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Forces urged to promptly complete preparations for Vietnam–Cambodia Border Defense Friendship Exchange

Forces urged to promptly complete preparations for Vietnam–Cambodia Border Defense Friendship Exchange

The event was chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and attended by Deputy Director General of the General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs and Director of the International Cooperation...

The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Made Sure I Survived as a Military Kid

The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Made Sure I Survived as a Military Kid

This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. In July 1969, I emerged from the public pool grounds in Albany, Oregon, with...

Maybe Just Help People?

Maybe Just Help People?

Opinion Bucking today’s “me, me, me” culture, these Bostonians once served their country as soldiers, supported communities in Chile, and taught kids in Roxbury. How to grow up by giving back. Illustration by Mark Matcho If you want to really...

Despite deepening political divide, Republican, Democratic women of Congress team up for annual charity softball game

Despite deepening political divide, Republican, Democratic women of Congress team up for annual charity softball game

WASHINGTON — Every summer for more than a decade, the women who serve in Congress and the women journalists who cover them face off on the softball diamond. But this year, the 17th annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game is getting an upgrade....

Next two years are crucial for India’s semicon plans: Ashok Chandak, President of SEMI India and IESA

Next two years are crucial for India’s semicon plans: Ashok Chandak, President of SEMI India and IESA

Access to critical components in the semiconductor industry, such as silicon wafers is a challenge for India’s nascent semiconductor manufacturing industry. Ashok Chandak, President of SEMI India and India Electronics and Semiconductor Association...

Emirates reveals Vietnam as its most popular booking destination

Emirates reveals Vietnam as its most popular booking destination

According to booking data from Emirates — one of the world’s largest airlines, Vietnam is leading the list of the most popular destinations for the summer 2025 travel peak. According to booking data from Emirates — one of the world’s largest...

Don’t trust the government, no matter who’s in charge

Don’t trust the government, no matter who’s in charge

If the goal of current and former federal government officials was to restore some semblance of trust in our institutions, this past week has done absolutely nothing to move the ball forward in that direction. Either by a multitude of unforced...

Cal Thomas: Politics in the pulpit in America

Cal Thomas: Politics in the pulpit in America

The Internal Revenue Service announced on last week it is overturning a restraint on churches and other houses of worship that was supposed to keep them from endorsing candidates for political office. The root of the ban extends back to 1954....

HCM City, Astana promote cooperation on international financial centre development

HCM City, Astana promote cooperation on international financial centre development

HCM CITY — The Astana International Financial Centre in the Kazakhstani capital is ready to share its expertise with HCM City to help develop its own upcoming international financial centre into one of the fastest growing in the region, its...

Amid Rising Gold Price Disparity, Vietnamese Economist Urges Flexible Government Intervention for Market Stability

Amid Rising Gold Price Disparity, Vietnamese Economist Urges Flexible Government Intervention for Market Stability

As the gap between domestic and global gold prices widens, Associate Professor Nguyen Huu Huan of the University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City has called for flexible and phased government policies to regulate Vietnam’s gold market. In an...

Ho Chi Minh City honors Doi Moi architect with photo exhibition

Ho Chi Minh City honors Doi Moi architect with photo exhibition

The five-day event, hosted by the Municipal Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, showcases 100 photos divided into two main sections. The first section of the...

Myanmar deports 46 Vietnamese nationals involved in online fraud...

Myanmar deports 46 Vietnamese nationals involved in online fraud...

It has been learned that 46 Vietnamese nationals involved in telecom fraud and other criminal activities were handed over once again to the relevant country. These individuals had illegally entered Myanmar via border routes, transiting through...

OBITUARY: 1969 Cocoa High Graduate and Vietnam Veteran Darryl ‘Bones’ Benton, 74, Passed Away June 26

Former Airborne Ranger Was Heavily Involved in the Veteran Community Vietnam Veteran Darryl “Bones” Benton died June 26 at the age of 74. A lifelong surfer, he will be remembered on Tuesday, July 22, at 9 a.m. during a “Paddle Out” to be held at...

Ho Chi Minh City’s two-tier administrative system seamless from day one

Ho Chi Minh City’s two-tier administrative system seamless from day one

At the public service center of Gia Dinh ward, numerous residents arrived early to submit land and business-related documents, which are now processed at the ward level under the new system. Hoang Le Thao Loan, a 38-year-old local resident, said...

Tetra Pak inaugurates expanded aseptic packaging plant in Ho Chi Minh City

Tetra Pak inaugurates expanded aseptic packaging plant in Ho Chi Minh City

The expansion equips the factory with cutting-edge technology and significantly boosts its competitiveness. With this development, the plant’s annual production capacity now exceeds 30 billion cartons, spanning 15 new packaging formats. It is set...

46 Vietnamese telecom fraud suspects repatriated

46 Vietnamese telecom fraud suspects repatriated

Immigration processes are underway for the deportation of 46 Vietnamese telecom fraud suspects. Authorities repatriated 46 Vietnamese nationals involved in online gambling, telecom fraud and other crimes, who had illegally entered Myanmar through...

GC Pharma Obtains Product License for Varicella Vaccine in Vietnam

GC Pharma Obtains Product License for Varicella Vaccine in Vietnam

GC Pharma announced on July 16 that its varicella vaccine "Varicella Injection" has obtained product license from the Vietnamese Drug Administration. Varicella Injection is a live vaccine using the MAV/06 strain developed by GC Pharma,...

75-year tradition of Vietnam’s youth volunteer force celebrated

The sacrifices and contributions made by generations of youth volunteers over the past 75 years in the struggle for national independence and construction remain a shining example for today’s youth. Participants in the ceremony in Hanoi on July...

'I used to judge people who travel this way, but after my recent trip to Vietnam everything has changed'

'I used to judge people who travel this way, but after my recent trip to Vietnam everything has changed'

I've always been quite judgemental of people who choose to stay in a luxury resort when travelling overseas. I'm talking the kind of resort where you have everything you need, where you don't even have to leave the premises if you don't want to....

US President Trump announces trade deal with Indonesia

US President Trump announces trade deal with Indonesia

President Donald Trump has confirmed that the US has struck a new trade agreement with Indonesia, though full details are yet to be disclosed. Posting on his Truth Social account, Trump described the deal as a "great" outcome achieved through...

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