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Dozens dead in Vietnam after Ha Long Bay tourist ferry sinks
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» HALONG BAY (VIETNAM) - Rescuers were desperately searching for five people still missing on Sunday after 37 were killed when a boat capsized in one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations.
Tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, leaving 34 dead
AFP, Published on 19/07/2025
» HANOI - A tourist boat ferrying families around Vietnam's Ha Long Bay capsized in a storm on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least 34 people dead, according to state media reports, as rescuers scrambled to locate the missing.
Vietnam warns of food supply disruptions as African swine fever spreads
Published on 18/07/2025
» HANOI - African swine fever outbreaks are spreading in Vietnam, threatening to disrupt food supplies in the Southeast Asian country, the government warned on Friday.
Four Vietnamese airports to close as Typhoon Yagi nears
Published on 06/09/2024
» Vietnamese authorities are preparing to suspend operations at four northern airports, including Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, for parts of Saturday as the nation braces for storm Yagi, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Thousands evacuated as typhoon nears southern China, Vietnam
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» BEIJING: Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated in southern China and Vietnam on Monday, and dozens of flights cancelled as a typhoon barrelled towards land.
Vietnam dismisses two ministers amid corruption probes
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.
Regional banks driven to step up digital services
Business, Sirinnaree Ongsakul, Published on 04/01/2023
» Banks in Thailand and elsewhere in Asia-Pacific are being pressured to improve their digital banking services in 2023, as more tech companies are expected to join the industry amid the use of cloud technology, says cloud banking platform Mambu.
Vietnam shuts airports, imposes curfews as Typhoon Noru nears
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2022
» HANOI: Vietnam closed airports, announced curfews and urged thousands more people evacuate on Tuesday as intensifying Typhoon Noru barrelled towards the country, two days after causing at least eight deaths and widespread flooding in the Philippines.
The rise of Buy Now, Pay Later in Thailand
Business, Published on 02/09/2022
» Thailand is one of the most exciting and fastest-growing retail markets in Southeast Asia, having been an early adopter of new trends driven by digital-first consumers, which has contributed to rapid growth of e-commerce in recent years.
Green finance gains ground
Business, Published on 17/06/2022
» Over two-thirds of consumers globally want their bank or financial institution to become more sustainable in future, according to a new report from the cloud banking platform Mambu.