bloody clashes erupt in ukraine after defiant protest

Bloody clashes erupt in Ukraine after defiant protest

Dozens of people were wounded in bloody clashes between police and protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Sunday after 200,000 defied new restrictions on protests to rally against President Viktor Yanukovych.
osullivan crashes out of uk championships

O'Sullivan crashes out of UK Championships

Ronnie O'Sullivan endured a birthday to forget as the reigning world champion crashed out of the UK Championships on Thursday after a 6-4 quarter-final defeat against Stuart Bingham.
uk launches fast visa service in vietnam

UK launches fast visa service in Vietnam

The UK Government launched a priority visa service for business, investor and work visa applicants in Hanoi on September 30.
seabank wins international bank awards

SeABank wins international bank awards

SeABank has been crowned Best Customer Service Bank Vietnam 2013 in an awards ceremony by the UK’s prestigious online financial forum Global Banking & Finance Review (GBAF).
vietnam emerges as uk tourists no 1 summer destination

Vietnam emerges as UK tourists’ No 1 summer destination

With sales of Vietnamese dong sold to UK holidaymakers this summer doubled from a year earlier, Vietnam has proven to be an increasingly popular destination for British tourists to spend their summer, according to a report by the UK Post Office Travel Money.
got to dance talent contest comes to vietnam

‘Got to Dance’ talent contest comes to Vietnam

Vietnam Television in collaboration with Cat Tien Sa Company will now host the UK based ‘Got to Dance’ talent contest in Vietnam.
standard chartered bank expands its office in hcmc

Standard Chartered Bank expands its office in HCMC

The UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Lord Green today performed the official opening of the Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam’s expanded office in Ho Chi Minh City.
uk representative in vietnam awarded medal

UK representative in Vietnam awarded medal

The Ministry of Transport hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on June 6 to award a campaign medal to Fiona Louise Lappin, Head of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in Vietnam for her contribution to Vietnam’s transport development.
no need to travel to hanoi for uk visa

No need to travel to Hanoi for UK visa

The UK Visa Application Centre opened in HCMC on Thursday, allowing applicants to obtain UK visa in the city, instead of Hanoi.
uk magazine readers vote hoi an as top city

UK magazine readers vote Hoi An as top city

Wanderlust, the UK’s leading travel magazine, has declared Vietnam’s Hoi An city the world’s Top City in its latest Readers’ Travel Awards.
uk scholars promote global biz

UK scholars promote global biz

Representatives from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), one of the most prestigious universities in the UK, have visited British University Vietnam to assess the quality of education and students studying its Finance & Banking course.
city to study uk financial district model

City to study UK financial district model

HCMC vice chairwoman Nguyen Thi Hong will visit the UK next week in anticipation of gleaning some insight there for the development of a financial and service center in Thu Thiem New Urban Area.
party chiefs west europe trip a success

Party chief’s West Europe trip a success

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s tour of Belgium, the EU, Italy and the UK from January 17-24 has created strong momentums for Vietnam to foster its comprehensive relations with important partners in Europe.
vietnam uk issue joint statement

Vietnam, UK issue Joint Statement

Vietnam and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to the UK.
vietnam uk sign mou on ppp cooperation

Vietnam, UK sign MoU on PPP cooperation

In the framework of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to the UK, the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) cooperation between the two countries was inked on January 23.