In a phone call on October 26, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recommended that the Vietnamese government commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 and continue to take steps to phase out coal electricity as well as…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance said on November 2 that it is expected that Vietnam’s public debt in 2022 will be at 43-44% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The state-controlled media quoted the Ministry of Finance’s estimate with figures including…
Many factories and workshops in industrial zones in southern Vietnam are facing a paradox: reopening production but lack of human resources. Without consistent and smooth epidemic prevention measures from the central to local levels to facilitate the resumption of production…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has had a busy first day of his trip to Glasgow, Scotland to attend the summit against climate change, COP26. With the first day mainly devoted to ceremonies, on October 31, the Vietnamese leader attended…
Closer defense ties between Japan and Vietnam could have an impact on regional security but not to the extent of provoking China, two experts told BBC News Vietnamese. The helicopter carrier JS Kaga and the destroyer JS Murasame of the…
Vietnam has attracted a lot of attention at the conference on climate change (COP26) when Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made a commitment to achieve “zero” net emissions by 2050, joining the pledge to reduce methane emissions worldwide and the…
Vietnam is currently in the top 3 countries that consume the most dog meat in Asia after China, according to Human Society International. Is it time for Vietnam to stop viewing dog meat as a favorite food? Talking to BBC…
At the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 4, 2021, about 40 countries, including Vietnam, along with many territories and organizations, pledged to gradually stop using coal in thermal power plants. The countries participating in this agreement commit…
The United Nations has called on Vietnam to crack down on human trafficking after it noted the abuse of women and girls recruited from Vietnam to Saudi Arabia as domestic workers. The case attracted attention recently after VOA recorded cases…
Satellite images show that Vietnam is simultaneously carrying out construction works on three islands in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea). Planet Labs images analyzed by Radio Free Asia (RFA) show construction activities underway on Phan…
