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By Rhod Mackenzie

Why is the West constantly increasing its level of confrontation with Russia, also why is it turning the level of escalation up step by step? Vladimir Putin was asked this after at his press conference at the close of his visit to Vietnam, and the journalist who asked the ques...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia and Vietnam are consistently switching to using national currencies in trade. Now the share of transactions in rubles and dongs has reached 60%, Vladimir Putin said during his visit to the republic on June 20. In addition, Moscow and Hanoi agreed on a joint statement on ex...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Vietnam is considering joining BRICS and determining its level of participation in the association, according to the country's embassy in the Russian Federation. However, the embassy did not confirm whether Vietnam has submitted an application for membership. Previously, the Sout...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The research firm New World Wealth (NWW) has ranked Vietnam at the top of its new ranking of wealth growth over the next decade. The ranking was compiled with the participation of analysts and economists from the consulting company Henley & Partners.

Vietnam, which just a few y...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Chinese leader Xi Jinping recently visited Vietnam and met with the leaders of Hanoi's ruling Communist Party. Xi praised the strong ties between the two countries and pledged to strengthen them further. The visit resulted in the signing of several business agreements.

Alth...

By Rhod Mackenzie

A seminar on the utilisation of the potential of the Việt Nam-China-Russia international intermodal rail transport route was conducted in Moscow.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia organised the event, which had a participation of 200 representatives from pertinent agencies of th...