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Why India's curbs on Chinese investment may spell bad news for its plans?

The govt has been pursuing its PLI scheme to boost manufacturing and grow exports. But it involves a lot of competition from smaller nations like Vietnam and Malaysia. What are the challenges?

TikTok plans to push app into gaming, conducts tests in Vietnam: Report

TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, also plans to roll out gaming more widely in Southeast Asia

Scientists flag rice shortage concerns as world frets about food

Current yield trends will not allow the two countries to be self-sufficient in rice, according to a study published in Nature Food journal in March

SARS-CoV-2 related viruses found in trade-confiscated pangolins in Vietnam

Pangolins confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam host SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses, according to a study

31st Southeast Asian Games to open despite Covid-19 in Vietnam

The 31st Southeast Asian Games, the region's biggest sporting event, will be held in Vietnam from May 12 to 23 this year, organisers said

Vietnamese dragon fruit await buyers as China clamps down on border trade

Vietnamese farmers and exporters could end up in major loss as Chinese buyers have stopped purchasing Vietnamese dragon fruit.According to industry sources, some 300,000 tonnes of dragon fruit will be ready for harvest shortly, but there will be no customers since China has clamped down its cross-border trading.This has led to a decrease in dragon fruit prices in recent weeks.With the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Lang Son having both restricted trade at the border with China due to containers pilling up, many Chinese buyers have stopped purchasing Vietnamese dragon fruit, Phan Van Tan, deputy director of Binh Thuan's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, told a forum Thursday, reported VnExpress.Every year, roughly 1.4 million tonnes of dragon fruit are produced in Vietnam. The three provinces of Binh Thuan, Long An, and Tien Giang account for 80 per cent of the total but this time the farmers and exporters are troubled as they have no buyers.Some exporters have ...

China halts dragon fruit imports from Vietnam over Covid-19 concerns

China has imposed a four-week ban on dragon fruit imports from Vietnam after detecting COVID-19 in some previous shipments.

World Bank loans $221 mn to Vietnam for economic recovery from Covid-19

The World Bank has signed an agreement with Vietnam in the amount of $221.5 million to finance the country's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Exporters can lose up to $175 mn as trucks stranded at Vietnam-China border

Exporters could lose $131 to 175 million as thousands of container trucks remain stuck at the Vietnam and China border.

Essar jointly invests $300 million in Vietnam's offshore hydrocarbon block

This block is the largest hydrocarbon find in South East Asia spanning two decades and has approximately 2 billion barrels of oil and gas resource

India-Vietnam ties significant stabilising factor in Indo-Pacific: EAM

At a time of global uncertainty and post-Covid economic recovery, the India-Vietnam partnership will be a significant stabilising factor in Indo-Pacific, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said

India-Vietnam sign letter of intent for cooperation in postal sector

The letter of intent underscores the joint objectives of both the nations to facilitate cooperation

Vietnam's Masan eyes international IPO for retail unit in 2023-2024

Vietnamese conglomerate Masan said on Monday it was considering launching an international initial public offering for its consumer retail unit The CrownX in 2023-2024

Vietnam to pay attention to monetary policy after US report: Deputy guv

The US Treasury report on Friday said that Vietnam exceeded its trade surplus, current account and foreign exchange intervention thresholds

Japan, Vietnam express serious concern about South China Sea

Japanese officials say Chinese vessels routinely violate Japanese territorial waters near the East China Sea islands, sometimes threatening fishing boats

India, Vietnam decide to boost cooperation for free, open Indo-Pacific

The two nations on Friday agreed to expand bilateral cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific

Vietnam ranked 4th on list of Asia's leading countries for girls' rights

Vietnam is ranked 4th on the list of top Asian countries for girls' rights

India's cryptocurrency market grew 641% over past year, says report

India has a 59% share of activity taking place on decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, with Pakistan at 33%, the report said

Apple iPhone 13 series reportedly facing production issues

Apple iPhone 13 series is reportedly facing production issues because of a Covid-19 wave in Vietnam which has limited manufacturing capacity for the devices' camera systems.

Vietnam in Covid-19 pandemic grip: Apple iPhone 13 wait gets longer

The disruption, which could ease as soon as mid-October, is linked to a constriction in supplies of modules for the phone's four models, as a significant number of components are assembled in Vietnam