HANOI (SCMP): Many young people of marriageable age are increasingly opting to marry later in life, driven by career aspirations or the challenges of finding the right partner. In Vietnam, dozens of social media groups have emerged, offering paid partner services. A forum administrator with over 20,000 members has noted a recent surge in women renting...
HANOI (dpa): Vietnam’s National Assembly on Saturday approved an ambitious cross-country high-speed railway project, which will cost an estimated US$67 billion (RM298 billion), the National Assembly said in a statement. Passengers in the future will be able to travel by high-speed train from the capital Hanoi in the north of the country to the metropolis of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam has announced the elevation of Malaysia and Vietnam bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership. During a joint press conference with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya on Thursday (Nov 21), Lam underscored his productive discussions with...
HANOI/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has sent a complaint letter to Vietnam over its alleged expansion of a South China Sea reef that both countries claim as their own, two officials told Reuters, in a rare bilateral escalation not involving China. The move brings to light another of the multiple disputes in the strategic waterway, most...
ATHENS: Greek police have arrested a Vietnamese woman wanted for smuggling nearly 300kg (660 pounds) of gold bars by hiding them under vehicles used to shuttle ice across the Vietnam-Cambodia border, police officials said on Wednesday (Oct 30). An Interpol Red Notice was issued on behalf of Vietnam last year for the 64-year-old woman, who had...
Super Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit Asia this year, has left a path of destruction across southern China, Philippines and Vietnam. The storm wreaked havoc in northern Vietnam on September 7, triggering landslides and floods that have left over 65 people dead, and over 750 injured. As the affected cities cope with the aftermath of the calamity,...
HANOI (Reuters) - Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 24 people and injured another 299 in northern Vietnam on the weekend, the government said, as authorities on Monday warned of more flooding. The typhoon was Asia's most powerful storm this year and made landfall on the country's northeastern coast...
Jacky Wu may be one of the most well-known and richest hosts in Taiwan, but he’s still a very down-to-earth guy, as this video (see below) can attest. Earlier this week, Jacky shared a video on Facebook with the caption: “Playing big in Nha Trang, Vietnam. The king is sitting outside the massage shop eating durian and treating everyone to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended his condolences to the people of Vietnam on the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on Friday (July 19). Anwar, in his Facebook post, said the passing of Nguyen Phu Trong had left an unfathomable void. "His vision of...
HANOI (Bloomberg): National carrier Vietnam Airlines JSC risks insolvency as early as July if the repayment deadline for a government-backed loan isn’t extended, according to a statement on the National Assembly’s website. The airline is in a "financial crisis” because it hasn’t yet completed refinancing efforts such as restructuring non-core investments and sales of new shares...
