epidemic,” Wang said while conveying President Xi Jinping’s greetings to Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist party of...
...Scarlet lettering on “for rent” signs is plastered on countless buildings across downtown Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, as well as in beach towns from Da Nang to Phu Quoc....
...“Neighbours know if you come from a foreign country,” said Truong Huu Khanh, head of the department of infectious diseases at Ho Chi Minh City Children’s hospital....
...Many Vietnamese believe (though it has never been officially confirmed) that top political jobs are divvied out regionally: Nguyen Phu Trong, the president and communist party secretary, comes from the north...
...For Vietnamese companies such as Minh Phu Seafood, Vietnam’s largest shrimp producer, the “trade war between China and the US will create many chances for us to expand our business,” said Le Van Quang, its...
...Last week, Darin LaHood, a US state representative from Illinois, called for an investigation of Minh Phu Seafood, Vietnam’s biggest shrimp producer, accusing it of evading antidumping duties on Indian frozen...
...I travelled to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s two megacities, and south to Phu Quoc, formerly a sleepy backpackers’ island where Vinpearl has built thousands of hotel rooms and a safari park, complete...
...Vietnam plans to open three special economic zones in the country’s north, centre, and southern Phu Quoc island where foreign investors will be offered generous incentives and be allowed to lease land for...
...In Phu Quoc, the average price rose from $2,100 per sq metre to $2,400 per sq metre over the same period....
...Formerly a rising political star, Mr Dinh was also sacked as the top Communist party leader in Ho Chi Minh City. His brother Dinh Manh Thang was arrested the following day....
...Other coastal regions on the rise include Nha Trang in the south, Da Nang, which is Vietnam’s third largest city, and Phu Quoc island....
...Other key appointments include that of Dinh La Thang, former transport minister, as party secretary for Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). He also takes a place on the politburo....
...Dinh flies south to Ho Chi Minh Elsewhere, Dinh La Thang, a northerner and the former transport minister, was interestingly appointed Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) party secretary....
...“Big opportunities have opened up,” said Nguyen Phu Trong, party general secretary. “However, there remain many difficulties and challenges.”...
...One intriguing emerging opportunity is the island of Phu Quoc, which the government is promoting as a tourist centre — “Vietnam’s Phuket”, as one agent describes it....
...Ronald McDonald’s arrival on Dien Bien Phu street – named after a battle that marked the decisive military defeat of French colonialists in 1954 – also completes a circle in the fortunes of western food...
...By Nguyen Van Phu of the Saigon Economic Times Activists in Vietnam fight tenaciously for many things....
...These were never held because the sole signatories to the accords, France and the Viet Minh, refused to participate....
...Navarre wanted to create a secure base from which to harry Giap’s Viet Minh in the mountains of the northwest, and to protect neighbouring Laos. Giap turned Dien Bien Phu into a trap....
...Additional reporting by Nguyen Phuong Linh, Ho Chi Minh City...
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