On July 22, UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace visited Hanoi to discuss bilateral defense cooperation, including maritime security. The British Embassy in Vietnam announced Minister Wallace’s three-day visit to Vietnam from July 21-23: “During talks with Vietnam’s Defense Minister, General…
An unofficial source said that, at the end of this July, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Vietnam and two other Southeast Asian countries, Singapore and the Philippines. This visit of Mr. Lloyd Austin is considered to “clear the…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Vietnam at the end of July during his Asia tour starting July 23 to countries including Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. The US Embassy in Hanoi posted this notice on Facebook on July…
Facing the ongoing pandemic situation in Vietnam, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down its forecast for Vietnam’s economic growth in 2021 from 6.7% to 5.8%. Vietnam’s state-controlled media reported on July 20. Accordingly, ADB believes that the delay…
Israeli human rights activists recently spoke out against an Israeli company that sold mobile phone hacking software to the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security which uses the purchsse to monitor and crack down on journalists and human rights activists. Israel’s…
The US Department of Finance and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on July 19 reached an agreement to address Washington’s concerns about Hanoi’s monetary behavior amid reports of the Biden’s administration considering levying tariffs on goods from the Southeast…
Saigon Economic Times Online: Foreign-invested enterprises (FDI), as well as domestic and foreign experts, are concerned about strict pandemic prevention and control decisions that may affect domestic consumption and supply chains Global. On July 14, Samsung Electronics suspended production at…
In recent times, Beijing has made efforts to conclude many trade agreements to attract investment, especially notably the Comprehensive Investment Agreement (CAI/AGI) with the European Union (EU). However, the CAI Agreement was suspended by the European Parliament on May 20,…
The fourth Covid-19 outbreak in Vietnam is continuing to cause additional economic consequences as high-tech companies and large export factories are forced to suspend operations as many businesses are unable to meet the “3 on-site requirements” of the local government.…
Today, July 14, 2021, Hongkong placed Vietnam on the list of countries at high risk of Covid-19. Thus, passengers from Vietnam to Hong Kong will have to be isolated in a hotel for 21 days, in addition to having to…
