Cuba's Relations with Vietnam Are a High…

Details Written by Granma Published: 28 April 2025 Hits: 77 “We feel a great pride for being again in this heroic country,” said the member of the Political Bureau of the Party and vice president of the Republic, Salvador Valdés Mesa, to comrade Duong Nhoc …

Vietnam’s major telcos join GSMA ID verification, fraud prevention initiative

Vietnam’s largest mobile network operators, Mobifone, Viettel and VNPT, have signed up to fight online fraud and enhance identity verification and security through the GSMA Open Gateway initiative. The GSMA Open Gateway is led by the Global System for …

Vietnam stimulates domestic consumption, diversifies export markets

Nguyen Anh Duc, Chairman of the Association of Vietnam Retailers (AVR), cited the National Statistics Office as reporting that domestic retail sales and consumer service revenue reached over VND 1.7 quadrillion (USD 65 billion) in the first quarter of 2025 …

50 years later, Vietnam’s environment still bears the scars of war

Large amounts of Agent Orange had been stored at the Da Nang airport during the war and contaminated the soil with dioxin. The cleanup project, including heating contaminated soil to high temperatures, was completed in 2018. Credit: Richard Nyberg, USAID …

50 years later, Vietnam’s environment still bears the scars of war – and signals a dark future for Gaza and Ukraine

When the Vietnam War finally ended on April 30, 1975, it left behind a landscape scarred with environmental damage. Vast stretches of coastal mangroves, once housing rich stocks of fish and birds, lay in ruins. Forests that had boasted hundreds of species …

10 of the greatest Vietnam war movies, from Apocalypse Now to Full Metal Jacket

The Vietnam war cast a long shadow across one of the most fertile periods of American filmmaking, and for the half-century since it ended, filmmakers have reckoned with its complicated legacy. These 10 films, assembled to mark the 50th anniversary of the …

Tanzania, Vietnam intensify trade ties as export volume soars to $226m 

HANOI, VIETNAM: LEADERS from Tanzania are expected to meet with their counterparts from Vietnam to discuss various issues aimed at building, promoting, and strengthening diplomatic and economic cooperation between the two countries. The Minister for …

The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Da Nang, Vietnam

Vietnam’s third largest city is Da Nang, and over the last decade has grown into something of a digital nomad hub. This city of 1.2 million so laid back that people have taken to the nickname “Chiang Mai by the Sea” comparing it to the Northern Thai city …

Vietnam - a favourite destination for Indian travellers

50 years after the war ended, Vietnam is still grappling with the legacy of Agent Orange

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