Month: December 2023

Hanoi: Convenient tourist visa, abundant attractions, low cost of living, and a friendly atmosphere are among the reasons that help Vietnam become an ideal destination for digital nomads, according to Travel Off Path, a travel news source which provid…

Hanoi: Nearly 400 Vietnamese citizens stranded in northern Myanmar due to the armed conflict there were repatriated on December 30 morning.

The repatriation effort was a collaborative undertaking between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), compet…

Hanoi: Vietnam and the Philippines are the two economies in Southeast Asia that are projected to make a big leap in the World Economic League Table (WELT) between 2023 and 2038, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

It f…

HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on December 30 announced a decision to set up the city’s Department of Food Safety – the first of its kind in Vietnam.

Directly under the municipal People’s Committee, the department has the function …

Bangkok: Thailand and China launched the first direct cargo rail link from Nong Khai to Chongqing via Laos on December 29.

At the launching ceremony, a train carrying dried longan departed from Thailand’s Nong Khai province while another train carryi…

Hanoi: Three Irrawaddy dolphin calves have been found recently in central Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady River, reported the Global New Light of Myanmar.

They were seen by two fishermen who were fishing in the Ayeyarwady River between Mandalay city and Kyaukmy…

Quang Nam: The collection of carbon isotope samples has been ordered to determine the age of a sunken wooden ship recently discovered near the coast of Cam An ward in the central province of Quang Nam’s Hoi An city.

The move is part of a series of ac…