Former Mass. firefighter from Vietnam who stole dead 13-year-old’s identity gets prison time

BOSTON — A Vietnamese national living in Braintree has been sentenced to prison for stealing the identity of a dead 13-year-old for several years, eventually using the stolen name to become a Melrose firefighter. Truong Nguyen, 40, also known as...

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports to U.S. climb 66%

Vietnam has seen a significant boost in fruit and vegetable exports to the United States in the first four months of 2025, with shipments reaching $154 million, up 66% compared to the same period last year, according to data from Vietnam Customs....

Vietnam’s enterprise target faces big challenges

HANOI: Facing many difficulties due to declining market demands, new tariff policies and geopolitical uncertainties in the global market, a government target of two million enterprises operating in the economy by 2030 face huge challenges, experts...

Historic Vietnam-Era helicopter to soar over Portage and Kalamazoo this weekend

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – It won’t be the usual helicopter flying over Portage and Kalamazoo this weekend. This Saturday and Sunday a restored Vietnam-era UH-1H Huey helicopter will fly low over the area as part of a special visiting aircraft...

Vietnam, India have trade target of USD 15 billion: Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 7 (ANI): Vietnam's Ambassador to India, Nguyen Thanh Hai, highlighted the strong cooperation between Vietnam and India, citing the growing economic ties with a trade target of USD 15 billion. Speaking to ANI,...

Vietnam War Memorial Scale Replica To Travel In Motorcade Across Montco

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, PA — A motorcade Tuesday will bring a massive, mobile scale replica of the Vietnam War Memorial across Montgomery County before arriving at its display location. "The Wall That Heals," which is 375 feet in length and stands...

Vietnamese Users Can Link UnionPay Cards to Alipay and WeChat Pay for Convenient Payments in China

HANOI, Vietnam, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Starting in 2025, UnionPay cards issued by Vietnamese banks can be linked with Alipay and WeChat Pay, China’s leading mobile payment platforms, through a partnership with UnionPay International. This...

The 3-Ingredient Vietnamese Drink I’ve Been Sipping Since Childhood (So Creamy and Refreshing!)

Credit: Vy Tran Credit: Vy TranThis article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. Decades before smoothies became a thing in the Western...

Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh works with leading Brazilian businesses

At a working session with the JBS group, one of the world’s largest food processing corporations headquartered in Brazil, PM Pham Minh Chinh praised the company for organizing the first shipment of Brazilian beef to Vietnam and expressed his...

Vietnam’s fintech sandbox: A game changer or a missed opportunity?

Mass TOEIC cheating uncovered in Japan

As of July 7, 803 TOEIC scores have been cancelled in Japan, after the arrest of a student for cheating prompted an investigation into tests taken since May 2023. TOEIC – the Test of English for International Communication – is owned by ETS and is...

Roll call: Project seeks community input

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A new project in collaboration with The War Memorial so far has identified 178 men from Grosse Pointe who died in military service from the Civil War to present day. Among them, Alexander Frederick Grant and Peter P. Rivard —...

Vietnam seeks solutions to revive fruit and vegetable exports

Early 2025 saw a steep decline in Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports, driven chiefly by shipments rejected by China and the EU for food safety and quarantine violations. In particular, durian exports plummeted as heavy metal residues led to...

Veteran reunion: remembering Vietnam and honoring the fallen

Quincy, Illinois (KHQA) — In May 1968, an Illinois National Guard unit was preparing to be activated in Chicago after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. But the government changed their mind. And when that didn't happen, these guardsmen—the...

Emilia reviews a Vietnamese favourite in Williamstown

Press PLAY to Emilia’s FULL review of Ms Kim Slide open the heavy door down an alley in Williamstown to find the food of My Kitchen Rules alumnae, Kim Tran. When a place is named after the matriarch herself, you know it’s going to be personal. And...

Bill to waive vehicle registration fees for Korea, Vietnam, WWII veterans gains support

A proposal to waive annual vehicle license registration fees for all veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War received support on Thursday. Guam law requires every vehicle driven on the roads to be registered annually, with...

Việt Nam, US inaugurate new advanced DNA lab to identify Vietnamese wartime missing

Vietnam-India trade reaches USD 15 billion, Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai eyes further cooperation

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 7 (ANI): Vietnam's Ambassador to India, Nguyen Thanh Hai, highlighted the strong cooperation between Vietnam and India, citing the growing trade, with targeting trade value of USD 15 billion. and investment...

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 11, 2025

INDONESIA 1.PRABOWO SEEKS CLOSER BRAZIL TIES IN STATE VISIT -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto has wrapped up his state visit to Brazil by reaffirming Indonesia’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation with the South...

Vietnam's retail sales, service revenues rise 9.3 pct in 1st half of year

HANOI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenues rose by 9.3 percent year on year in the first half of 2025, reaching over 3.4 quadrillion Vietnamese dong (approximately 130 billion U.S. dollars),...