Vietnam Seeks Urgent Talks With Russia to Speed Nuclear Energy

Vietnam approved an atomic power development plan in February, following a non-binding agreement on nuclear energy cooperation signed with Russia the month prior. The Southeast Asian nation shelved earlier efforts in 2016 due to high construction costs and …

Vietnam's National Assembly has approved abolition of the death penalty for spying, attempting to overthrow the ...

Vietnam removes death penalty for embezzlement

HANOI, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's National Assembly on Wednesday passed a revised Penal Code, abolishing the death penalty for eight crimes, including embezzlement, Vietnam News Agency reported. The revision law also allows life-term sentences for …

Vietnam tycoon will not face death penalty over $27 bn fraud: lawyer

Property tycoon Truong My Lan (C-L) will no longer face the death penalty over a multi-billion-dollar fraud after Vietnam abolished capital punishment for several crimes - Copyright AFP/File STR Tran Thi Minh Ha A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced …

Vietnam abolishes capital punishment for eight crimes, including spying, anti-state activity

One of the reasons for the move given by Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh was that in most cases people sentenced to death for the above crimes were not actually executed. “The abolishment of capital publishment for several crimes will also serve …

Roger Ebert Hailed This 39-Year-Old War Movie Made by a Real-Life Vietnam Veteran as Absolutely Perfect

It has been a consistent portrayal in movies over the last century to the point of becoming its own sub-genre. War is one of the rawest and realist reflections of humanity to ever appear on-screen. To this day, audiences marvel at the destructive …

Property tycoon Truong My Lan (C-L) will no longer face the death penalty over a multi-billion-dollar fraud after ...

A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion will no longer face execution, her lawyer said Wednesday, as the country abolished capital punishment for eight crimes, including property embezzlement.

Vietnam raises $532 million in government bond auction, highest since March 19

HANOI: Vietnam’s State Treasury raised 13.9 trillion dong ($532 million) in a weekly government bond auction on Wednesday, the highest volume since March 19 and up from the $385 million raised last week. The uptake was lower, with 80% of the bonds on offer …

Vietnam calls for urgent talks with Russia on nuclear energy

PUBLISHED : 25 Jun 2025 at 12:30 HANOI - Vietnam is seeking urgent discussions with Russia in an effort to accelerate its nuclear program, flagging risks to the country’s goal of having a reactor in operation by the end of the decade. The government has …

Vietnam: Smart Tools Reshaping Real Estate Decisions

Artificial intelligence is transforming Vietnam’s real estate landscape, with both homebuyers and property developers increasingly relying on tools to streamline research and enhance decision-making. While AI is not yet a replacement for real estate …