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Cross-Border Wind Power Project in Laos to Begin Supplying Vietnam by End of 2025

A major wind power project backed by Vietnamese investment in Laos’ Bolikhamxay Province is now 80 percent complete and is expected to begin full commercial operations by the end of 2025.  The Truong Son Wind Farm, located in Khamkeut and Xaychamphone districts, is designed to generate 600 megawatts of electricity,...

Thousands Stranded as Record Floods Submerge Vietnam Streets

By Tran Thi Minh Ha/AFP - Record floods submerged streets and inundated homes in...

Vietnam to Evacuate 250,000 from Coast Ahead of Typhoon Bualoi

AFP - Vietnam plans to evacuate more than 250,000 residents from coastal areas on...

Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Ban Use of Power Banks In-Flight Due to Safety Risks

Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air have jointly announced a ban on the use of...

Cuba President Begins Trip to China, Laos, Vietnam

AFP - On 30 August, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced that he had begun...

Vietnam to Block Telegram in Early June

AFP - Internet service providers in Vietnam must block the Telegram messaging app in the country before early June after a request by police,...

Vietnam Jails 23 People Over Rare Earths Exploitation

AFP - A Vietnamese court on 21 May jailed 23 officials and business people over the illegal exploitation and export of rare earths. The trial...

Trump Organization Eyes New Tower in Vietnam, Local Authorities say

AFP - United States President Donald Trump's real estate company is seeking to build a tower in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamese officials said...

Thailand Urges Laos to Resume Cattle Imports After Anthrax

Thailand is planning to consult Laos and Vietnam to lift the ban on cattle imports after an anthrax outbreak in the country amidst concerns...

Phu Quoc Airport Set for Mega Upgrade Ahead of APEC 2027

Phu Quoc International Airport in Kien Giang Province will undergo major expansion and upgrades to support the 2027 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Economic Leaders'...

Vietnam’s Vingroup Eyes Multi-Million Dollar High-Speed Rail Project

AFP - Vietnam's biggest conglomerate, Vingroup, said Friday it had submitted a proposal to build the country's multi-billion-dollar high-speed railway from Hanoi to Ho...