Saudi Arabia, France launch Hegra Villa project during Macron's AlUla visit "The project set to transform AlUla into a global platform for creativity and cultural dialogue"    Hail region abounds in mineral resources worth over SR72.3 billion    Dar Al-Hekma University wins Guinness World Records for second time in a row for organizing largest disability awareness lesson    96% of Saudi population had coverage for basic healthcare expenses in 2024, GASTAT bulletin reveals    Fear, fury and triumph: Six hours that shook South Korea    Saudi Arabia launches second phase of humanitarian aid to Lebanon    Saudi Arabia aims to set global standards in climate action, says AlJubeir    Almarai achieves notable milestones in its Group Legal, Compliance & Governance    Afghan women 'banned from midwife courses' in latest blow to rights    'I worry every second': Mother of only British hostage in Gaza fears for her life    India-Bangladesh tensions soar amid protests    British band Sports Team robbed at gunpoint on US tour    Al Hilal reclaim AFC Champions League West Zone lead with 3-0 win over Al Gharafa    Crown Prince holds high-level meetings with global leaders during One Water Summit    NEOM green hydrogen project to supply 10% of global demand, Alkhorayef says    Al Ahli held to a 2-2 draw by Esteghlal in AFC Champions League thriller    Al Sadd edge Al Nassr with late penalty to secure AFC Champions League knockout stage spot    Elton John unable to 'watch own musical' after eyesight loss    58.5% of adults in Saudi Arabia engage in physical activity, GASTAT reports    Saudi Arabia's FIFA World Cup 2034 bid sets historic benchmark in FIFA evaluation    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author HO CHI MINH
Vietnamese tycoon in race to raise $9bn to avoid execution
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan is in a race for her life. On Tuesday, the 68-year-old will hear the verdict in her appeal against the death sentence handed down on her in April for masterminding the world's biggest bank fraud. It was a (...)

03 - 12 - 2024
Vietnamese billionaire accused in multi-billion dollar bank fraud
It is the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old property developer stands (...)

11 - 04 - 2024
Vietnam rebel attacks: 98 go on trial accused of killing nine people
Nearly 100 people have gone on trial in Vietnam accused of involvement in coordinated deadly gun attacks on local government offices. The attacks in the Central Highlands last year left nine people dead, including four police officers. They took (...)

17 - 01 - 2024
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Noru makes landfall in Vietnam's Da Nang
Typhoon Noru made landfall near Vietnam's popular beach resort city of Da Nang on Wednesday morning, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain as hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated. Noru hit Vietnam at 5 a.m. Wednesday local time, according (...)

28 - 09 - 2022
Toymaker Lego to build $1bn factory in Vietnam
Lego has announced plans to build a new manufacturing operation in Vietnam to keep up with growing demand for its products in Asia, BBC reported. The toymaking giant said it will invest more than $1bn (£760m) in the project, which will be near the (...)

09 - 12 - 2021
Vietnam announces discovery of a new hybrid UK-India coronavirus variant
A newly-discovered variant of coronavirus has been discovered in Vietnam, the country's health minister announced on Saturday. Nguyen Thanh Long said the new strain appears to be a hybrid form of the variants that emerged in India and the United (...)

30 - 05 - 2021
Middle East promising market for Vietnam
The Middle East is a promising long-term market for Vietnamese companies despite its current technical barriers, a Vietnamese trade official said. Deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Department for Africa, Southwestern Asia and (...)

28 - 03 - 2009
Vietnam looks to Mideast
Trade and industrial co-operation with the Middle East and Africa has great potential for Vietnam, a senior government official has said. To promote commercial links with these countries, the Vietnamese government has urged ministries to enhance (...)

03 - 08 - 2008
Vietnam to build second oil refinery
Vietnam's state oil company on Monday agreed with companies from Japan and Kuwait to build what will be the country's second refinery, a six-billion-dollar joint venture. The Nghi Son refinery, to be operational by 2013, would turn Kuwaiti oil into (...)

08 - 04 - 2008
Vietnam's Small-Time Investors feel the Crunch
After he started playing the stock market in early 2006, Tran Duy Thang made more than one billion dong (63,000 dollars) – enough to buy a bigger home for his family. But two years later, Thang – who works for a Japanese electronics firm in (...)

10 - 03 - 2008
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