With transformative policies that include amendments to the Capital Law and specific proposals for urban rail projects, Hanoi is committed to achieving its intended goals for urban rail development.
According to ADB estimates, the global impact of Covid-19 will range from US$77 billion to US$347 billion in lost output.
In the medium term ADB will need to work with its member countries and private sector to reduce the likelihood of future pandemics and respond effectively when they (inevitably) occur.
Governments should take action to eliminate trade barriers on goods and component parts for goods critical to fighting Covid-19.
How policy makers respond now will be crucial in avoiding this worst-case scenario, and deciding whether the recovery path will be V, U, or L-shaped.
The full 14-day quarantine is part of Vietnam's efforts to keep locals and foreigners safe amid the rising global infections.
Speech by Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong at the ceremony in honor of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2020).
On the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8), Mr. Kamal Malhotra, Resident Coordinator for the United Nations in Vietnam, and Ms Elisa Fernández Sáenz, Head of Office, UN Women in Vietnam, present their thoughts on the role of gender equality in the world and Vietnam.
The cancellation of the US-ASEAN Leaders’ Special Meeting will undermine Vietnam’s role as ASEAN Chair, according to Prof. Thayer.
Mahathir Mohamad’s fatal mistake was his overconfidence of being able to keep power.
Automation would encourage reshoring as advanced economies replace human inputs in routine tasks. Vietnam, for example, might lose 26% of its jobs to this reshoring.
There are three key strategies that can help Vietnam achieve its ambitious development targets in the coming years.
Failures of several developers and a lack of legal framework on ownership have considerably slowed investment in the condotel segment.
This impeachment has made America even more polarized, politically, socially and morally.
"Overriding theme is progress but not without sacrifice and struggle along the way".
From the outset, Trump's "deal of the century" is doomed to failure because it cannot be feasible.
The ambassador said it is very special in the sense that everyone tries it best to be prepared to have the most auspicious omens in place to receive the new year.
With the visit to the female football players, the ambassadors stressed the role of gender equality.
Putin has been increasingly upsetting the West but for Russia in the last twenty years he has been the right man for the right job at the right time.
With the sanctions, Washington wants its European allies and partners to buy more gas from America and less from Russia.
North Korea will again use the disruption of its nuclear talks with the US to increase pressure, combined with further missiles launches.
