Japan needs to increase security as Group of Seven officials visit, the country’s prime minister said Sunday, a day after an explosive was thrown at him during a campaign event. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida escaped unharmed after the device, reportedly a pipe bomb, was thrown towards him as he campaigned …
Read More »G7 pledges to quit fossil fuels faster, no new deadline
The G7 pledged on Sunday to speed up the phase-out of fossil fuels and urged other countries to do the same, but did not set any new deadlines on the exit from polluting energy sources such as coal. In a statement following two days of talks in Japan, climate and …
Read More »PM wants less US duties on Vietnam exports
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the U.S. to restrict the imposition of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties, as well as other unnecessary measures, on Vietnamese goods. Receiving U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Hanoi Saturday, Chinh said that Vietnam considers the U.S. one of its most important partners. …
Read More »Vietnam-US relations have grounds to reach new heights: Party chief
General Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Saturday said the Vietnam-U.S. relations have had several positive achievements, which would serve as a foundation to reach new heights. Receiving U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Hanoi, Trong congratulated Blinken’s first visit to Vietnam as Secretary of State, adding that the …
Read More »El Nino threatens to heat up Vietnam summer
Influenced by the El Nino phenomenon, Vietnam will experience a summer with higher temperatures than normal but fewer storms. Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF), said the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, a recurring climate pattern caused by changes in water temperature in the central …
Read More »Vietnam and US have forced ‘robust, dynamic’ relations: Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday said he highly regards the importance of the U.S.’s partnership with Vietnam, saying their bilateral relations have remarkably developed. A decade since the United States and Vietnam launched Comprehensive Partnership, and nearly 28 years since the two countries normalized relations, “our nations …
Read More »Three Taiwanese on trial in HCMC for trafficking 480 kg of drugs
A HCMC court Friday began the trial of three Taiwanese for allegedly trafficking around 480 kilograms of ketamine and methamphetamine within the country. Kuo Yi Hao, 33, and Yeh Chen Chia, 26, were put under trial for a drug trafficking charge. Huang Yen Sheng, 25, admitted to the HCMC People’s …
Read More »Thu Duc City wants two new roads, quick completion of four others
HCMC’s Thu Duc City has sought approval to build two new roads and start construction of four already approved ones at a cost of VND30 trillion (US$1.2 billion). On Thursday it petitioned the HCMC People’s Committee to adjust plans to allow construction of a new connecting D1 and Nguyen Xien …
Read More »Blinken breaks ground on $1.2B US embassy compound in Hanoi
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined a ceremony Saturday to break ground on a $1.2 billion U.S. embassy compound in Hanoi. The compound’s construction has been prepared for many years, and is the result of the devotion and creativity of many Vietnamese and American diplomats, Blinken said at the …
Read More »Blinken breaks ground on $1.2B US embassy in Hanoi
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined a ceremony Saturday to break ground on a $1.2 billion U.S. embassy compound in Hanoi. The compound’s construction has been prepared for many years, and is the result of the devotion and creativity of many Vietnamese and American diplomats, Blinken said at the …
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