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The gov has approved the construction plan of HSR, now nears the decision of picking the contractor between two domestic companies:
Vinspeed or Thaco
North-South railway
1,435mm double track
Speed 350kmh

 

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Saigon airport new terminal 3

 

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The Australia army in the Vietnam war
Their deaths just a rounding error in the death tally.

 

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At the end worthless sacrifice
Vietnam war monument in Canberra

 

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In the series of fun videos
Chinese tourists discover Viet Nam.
Visiting banks
To their surprise Vietnamese banks have no protection at all. Open space, no security guards, no bulletproof windows, money in unlocked containers.

Accept petty theft and other criminal offenses, the crime rate in Vietnam is low. There is no need to protection measure. Police forces, arny personnels, security guards are generally banned in public spaces.

 

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A video clip about Vietnamese employees at Samsung in Thai Nguyen. Chinese tourists question why Vietnamese workers wear casual dress?

It’s common factory workers in Viet Nam wear company dress, while office employees wear whatever they want to. Foreign companies often have no dress code.

 

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interesting to know about the Viet people in Laos
basically there are 3 groups of migrant workers
(1) unskilled workers receive a salary about 11 million ($417) a month, they mostly are hired by Vietnamese companies. housing, water, electricity are free. salary is paid in USD. Laotian unskilled workers receive much less, 4 million a month.
(2) skilled workers as technician, engineer receive up to $2,000 a month.
(3) free farmers, businesspeople. they earn lots more. work more, earn more.

in short, Vietnamese earn more money than in Viet Nam, they face less competition, because majority of Laotians simply lack of basic skill, lack of mechanics, lack of capitalism spirit,

 

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the russians coming
simply stunning, the bookings have increases by 10 times compared to a year ago.
most favourite destinations are Nha trang and Phu quoc.

 

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Japan insurer Asahi Life to buy Vietnam counterpart in $190m deal​

Midsize Japanese financial companies step up overseas acquisitions

MVI Life ranks 13th in Vietnam in terms of policy contracts. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

OKI HIDAKA
December 1, 2025 02:01 JST

Japan insurer Asahi Life to buy Vietnam counterpart in $190m deal

Midsize Japanese financial companies step up overseas acquisitions

asia.nikkei.com

 

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10 projects in 2026

Can Tho bridge
Mekong support economic zone
Hanoi ring road #4 direct link to airport
Da Nang smart city, expansion of harbor, airport, economic zone
Saigon metro #2
…
In total Vietnam gov will pour in at least $50 billion a year into infrastructure.

 

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The state shipbuilder is in trouble. Again.
Maybe time to rethink the operational model. Why China, Korea, Japan can make better ships, but we can’t.

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"mini Russia"

 

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Vietnam food festival in Beijing for the first time ever in China

 

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200,000 koreans live in Vietnam mostly in Saigon district 7, the “Koreatown”. Cost of living probably much cheaper than in South Korea. Looks no different to other districts. No slum, no gated ghettos.

 

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Within the framework of the 36th Session of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee (ICC) on the Vietnam–Russia Tropical Center, the flag-raising ceremony for Ship 889–Professor Gagarinsky took place on the afternoon of December 1 in Hai Phong. Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Minister of National Defence, Chairman of the Vietnamese Subcommittee and Co‑Chairman of the ICC on the Vietnam–Russia Tropical Center, presided over the ceremony.


Attending the ceremony on the Vietnamese side were the Vice Chairmen and Members of the Vietnamese Subcommittee; leaders of the Navy Command; and the Board of Directors of the Vietnam–Russia Tropical Center. On the Russian Federation side were Konstantin Ilyich Mogilevsky, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Subcommittee and Co‑Chairman of the ICC on the Vietnam–Russia Tropical Center; officials from the Russian Embassy in Vietnam; representatives of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation; along with representatives from relevant ministries, sectors, and units.