With a per capita income of $2,500, Laos is still one of the 47 least developed countries, according to the United Nations ranking. Because Laos is such a poor country, it is easy for China to expand its influence over…
The Vietnamese army has just established a militia squadron in Kien Giang which is equipped with ships and specialized weapons amid the increasingly tense situation in the East Sea (South China Sea). Vietnam’s state-controlled media in the past week said…
Vietnam’s Defense Minister Phan Van Giang called for actions to “constrain” and “avoid complicating the situation” in resolving disputes in the East Sea (South China Sea) when he met with ASEAN and Chinese ministers on May June 15. Noting the…
Many foreigners, mainly Chinese and Taiwanese, have hooked up with domestic Vietnamese to set up businesses and companies to disguise the illegal possession, sale, and transportation of drugs. Vietnam’s state-controlled media reported as mentioned above on June 17, citing information…
Dow Chemical, one of the American multinational companies that Tran To Nga sued in a French court, said that they were not responsible for the “wartime” problem when the US military sprayed Agent Orange over Vietnam and this case should…
The State of Vietnam has just officially announced the results of the 15th National Assembly election with 499 candidates declared elected in localities and provinces across the country. On this occasion, on Friday, June 11, 2021, a number of Vietnamese…
Regarding information that China has helped Cambodia upgrade Ream naval base, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said that Hanoi has evidence that Beijing is participating in a large-scale reclamation project at Ream naval base in Cambodia. Vietnam’s…
On June 6, more than 1,000 voters in a commune on the outskirts of Hanoi had to go to the polls again amid the COVID-19 pandemic because the chairman of the People’s Council of this commune committed election fraud. Mr.…
After the tension and noise between China and the Philippines, Manila once again announced that it wanted to turn Thitu Island (Vietnamese call it Thi Tu) into a logistics center – a logistics base in the Truong Sa (Spratlys) in…
Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 10 said there was “no specific information” about China having completed the installation of the world’s largest drilling rig and preparing to launch the Lang Thuy field, south of Hainan Island, in the…
