Some American lawmakers and manufacturing groups oppose removing Hanoi’s nonmarket economy designation, citing its Chinese connections
Chinese investors pose a threat to Vietnam’s domestic supporting industries
It may accept some Chinese grants to balance its improved relationship with Washington, they say
The new relationship comes a month after the US and Vietnam upgraded their ties to the same level, showing Hanoi’s diversification of its ties, experts say
Efforts in Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia to remove deadly remnants of the war in Vietnam face new challenges brought about by climate change
While US health authorities are debating whether or not wearing masks will help slow the spread of COVID-19, Vietnam has reinforced its mask-wearing culture
Activists have exerted pressure on regional governments to offer a climate action plan but those governments say they are doing their best, as developing countries that did not create the problem
Pork is a staple for many Vietnamese who used to eat tofu and other vegetarian foods
To environmentalists, palm oil is a scourge that causes profit-seeking corporations to burn forestland for planting, to Indonesian farmers, the commodity is a lifeline
For vulnerable borrowers, a single missed payment easily leads to an inescapable cycle of debt
The model could become an interesting trend across the region, as Malaysia is the most developed economy in Southeast Asia, after Singapore
Some question whether humans can actually be productive for -- and tolerate -- a true eight hour day
Brexit would mean that some European products would no longer have preferential access to the British market, so Vietnam could step in and compete with those products
Vietnam and the United States are getting closer, decades after fighting an exhaustive war
Vietnam is encouraging banks to lend to small businesses, like this furniture store in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, Korean cultures share holiday traditions, war history, and love of K-pop
Vietnamese banks are now considering the environmental and social impact of their lending decisions, in addition to traditional credit risk factors
The significance of the legal change is to decrease any confusion over whether victims can have their attorneys present with them
Discussions around the regulation have been ongoing, but they take on heightened significance now that the deaths of 39 Vietnamese in a refrigerated truck in Britain have put a spotlight on human trafficking
'Travelers are banned from bringing most pork products from African swine fever countries into Australia,' Australian Minister for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie said in a statement released last week
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