18-01-2018 08:00
With the Vietnamese glass market experiencing severe oversupply, new glass projects will not receive licences in the country.
15-01-2018 11:52
BANGKOK: A speedboat carrying 26 Chinese tourists – including three children - and five crew exploded in the waters off Krabi, a top holiday destination in southern Thailand, on Sunday (Jan 14).
14-01-2018 10:12
ROME: Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether the deal to sell AC Milan to Chinese investors last year was inflated for money-laundering purposes, La Stampa reported on Saturday (Jan 13).
13-01-2018 09:18
BEIJING: A viral photo of a Chinese boy whose hair is encrusted with ice after his hour-long walk to school in freezing temperatures has stirred debate about the impact of poverty on children in rural regions.
11-01-2018 18:00
BEIJING: Chinese authorities battling to prevent an environmental disaster after a collision between an Iranian tanker and a cargo ship said Wednesday (Jan 10) no major oil spill has been detected, but 31 sailors remained missing.
09-01-2018 14:37
XIAN, China: In a response to panda power, French President Emmanuel Macron bet on equine diplomacy during his first state visit to China, presenting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with a horse as a gift.
27-12-2017 14:00
While many developed nations and international organisations have drastically stepped down or stopped coal power financing for Vietnam, China is boosting this type of funding, seemingly to pave the way for Chinese companies to secure contracts in Vietnam’s coal-fired power projects.
27-12-2017 09:13
BEIJING: A Chinese court is auctioning a skyscraper on the country's largest e-commerce website - with a sky-high starting price of 553 million yuan (US$84.2 million).
12-12-2017 15:00
There are many theories regarding its origin. Some say it started as a variation on pot-au-feu, a French beef stew dish. Others believe it’s the heir to a Chinese beef noodle soup or to a traditional Vietnamese dish of noodles with buffalo meat. What is certain is that phở, a simple yet deceptively complex dish of noodles served with beef or chicken in a hot bowl of broth, has become Việt Nam’s pride on the world map of cuisine.
11-12-2017 22:21
Chinese investors are looking to relocate manufacturing to Vietnam to avail themselves of the country’s favourable investment conditions.
11-12-2017 12:53
Average spending of Chinese tourists in Vietnam is estimated at 638 USD per person and that of tourists from other countries at about 943 USD per person, said the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board Secretariat.
06-12-2017 20:37
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday (Dec 5) imposed huge duties on some steel imports from Vietnam, saying they were produced with Chinese material already subject to retaliatory penalties.
17-11-2017 16:36
BEIJING: Chinese web giant Baidu unveiled Thursday (Nov 16) a smart speaker model and plans for a self-driving mini-bus, its latest foray into the hyper-competitive field of artificial intelligence.
16-11-2017 13:32
The race to gain market share in the e-commerce sector has intensified as Chinese online payment platform JD.com, the competitor of Alibaba, officially poured VND1 trillion ($44.04 million) in domestic Tiki.vn.
13-11-2017 09:13
Viet Nam supports China to promote its active role and make practical contributions to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world.