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...
HANOI (Reuters): Heineken Vietnam, a unit of the world's second-largest brewer Heineken, has informed authorities about plans to close of one of its breweries in the South-East Asian country due to weak demand, state media reported on Monday. The facility being shut down is located in the central province of Quang Nam province, the Quang Nam...
HANOI: At least four people, including three children, died after a fire engulfed a six-storey house here on Sunday (June 16) evening, local media reported. The fire broke out at about 6.22pm (1122 GMT) on the fourth storey of the house on Dinh Cong Ha Street in Hoang Mai District, Vietnam News Agency reported. The flames spread...
HANOI: Vietnamese authorities are ramping up tax supervision on individuals who earn income from livestreaming sales on e-commerce and social media platforms to ensure they comply with tax regulations, Vietnam News reported on Wednesday (June 12). Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed the finance ministry to closely monitor livestream sales conducted through e-commerce platforms. Individuals...
HANOI: Nguyen Bich Ngoc, a 27-year-old Vietnamese student who went missing in France earlier this year, was pronounced dead by her family on Tuesday (June 4) after more than five months of extensive searching. "There was no miracle," said Vu Quang Minh, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. "According to a family statement, Ngoc has...
HANOI: Vietnam earned an estimated US$725 million from shipping tra fish overseas during the first five months of 2024, up 2 per cent year-on-year, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday (May 27), citing the General Department of Vietnam Customs. The country's tra fish export has roared back to growth after a significant drop recorded earlier this...
HANOI: The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced the result of Wednesday's (May 8) gold auction, with three winning bidders securing 34 lots. The only winning bid price is VNĐ86.05 million (US$3,383 per tael), which is VNĐ750,000 per tael higher than the reference price. As a result, a total of 3,400 taels of SJC-branded gold bars have...
Police in Vietnam have arrested the former head of the government office, Mai Tien Dung (pic), on suspicion of abuse of power, the Ministry of Public Security said on Saturday, amid a widening anti-graft crackdown in the Southeast Asian country. The arrest of Dung, 65, is part of an investigation into a bribery case in the...
