Vietnam leads the way in protecting its citizens from coronavirus.
The country of almost 100 million people has had just over 300 positive cases and hasn't recorded a single death from the disease.
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Should Vietnam Take China To Arbitration Over the South China Sea? – By Mark J. Valencia | Lawfare
Reuters: Vietnam warns Chinese bomber on disputed islands in South China Sea ‘jeopardises peace’
Semiconductors Market in Vietnam by Device and Application Forecast and Analysis 2020-2024
Shropshire students raising funds to support bomb removal in Vietnam | By Lisa O’Brien – Shropshire Star
Forbes: Vietnam’s Richest Man Sees Interim Earnings Drop 60% As His Conglomerate Retreats From Retail
The Diplomat: What Does Vietnam Think About America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy?
WB expert: “Vietnam must boost new drivers of growth to avoid the COVID-19 economic trap”
Explainer: COVID-19 strikes back in virus-free Vietnam | Reuters
Lawfare: Vietnam Threatens China with Litigation over the South China Sea | By Peter Dutton
CNA: Vietnam welcomes US rejection of China’s claims in South China Sea
Naver Signs MOU with HUST of Vietnam to Foster AI Talent | Business Korea
15 Japanese firms opt for Vietnam after China
Oxford Economics: Vietnam to see quick rebound, 2.3% growth in 2020
Nikkei: Vietnam blocks new airlines until 2022 despite market duopoly
Reuters: Vietnam’s Vingroup says produces first 5G smartphones under Vsmart brand
AFP: Vietnam opens world’s first ‘gold-plated hotel’
Reuters: Vietnam, Philippines denounce China military drills in disputed waters
IMF: Vietnam’s Success in Containing COVID-19 Offers Roadmap for Other Developing Countries
Lotte Group supports Vietnam $159,130 for post-pandemic recovery | PRNewswire
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Good going Vietnam – 7News Australia
Exclusive interview by Strategic News International on South China Sea
Strategic News International: “Temperatures are on the boil in the maritime domain both in the South China Sea as well as the Sea of Japan that lies to its north east.While the Vietnam-China face-off in the energy rich and strategically located South China Sea (SCS) continues, the Sea of Japan too became a flashpoint earlier...
Vietnam’s Covid-19 “Patient 91”: Live updates
AP (16/05/2020): "Doctors in Vietnam are hoping to perform a lung transplant to save the life of a British pilot and keep him from becoming the Southeast Asian nation’s first coronavirus fatality."
The World’s Cheapest Country: Vietnam
3 cities of Vietnam are figured in the cheapeast 137 global destinations by Price of Travel‘s Backpacker Index. The following videos explain why.
Next-China: Vietnam?
YES “The coronavirus pandemic has been a great opportunity for Vietnam to enhance its soft power, as it helped to broadcast Vietnam’s generous behavior toward the international community,” Alexander Vuving, professor at the Daniel K Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii – Asia Times (2020/04/16) “Vietnam’s supply chains have significantly evolved from...
Post-Covid19: Vietnam is considered as top destinations
New York-based travel magazine Travel + Leisure classifies Vietnam and the Philippines as the only two Southeast Asian representatives of 17 must-to-go destinations in the world after the Covid-19 crisis ends.
Fact check: Vietnam’s growth at 5% in 2020 is too optimistic?
While IMF projects Vietnam's growth at 2,7% for 2020, Vietnam Prime Minister expects over 5%, roundly double. Is this forcast is too optimistic?
HOT: Millions of AirPods “Made in Vietnam” will be produced in 3 months
Hot news: Nikkei Asia Review reports that "Apple will produce millions of its popular AirPods wireless earphones in Vietnam for the first time this quarter." Currently the majority (3-4 million units) of AirPods are produced in China. So, around 30% of total output of classic AirPods this quarter, will be made in Vietnam.
Vietnam may soon sue China on South China Sea | Asia Times
Vietnam is believed to be inching towards filing an international arbitration case against China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea, a potential legal response to rising Chinese intimidation and harassment in the contested waterway.
Vietnam overlooked coronavirus success stories | By Vox
Vietnam, Slovenia, Jordan, Iceland and Greece all followed a similar playbook that thus far have helped curb a larger coronavirus outbreak. Here the story of Vietnam by Vox.