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Rethinking Stability: Why Young Vietnamese Are Opting Out of Pensions, Parenthood, and Property
Lê Hướng Dương wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on February 13, 2025. For generations, stability was the ultimate goal in Việt Nam: a steady job, a secure home, and a family to grow old with. But for many young...
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...

Four men and Vietnamese woman face drug trafficking charges in KL
KUALA LUMPUR: Four men and a Vietnamese woman were charged at the Ampang Magistrates’ Courts today for alleged drug trafficking offences at a condominium last month. The accused include three Taiwanese nationals, a Malaysian, and a Vietnamese...
Four Men, Vietnamese Woman Charged With Drug Trafficking
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Four men and a Vietnamese woman were charged at two Ampang Magistrates' Courts here today on charges of drug trafficking at a condominium last month. They are Lu Jui Tse, 27, Chang Heng Pin, 37, and Hsu Chia Kuei,...

Scoop of Paradise
Photo by Cassidy Apo When husband-and-wife duo Ryan and Trang Hammond sold their three successful ice cream shops in San Diego and moved to Hawaii a decade ago, opening a shop here wasn’t part of the plan. But when the San Diego locations closed...

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,...

Report: The Block food hall to close in Annandale ahead of redevelopment
The Block in Annandale (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) A popular, Asian-focused food hall and other businesses in Annandale’s Eastgate Shopping Center will be required to close or relocate by the end of this summer. According to Annandale Today,...
Creative products - new momentum for Hanoi tourism
In the first half of 2025 alone, Hanoi welcomed over 15.55 million visitors, up nearly 12% year-on-year. Of these, 3.66 million were international arrivals, marking a strong increase of 21.8%. From now until the end of the year, Hanoi will launch...
Cambodian, Vietnamese Foreign Ministers Hold Bilateral Talks...
AKP Kuala Lumpur, July 08, 2025 — H.E. PRAK Sokhonn (R, Pic. 1), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, holds talks with H.E. BUI Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign...

Living on a Salary– Part 3: Income of Vietnamese Workers from 2020 to 2024
Hiếu Mạnh wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on April 11, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh Hằng translated it into English for The Vietnamese Magazine. An analysis of labor data from Việt Nam's General Statistics Office (GSO) reveals...
Los Palacios, land of Cuban rice harvested by Vietnamese
The municipality of Pinar del Río seeks to revitalize its rice production through a project with a Vietnamese company, the first foreign company to receive land in usufruct in Cuba. La entrada Los Palacios, land of Cuban rice harvested by...

Why Are More Vietnamese People Moving to Nishinari, Osaka?
OSAKA, Jul 08 (News On Japan) - In Osaka’s Nishinari Ward, a district long known for its day laborers and working-class character, an increasing number of Vietnamese residents are beginning to reshape the local community. Along the Tobita Hondori...

Renton nonprofit helps local Vietnamese community thrive
A nonprofit serving the local Vietnamese community now calls Renton home and is looking for volunteers to help with their mission. Helping Link, or Một Dấu Nối, recently relocated from Seattle to Renton to better serve the growing Vietnamese...
Vietnamese authorities keep close watch on developments in East Sea: Spokeswoman
Vietnamese authorities keep close watch on developments in East Sea: Spokeswoman Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang. (Photo: VNA) Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang affirmed that Vietnamese...
187 cannabis grow houses busted by Auckland police in 18 months
Police say dozens of people have been arrested and thousands of cannabis plants destroyed as part of search warrants. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police Police have uncovered 187 cannabis grow houses in the Auckland region over 18 months and believe...

Defence calls on Vietnamese culture expert in Lam sisters' murder trial
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Chau Kanh Lam and Hue Ai Lam are both charged with first-degree murder in relation to the death of their mother, Kieu Lam, in October 2022. A file photo of the Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit...

Vietnamese PM to attend expanded BRICS summit in Brazil
HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and his spouse will lead a high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam to attend the expanded BRICS summit and engage in bilateral activities in Brazil from July 4–8. The trip will be made at the invitation of...

Vietjet inaugurates Hanoi - China’s Xi’an route
The service departs from Hanoi at 9:25 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, and arrives in Xi’an at 1:10 a.m. the following day. The return flight leaves Xi’an at 2:10 a.m. every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and lands in...
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...