Major Regulatory Updates in Vietnam Effective May 2025: What Businesses Need to Know

Major regulatory updates in Vietnam, effective May 2025, cover foreign ownership in finance, fuel price control, statistical reform, and economic classification. Vietnam will implement several impactful policy changes beginning May 2025, marking a step …

Vietnam's central bank ordered to stabilize gold market

HANOI, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to take measures to stabilize the gold market, following sharp fluctuations in domestic gold prices and a widening gap between domestic and …

Vietnam PM urges crackdown on fakes, trade fraud

China Homelife Vietnam exhibition opens in HCM City

  HCM CITY — The annual International Exhibition of Chinese Products, Equipment, Tools, Technology, and Services for Family Life in Việt Nam opened in HCM City on May 14.   China Homelife Vietnam 2025 is being held this year in conjunction with six …

West Hawaii post office renamed in honor of Vietnam War hero

CAPTAIN COOK — The U.S. Postal Service and the office of Rep. Jill Tokuda held a dedication ceremony on Saturday at the Captain Cook Post Office in honor of Army 1st Lt. John Kuulei Kauhaihao, who was killed in action on Sept. 5, 1969, in the Tay Ninh …

Vietnam to launch 1-month crackdown on counterfeit goods, trade fraud

HANOI, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday ordered a one-month intensive campaign to crack down on smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, with inspections to take place from May 15 to June 15, Vietnam News …

Vietnam urges public vigilance amid mild rise in COVID-19 cases

HANOI, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Wednesday urged the public to remain vigilant and continue practicing COVID-19 prevention measures as case numbers are rising in several countries around the world. The advisory, which calls …

Russia & Vietnam sign roadmap for development of nuclear technologies

Russian nuclear major Rosatom State Corporation and Vietnam have signed an interdepartmental roadmap for the period up to 2030 The document was recently signed by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, and Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Science and …

NYS budget, discovery reforms, remembering the Vietnam War

Discovery rollback ideas not all good Since the 2019 criminal case discovery reforms, hundreds of thousands of people have been protected from coerced plea deals, excessive court delays, prolonged pretrial detention, and wrongful convictions. Nevertheless, …

Vietnam showcases Buddhist national treasures at Vesak 2025

For the first time, information and models of 87 Buddhist national treasures are on display at a Buddhist cultural exhibition within the framework of the United Nations Day of Vesak Celebration 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City.   Eighty-seven replicas and images …