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Vietnam’s strict regulations hinder enterprises' IPOs: experts
Experts warned that even global giants like Tesla or Amazon would have struggled to raise capital had they launched in Vietnam
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Women earn a living digging for peanut worms in northern Vietnam
Day by day, hundreds of women, young and old, toil themselves away at the sub-tidal zones and seashores on Minh Chau Island, off the northern Vietnaemse province of Quang Ninh, hoping to find as many peanut worms as possible.
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Hanoi lotus ponds filled with selfie-lovers as summer comes
Despite the sweltering weather in Hanoi these days, many young people still flock to lotus ponds surrounding the capital city’s iconic Ho Tay (West Lake) to pose for Instgram-ready photos with a sea of blooming flowers.
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Following locals who pick Hanoi’s iconic fruit at night
Locals who pick up sau, a typical fruit of Hanoi, for sale to earn a living will not start their daily ‘harvest’ until the sun goes down.
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Ho Chi Minh City’s maiden water bus on first day of operation
The first-ever river bus in Ho Chi Minh City has been officially open to passengers
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Naked ambition in Vietnam
Nude models in Vietnam are continuing to defy social stigma surrounding their profession.
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Vietnam declares 2-day national mourning for former Laotian leader
His death is a great loss to both nations
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Vietnam declares 2-day national mourning for former Laotian leader
His death is a great loss to both nations

In Vietnam, missing boy found asleep on 6-meter mango tree after village’s hours-long search
The boy climbed the mango tree to pick fruit and fell fast asleep on the branches

Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens has $30.5mn land rent arrears cleared
The Ho Chi Minh City government has converted the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens' land lease into a public land allocation

Vietnam's property market braces for fallout from US tarrifs
The 46-percent retaliatory tariff is expected to have broad implications for the country’s economy

Experts warn 'AI-written' paper is latest spin on climate change denial
Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming

'It's gone': conservation science in Thailand's burning forest
Wildfires are common in Thailand during the country's spring burning season

Vietnam initiative turns cocoa waste into eco-friendly bioplastics
The project aims to address critical global environmental challenges while promoting circular economy practices

Ho Chi Minh City residents to view Reunification Day event on public LED screens
The screens will allow the public to watch the parade and march live without needing to be at the main event area

Vietnam responds to steep retaliatory tariffs from US
'Vietnam regrets the United States' decision to impose retaliatory tariffs on Vietnamese exports'

New Zealand navy ship sank due to 'series of human errors', inquiry says
A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel that ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa last year was doomed by several errors, a government inquiry found on Friday, highlighting inadequate training of crew and poor leadership