Vietnam

Japan is sending one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam, as announced on June 15 by the Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. However, the AstraZeneca vaccines are being manufactured in Japan and will reach Vietnam on June 16. To strengthen its diplomatic relations in the world, Japan is planing to send COVID vaccines to other countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand as well.

Quitting its decade-old stance, Vietnam will now import rice from its competitor and world's largest exporter of the grain, India. Reportedly, local prices of the rice in Vietnam have jumped to a nine-year high due to a domestic supply shock. India will export 70,000 tonnes of 100% broken rice to Vietnam at $310 per tonne for January and February. Rice Exporters Association president BVK Rao said Vietnam is importing from India because of "… read-more

Amid border disputes, China has started to import rice from India after its suppliers Thailand, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Vietnam tightened the imports. Reportedly, China’s traditional suppliers have limited their supplies and have raised the prices to $30 per tonne compared to India. Moreover, India has offered rice at highly discounted prices. Earlier, China has continuously avoided purchasing from India - the world's largest rice exporter -… read-more

Vietnam has launched a new 'sustainable tourism' portal which allows tourists to visit the country virtually. The portal was created by Vietnam to showcase the best tourism options from the country. Besides offering a virtual visit of popular tourists' spot, the portal gives a list of the country's less popular travel destinations as well. It also provide information… read-more