Vietnam is bracing for further devastation after Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall early Friday along the country’s central coast, bringing torrential rains, fierce winds, and renewed fears of flooding and landslides in regions already battered by weeks of severe weather. The storm, which has already claimed over 140 lives in the Philippines, struck north of Gia […]
Britain is preparing to elevate its diplomatic relations with Vietnam to the highest level next week, when Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts Vietnamese Communist Party chief To Lam in London. The upgrade will raise ties to Vietnam’s top-tier “strategic comprehensive partnership,” placing the UK alongside a select group of countries that includes China, Russia, the […]
Vietnam and Murphy Oil Deepen Investment in Oil and Gas Sector Vietnam is reaffirming its long-term commitment to energy cooperation with the United States as part of its broader strategic goals, following a high-level meeting in Hanoi between Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and Eric Hamley, President and CEO of Murphy Oil Corporation, a U.S. based […]
Western officials are growing increasingly uneasy about a potential Chinese takeover of a major tungsten mine and refinery in Vietnam, according to sources familiar with the matter. The site, one of the largest known sources of the critical mineral outside of China, has attracted interest from entities linked to Beijing raising fears about further consolidation […]