Mozambique

According to the indictment, Son had gone to Mozambique to work as a driver for a restaurant. In February 2020, he accepted a proposal by his employer, identified as Domigos, who would cover all travel expenses and pay him $1,000 to transport white rhino horns from Mozambique to Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Vietnam jails man for smuggling 29 kg rhino horns

“My duty now is to continue to display photos on Việt Nam,” Billhardt said. “I hope more audience will see my old and new photos on Việt Nam, understand Việt Nam and love Việt Nam like me. I have met warm and hard-working Vietnamese people. I want to spread my impression to the whole world.” … [Read more...] about The German photographer who recorded Hà Nội in wartime

Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign media view 2020 as a truly special year for Vietnam as the country has not only performed the dual role of ASEAN Chair and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) but also done a good job of concurrently containing COVID-19 and sustaining economic growth. In a year full of challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has still been developing complicatedly and changing the whole world, Vietnam, as Prof. Carl Thayer at Australia’s University of New South Wales said, has shown its mettle, promoted its stature, and won over trust in the region and the world. During 2020, the name “Vietnam” has repeatedly appeared on international media outlets and been frequently mentioned by foreign officials, experts, and scholars thanks to its achievements in domestic and external affairs. With the motto of “leaving no one behind” and highly effective disease containment measures conducted at minimum cost, international … [Read more...] about 2020 – A year for Vietnam to assert mettle, stature

Hanoi's streets in 1975 by Thomas Billhardt  The trip was to gather materials for a documentary on American pilot prisoners captured in North Vietnam. The photos he took on the trip appeared throughout the world in Life magazine (the US), Paris Match newspaper (France), Stern and Spiegel magazines (Germany) and other magazines. … [Read more...] about The German photographer who recorded Hanoi in wartime

Nine Vietnamese citizens who recently returned from France, Japan, Canada, the US and Mozambique have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 1,465, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday evening. … [Read more...] about Five returnees from France among nine new imported Covid-19 patients