Vietnam is mainly applying two fairly rudimentary waste treatment technologies: burial and incineration to treat about 25 million tons of domestic solid waste annually, of which more than 50% is urban solid waste. However, no form has been recognized to…
Vietnam will continue not to choose sides in strategic competition between major powers, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed in directing the diplomatic branch, adding that Vietnam’s foreign policy “must put the national interest- nation above all else.” Chinh made…
Vingroup has officially started the construction of a battery cell factory for VinFast electric cars. It is reported that President Nguyen Xuan Phuc was present at the groundbreaking ceremony on the afternoon of December 12 of VinES Battery Factory in…
Press briefing notes on Viet Nam Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 17 December 2021 We are deeply troubled by the harsh sentencing of human rights and land rights defenders convicted of spreading anti-State propaganda in…
Former French ambassador to India for 4 years, last October, Mr. Claude Blanchemaison has just published in France a book about India, titled “L’Inde, contre vents et marées.” Blanchemaison’s book is of particular interest because he is both an agent…
US energy giant, ExxonMobil, is working on a final plan to bring Vietnam’s largest offshore gas project, the Blue Whale field, into operation after a long delay which is believed to be caused by China’s pressure. Texas-based ExxonMobil said last…
China donated more money and the COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam after the US additionally gave Vietnam more than 2 million doses. Vietnam’s state-controlled media on Thursday, December 2, reported that during the ongoing visit to China by Vietnamese Foreign Minister…
On December 2, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid an official visit to China during a two-day visit, at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the foreign ministries of the two countries announced. Foreign Minister Bui Thanh…
The defense ministries of Vietnam and Russia have just signed a military-technical cooperation agreement, which is said to “create a legal basis for further promoting defense cooperation” between the two countries. During a bilateral meeting in Moscow on December 1,…
Vietnam’s NanoDragon satellite used to monitor ship activities in the South China Sea has not signaled for three weeks after being launched into orbit. A Vietnamese official told the state-controlled press about this. NanoDragon satellite was successfully launched from Uchinoura…
