HANOI, Vietnam—The death toll from a fire at a karaoke parlor in southern Vietnam has climbed to 33, officials said Thursday, with police blaming some of the fatalities on customers who failed to heed employees’ warnings to flee and remained inside locked rooms. The death in a hospital of a person who was injured in…
Fire at Karaoke Parlor in Southern Vietnam Kills at Least 14
HANOI, Vietnam—At least 14 people died in a fire that broke out at a karaoke parlor in southern Vietnam, local media reported Wednesday. At least 40 other people were injured in the fire at the four-story venue in Thuan An city in the province of Binh Duong that began at about 9 p.m. Tuesday, trapping…
Vietnam’s Economy Grows as Businesses Exit China
September 5, 2022
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Vietnam reported positive production and operating data through July with Moody’s Analytics raising its forecast of the country’s GDP growth to 8.5 percent, making it its highest growth projection in Asia-Pacific. This comes as China to the nearby north has been showing further signs of an economic downturn. Despite a slowdown in Vietnam’s exports in…
Vietnam’s Incense Village: Beautiful Photos of Thousands of Colorful Incense Sticks
A photographer snapped a colorful series of images showing the process of incense production in Vietnam. Azim Khan Ronnie, 34, from Dhaka, Bangladesh, took the images in Hanoi where the incense sticks have been traditionally made for hundreds of years. In the photographs, Vietnamese workers can be seen surrounded by thousands of incense sticks as…
Human Trafficking Rings Discovered in Vietnam After 42 Victims Flee Cambodia Casino
Four human trafficking rings have been found operating across localities in Vietnam after 42 Vietnamese escaped from a casino in Cambodia where they had been duped into working and exploited. Colonel Dinh Van Noi, director of An Giang province’s police department, said Tuesday that the trafficking rings operated “in many localities” and worked with accomplices…
Vietnamese Gaming Streamer Investigated for Mocking State Leaders
Vietnam’s authorities are investigating a gaming streamer who allegedly made derogatory comments about state leaders during a live broadcast on social media. Nguyen Thi Thanh Loan, who goes by the name “Milona” on social media, was live streaming herself playing the game League of Legends when she said that state leaders are bald-headed because they…
South Korean Lotte Conglomerate Shifts Focus to Vietnam After China Withdrawal
August 23, 2022
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South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group has shifted focus to Vietnam’s retail market after a decision to withdraw from China in 2017, following China’s retaliation against the company over the U.S. anti-missile system deployment in South Korea. The company is looking to make Vietnam its third-largest market after Korea and Japan. Lotte Group entered Vietnam in 1998 with…
Academic Prosecuted After Publication Calling for Reform of Vietnam’s Communist Party
A Vietnamese academic, who published books detailing his suggestions for the improvement of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, was charged with “abusing democratic freedoms” and banned from leaving the country. Nguyen Son Lo, 74, the former director of the SENA Institute of Technology Research and Development, was prosecuted and placed under house arrest by…
Vietnamese Baby With Facial Tumor Gets Adopted in the US, Reunites With Birth Parents at 18
A Vietnamese baby born with a large facial tumor, who was given up for adoption, has reunited with his birth parents at the age of 18 after growing up in California. Sam Ettore was born in Phu Rieng, Vietnam, with a benign cavernous hemangioma covering half his face. He was transferred to a hospital in the…
Vietnam Tells Hospitals to Prepare as Dengue Fever Cases Surge
HANOI—Dengue fever cases in Vietnam so far this year have more than doubled compared to the same period in 2021, the health ministry said on Thursday, warning its hospitals to brace for more infections. Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease common in Southeast Asia that causes flu-like symptoms. Severe forms of it can result in internal…
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