Three Vietnamese arrested with 15 million baht worth of rhino horns Three Vietnamese were arrested at Suvarnabhumi international airport early Sunday morning (Sept 24) after Customs officials found 15 rhino horns worth about 15 million […]
A purge too far in Vietnam? A mounting internal purge has unsettled Vietnam’s typically sedate Communist Party-dominated politics, as an unresolved factional power struggle for supremacy plays out in unusually colorful ways. — Asia Times […]
Business ties complicate Muslim states’ response to Myanmar’s Rohingya When Rohingya Muslims fled persecution and slaughter in Myanmar in past decades, tens of thousands found refuge in Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest sites. — […]
Crisis puts more pressure on Rakhine’s troubled economy AS A grim humanitarian crisis continues to put a spotlight on Rakhine State, plans are continuing for an economic development zone in conflict-hit Maungdaw Township, officials said. […]
PM urges US financial investment in Vietnam Vietnam wants to attract more investment from the US, especially in finance, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told former US Secretary of the Treasury Tymothy Geithner, who is […]
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks, but does the world believe her? The staging of two very different meetings in Myanmar’s gleaming, Chinese-built international convention center in the capital, Naypyitaw, on Tuesday captured an incongruous disconnect […]
Vietnam Banking Sector Still Not Corruption Free As Vietnam begins reign-in red-tape and divest its extensive, state-owned enterprise (SOE) holdings, increasing attention is being focused on their corporate governance. — AEC News Today MoIT to […]
As Vietnam begins reign-in red-tape and divest its extensive, state-owned enterprise (SOE) holdings, increasing attention is being focused on their corporate governance. A string of probes have uncovered an array of corruption and negligent activities, […]
Vietnam sucks up loss from crude oil sales to China China is getting a 2 percent discount compared to the rest of the world on crude oil from Vietnam. — VnExpress Vietnam resort developer FLC […]
Western powers warn Suu Kyi on Rohingya before speech Britain led world powers Monday in warning Myanmar of potential action if leader Aung San Suu Kyi does not move to end a campaign against the […]
‘We will kill you all’; Rohingya beg for safe passage Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-racked northwest Myanmar are pleading with the authorities for safe passage from two remote villages that are cut off by […]
Ministry to submit real estate plan The Ministry of Construction will submit a plan to the Prime Minister on promoting stable and healthy development of the local real estate market in this year’s fourth quarter. […]