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Sunday, November 9, 2025
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Topic: Vietnam

Vietnam receives $51.5 million payment from World Bank for verified carbon emissions reductions

The payment, announced on Thursday, is the largest ever made by the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility for verified and high integrity carbon credits.

Affectionate diplomacy & politics underestimated in West. India-Russia ties offer a lesson

India and Vietnam won't take an overtly transactional or unsentimental approach towards Russia. It's the West that needs a dose of 'affectionate politics' in calculating Russia’s global clout.

‘Not afraid of punishment from China,’ says Vietnam deputy foreign minister on developing ties with US

Speaking at Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, Do Hung Viet shut down suggestions that China could weaponise Mekong river, but added that China's development of dams along the river was concerning.

Vietnam, Philippines to boost maritime cooperation to prevent incidents in South China Sea

On a visit to Vietnam, Philippines president agrees to an MoU between the 2 countries. The agreements in Hanoi could risk angering Beijing.

Vietnam court sentences 9 people to death for one of country’s largest drug trafficking cases

They were found guilty of trafficking 105 kg (231.49 lb) of methamphetamine and heroine from Laos to Vietnam from 2021 until early 2022 when the ring was busted.

Haryana farmers to learn about dragon fruit cultivation in Vietnam, subsidised trips on the cards

Exotic fruit fetches ‘returns of Rs 5 lakh per acre — five times the highest rewarding crops’, says a farmer. However, marketing is likely to remain an issue.

All’s not well for China in Southeast Asia. Xi Jinping’s Vietnam visit just showed

Xi Jinping's recent visit to Vietnam, rather than showcasing seamless relations, brought the simmering tensions in South China Sea to the forefront.

30 die as fire breaks out at Vietnam’s Hanoi apartment block, says state media

The fire broke out during night in a 9-storey building, home to about 150 residents, according to official Vietnam News Agency, which said the blaze was contained by 2am (1900 GMT).

US says new upgraded ties with Vietnam not a ‘cold war’ move against China

During a visit by President Joe Biden this week, Vietnam and the United States upgraded their relationship to the highest diplomatic status.

South Korea, Vietnam agree to boost security cooperation and increase bilateral trade

South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol signed 17 agreements with Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong on number of issues, from critical minerals to Vietnamese workers in Korea.

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Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.