Vietnam
Saeed Naqvi | Vietnam joins Sino-Russian orbit, in a huge blow to West
The Beijing-Moscow pair has attracted new adherents, whereas the Western camp is restive.
Farrukh Dhondy | Why protests matter… and stifling them is unacceptable
In professed democracies such as the UK or India, the State’s antagonism to the freedom of speech cannot and must not be tolerated
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Towards a more affluent India: Future not all rosy
Economic growth is not an automated elevator. There will be periodic glitches and we need policy repairmen to keep it moving
Aakar Patel | The rise & fall of India’s exports: Can we take it up to $1tr by 2030?
Unless India does something proactively that affects our exports positively, trade growth will decline as it has with the world trend
Vietnam bans wildlife trade, markets to prevent animal-to-human infections
Vietnam has been a popular destination for wildlife products often from endangered species used in traditional medicine or exotic cuisine
Vietnam's huge pool of software engineers makes Ho Chi Minh City a startup hotspot
Vietnamese e-commerce and e-payment companies have been “flooded” with private equity in the past couple of years.
Vietnam urges Asean to set up Covid-19 emergency fund
Hanoi is chairing an Asean meeting on Covid-19, with the country touting its success so far.
Beyond the beach
Apart from the pristine white coast, Vietnam’s resort town of Nha Trang is dotted with ancient temples
Vietnamese woman reunited with daughter after 40 years
After four decades, a Vietnamese woman reunites with the daughter airlifted to America.
Woman carrying raw pork denied entry to Australia under strict vigilance
Australia bars entry to Vietnamese woman for failing to declare raw pork.