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Vietnam's Communist Party Secretary-General To Lam speaks during the opening session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 7, 2026
Vietnam¡¯s ruling-party leader To Lam elected president in structural shift
The widely anticipated move marks a break from Vietnam¡¯s traditional collective leadership system, consolidating authority in one figure.
Authorities in Vietnam have grown increasingly concerned about the use of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins amid a rise in popularity regionally, increasing the risks of uncontrolled capital outflows.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 17, 2026
Vietnam firms vie to launch crypto exchanges ahead of ban on overseas trading
Authorities have grown concerned about the use of cryptocurrencies amid a rise in popularity regionally, increasing the risks of uncontrolled capital outflows.
People attend a groundbreaking ceremony of the Trump Organization and a partner for a luxury residential development with three 18-hole golf courses in Hung Yen, a northern province of Vietnam, on May 21.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2025
Little offered to Vietnam farmers displaced for $1.5 billion Trump golf club
While some see opportunity, many of the farmers are elderly and fear they will struggle to find alternative livelihoods in Vietnam¡¯s vibrant economy.
People look at weapons kept on display at the Vietnam International Defense Expo 2022 in Hanoi.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2024
Iran and Israel among rivals to showcase their arms at Vietnam defense expo
At the defense expo to be held in the capital Hanoi on Dec. 19-22, nearly 200 companies from 27 countries have already reserved booths.
Flooded streets and buildings in Thai Nguyen on Tuesday, after Typhoon Yagi hit northern Vietnam
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2024
Typhoon Yagi death toll climbs as severe floods inundate northern Vietnam
Northern areas including industrial hubs that host factories of several export-oriented multinationals are also facing floodwaters, state media has said.
To Lam takes his oath as Vietnam's president during the National Assembly's summer session in Hanoi on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2024
Vietnam appoints top policeman as country¡¯s new president
The move is a temporary end to two-months of heightened political turbulence that saw the exit of three of Vietnam¡¯s top five leaders over unspecified wrongdoings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2023
Heat wave lays bare Vietnam¡¯s structural electricity woes
The manufacturing hub hosts large factories but has struggled to upgrade its grid, a key step to satisfy demand and lure companies diversifying from China and elsewhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 9, 2022
Vietnam shifts gears on arms trade as it loosens ties with Russia
The move comes as Vietnam strives to become more self-sufficient, obtain advanced gear that Russia can¡¯t provide and faces Western pressure to reduce arms purchases from Moscow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2021
Wanted: Communist Party leadership to keep Vietnam in sweet spot amid U.S.-China tensions
Vietnam¡¯s ruling Communist Party gathers for a congress next week that will help shape the country¡¯s global role for the next five years, selecting new leaders and setting policy as tensions bubble with Beijing and Joe Biden settles in at the White House.
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed DMZ
North Korea's propaganda village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korea's observation post inside the Joint Security Area on the Demilitarized Zone in March 2023
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
JAL and ANA to coordinate flight schedules for first time
An All Nippon Airways airplane flies past an oil refinery as it approaches to land at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
The new world of collectible design
Nilufar, founded by Milan curator Nina Yashar, was among the exhibitors at Salone Raritas. Yashar calls collectible design ¡°a free, authorial language¡± that goes beyond function.
Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
Commuters disembark a tram in Melbourne in March.
At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.

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