Nextevo says the facility is primed to leverage on Vietnam’s strong end-to-end textile supply chain and provide a sustainable alternative fibre in the textile industry. Nextevo’s expansion in Vietnam utilises agricultural by-products to create sustainable textile materials and supports sustainable initiatives in the fashion industry. The facility also benefits from proximity to major seaports, Ho […]
Heineken has decided to “temporarily suspend” one of its breweries in Vietnam against a backdrop of declining beer sales in the country. The site, located in Quang Nam in central Vietnam, is one of six Heineken has in Vietnam. According to the Dutch giant, the brewery has the smallest capacity of its factories in the […]
STORY: Vietnam’s coffee growers have been hit hard by the worst drought in nearly a decade this year, and that could mean a morning espresso is about to get more costly. The country is the world’s second biggest coffee producer and the top producer of robusta beans, the variety most commonly found in espressos and […]
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio PLEIKU, Vietnam (Reuters) – Vietnamese coffee growers have been hit hard this year by the worst drought in nearly a decade, raising concerns of pricier espressos across the world, even as some farmers keep yields healthy with clever countermeasures. Domestic forecasts for next season’s harvest in Vietnam, the world’s […]
Arlington’s National Medal of Honor Museum welcomed its largest artifact at an event Thursday night. A fully restored Vietnam-era Huey helicopter will be a centerpiece of the future museum’s 31,000-square-foot exhibition gallery when it opens in March in the city’s entertainment district. Veterans gathered at the site Thursday for a celebration of the Bell UH-1 […]
By Rich McKay and Andrea Shalal ATLANTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said the United States’ upgraded partnership with Vietnam does not require Vietnam to sever ties with Russia or China. Asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s state visit to Vietnam to sign a slew of agreements ranging from oil and […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the importance of expanding his country’s strategic partnership with Vietnam, state media reported, at talks with Vietnamese President To Lam on the first day of his state visit to the south-east Asian country. The Russian leader also invited Lam to participate in commemorations in Moscow next year marking the 80th […]
(Bloomberg) — Vietnam’s finance ministry may offer cash rewards as much as 50 million dong ($1,964) to individuals offering tips to help the government in its ongoing anti-corruption campaign. Most Read from Bloomberg The ministry floated the proposal in a draft circular regulating anti-corruption steering committees in cities and provinces, according to a statement on […]
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset growing international isolation over its military actions in Ukraine. The two signed agreements to further co-operation on education, science and technology, oil […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to strengthen ties with long-time partner Vietnam on a state visit on Thursday that comes as Moscow faces growing international isolation because of its military actions in Ukraine. Upon his arrival, Mr Putin was greeted by dignitaries, and soldiers in white dress uniforms stood at attention. He arrived from […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Hanoi for a state visit following a meeting with Kim Jong Un in North Korea, the Russian presidency said. Putin is visiting the Vietnam capital at the invitation of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. He travelled to Hanoi from North Korea on Wednesday evening after a two-day visit. On […]
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin praised Vietnam for its “balanced” stance on the Ukraine war and listed progress on payments, energy and trade in an opinion piece published on Wednesday in the newspaper of Vietnam’s Communist Party. In the piece timed for Putin’s state visit to Vietnam, […]