23-08-2024 18:39
Vietnam's Kim Long Motors Hue JSC and China's Yuchai JSC started construction of a motor engine manufacturing and assembly plant in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 23, with an investment of around $260 million.
06-12-2021 11:43
Belgian Vyncke NV and domestic Kim Tin Group on December 2 signed a cooperation agreement to develop energy plants with a total of 144MW at its two medium-density fireboard (MDF) manufacturing factories in southern Vietnam.
28-02-2020 16:48
In its latest financial statement, Thailand's Central Group has announced spending VND2.66 trillion ($115.65 million) to complete the acquisition of Nguyen Kim, after five years of holding a 49 per cent stake in the electronics retailer.
16-10-2019 02:10
The visit of Doan Thi Kim Hong, who was awarded the “First Mrs World” title for her active contributions to the Mrs World Organisation, to Austria is considered an occasion to expand the "Flame of Peace" charity fund to Vietnam.
11-12-2018 09:03
The United States on Monday (Dec 10) imposed sanctions on three North Korean officials as it called the regime's human rights record among the world's worst, in an abrupt shift from President Donald Trump's efforts to woo the regime.
11-09-2018 11:24
US President Donald Trump has received a "very positive" letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seeking a follow-up meeting after their historic summit in Singapore, the White House said on Monday (Sep 10).
15-08-2018 15:39
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "at an early date", the North's state media reported on Wednesday (Aug 15), amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula.
10-07-2018 18:51
Domestic electronic retailer Nguyen Kim, in which Thailand-based Central Group holds 49 per cent, has just been imposed an administrative fine and collected tax arrears of VND148 billion ($6.5 million).
13-06-2018 10:06
Kim Jong Un invited Donald Trump to visit North Korea during their historic summit and the US President accepted, Pyongyang state media reported on Wednesday (Jun 13), calling it the start of a "radical switchover" in the nuclear-armed Cold War foes' fraught relations.
11-06-2018 12:15
Asian markets fluctuated on Monday (Jun 11) after the Group of Seven meeting ended with deep divisions between the US and its allies, while investors are looking ahead to Donald Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
12-05-2018 10:04
The top diplomats from the United States and South Korea meet on Friday (May 11) to lay the groundwork for a summit they hope will prove a historic chance to end North Korea's nuclear menace.
07-09-2017 09:08
UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Wednesday (Sep 6) asked the United Nations to slap an oil embargo on North Korea and freeze the assets of leader Kim Jong Un, setting up a potential clash with Russia and China over how to respond to Pyongyang's sixth and biggest nuclear test.
08-05-2017 11:00
Thailand's third-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn and 12th-ranked Kim Sei-Young of South Korea advanced to the LPGA Lorena Ochoa Match Play finals with impressive morning triumphs Sunday.
17-02-2017 10:14
KUALA LUMPUR: Security has been tightened at all entry points in Malaysia following the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Monday (Feb 13).
16-02-2017 11:00
PYONGYANG: Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel leotards opened an ice skating gala in Pyongyang to honour the late father of both men.