Provinces of Vietnam

26 Jul 2012

In the shadows of every gleaming new office high-rise, there's a haphazard maze of narrow streets lined with quirky houses where balconies drip with bougainvillea. Life in Hanoi is still lived on...

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Hanoi's old fox emerges from shadows

24 Jun 2012

To some who know him, Nguyen Chi Vinh is Vietnam's shrewdest strategic thinker. Others are blunter. The deputy defence minister, they say, is the wiliest of old foxes.

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U.S. tipped to push talks on Cam Ranh

2 Jun 2012

To understand the drivers - and the limitations - of the evolving and historic Vietnam-US military relationship, the strategic port of Cam Ranh Bay is a good place to start.

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Travellers' checks

12 Feb 2012

Olympic hurdles

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Hanoi coming to the fore

30 Nov 2011

On January 1, 2009, Vietnam opened the door allowing foreigners to buy condominiums for the first time, subject to certain conditions. The result was more like a floodgate effect, as cashed-up...

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US navy returns to Cam Ranh Bay

27 Aug 2011

Some 38 years since they left and 16 years since a US admiral travelled to Hanoi to declare 'I'm always on the lookout for a good port', the US navy has finally returned to Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay...

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Opinion

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Vietnam moves to shore up border defences after PLA 'drill' in Guangxi

Vietnam is moving to shore up its border defences against China amid reports this week of military exercises by the PLA in the neighbouring province of Guangxi .

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Suite dreams for drama queens

An ever-growing fleet of luxury cars, hip boutique openings and celebrity visits are rapidly transforming Vietnam into the next luxury travel destination.

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Disputed islands are prized catch

If the evolving diplomatic battle over the disputed South China Sea has a front line, it could be the island of Ly Son.

Here, some 30 kilometres off Vietnam's central coast,...

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COAST clears

Vietnam's luxury property market is presenting good potential for growth in the mid- to long-term, but the immediate outlook remains challenging, with relatively high finance costs and more supply...

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Vietnam waking up to bright new days

You don't have to be old enough to remember the Vietnam war to be familiar with China Beach. Robin Williams' classic film, Good Morning Vietnam, etched that particular stretch of South China Sea...

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Vietnam is mainland's only rival for cargo

Vietnam poses the only serious regional competition to the mainland when it comes to changing cargo patterns through shifts in foreign direct investment, according to shipping experts.

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