Vietnam has received the first batch of Russian Yak-130 combat training aircraft, TASS reports citing a source in the military-industrial complex. According to the agency’s interlocutor, the first three aircraft from 12 previously ordered were delivered to the country at the end of last year. Recall that the contract for…
Vietnam proposes creation of free-trade zone between ASEAN & EAEU
Follow RT on Hanoi has proposed the establishment of a free-trade zone between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Eurasian Economic Union to boost regional cooperation, Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum has heard. “I offer a number of steps that will allow concluding an agreement on free trade between…
‘Havana syndrome’ strikes again? Two US officials to be evacuated from Vietnam over mystery symptoms amid trip by VP Harris
Follow RT on Two US officials are being medically evacuated from Vietnam after reported cases of the so-called ‘Havana Syndrome.’ The “anomalous” health incidents caused VP Kamala Harris’ trip to be delayed for hours on Tuesday. Harris’ departure from Singapore to Hanoi was delayed several hours after US officials on…
Vietnam to pay recovered Covid patients to care for sick amid surge in cases that is overwhelming medics
Follow RT on Vietnam is willing to dole cash out to citizens that have recently recovered from Covid to work alongside medical staff in hospitals to treat patients, as case rates soar and the country’s inoculation drive lags. The initiative to pay recovered Covid patients was rolled out earlier this…
US VP Harris tells Vietnam to ‘raise pressure’ on Beijing, as Chinese media accuse Washington of sowing divisions in Asia
Follow RT on American Vice President Kamala Harris urged Vietnam to pressure China during her Southeast Asian tour. But Chinese state-run media argued that attempts to rally regional countries against Beijing are doomed to failure. “We need to find ways to pressure and raise the pressure, frankly, on Beijing to…
Vietnam says Cuba to supply ‘large number’ of its Covid-19 vaccine doses, ready to transfer production technology
Follow RT on Vietnam will receive a major shipment of Cuba’s Abdala vaccine by the end of the year, the Vietnamese health ministry said, adding that Havana was also eager to transfer technology to produce the jab in the Southeast Asian state. The announcement followed last night’s phone call between…
Vietnam deploys armed forces to enforce total shutdown of Ho Chi Minh City & deliver food to many of its 13mn locked-down citizens
Follow RT on Vietnamese authorities have dispatched the armed forces to enforce the strict lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s largest, with the military in place to deliver food to people and monitor movement. Ho Chi Minh City’s total blockade commenced on Monday in a bid to curb…
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City extends Covid-19 restrictions as country’s economic hub becomes national virus hotspot
Follow RT on Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s economic hub, have decided to extend Covid-19 restrictions amid soaring infections and fatalities in the country’s largest city, which is now the nation’s coronavirus hotspot. The deputy secretary of the city’s Communist Party committee, Phan Van Mai, unveiled plans on…
France shares 670,000 vaccine doses with Vietnam as part of COVAX scheme, Macron says
Follow RT on France has donated 670,000 coronavirus jabs to Vietnam as part of the COVAX international vaccine-sharing program, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday. “To win this fight in the face of the epidemic, access to the vaccine must be global and equitable,” Macron wrote on Twitter, explaining…
‘Doctors weren’t sure if I’d live or die’: Man born disabled after Vietnam vet father got exposed to Agent Orange talks to RT
Follow RT on Josh Kelley was born with serious birth defects after his US Marine father was exposed to Agent Orange, a highly toxic chemical Americans sprayed in Vietnam. He told RT how the war has taken a toll on his whole life. Kelley was born in 1975, two years…
Vietnam should be careful, US is a global empire hooked on war, veteran tells RT ahead of VP Harris’ visit there
Follow RT on With US Vice-President Kamala Harris bringing to Vietnam a tone-deaf ‘America is back’ message, after the horrific atrocities of the war the Vietnamese need to think hard if they can trust a global empire, one veteran has told RT. Harris is headed to Singapore and Vietnam at…
Vietnam approves China’s Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine as country sees infections uptick
Follow RT on Vietnam has approved the use of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s state media reported. The jab became the third to be greenlit by the country, joining AstraZeneca and the Russian-made Sputnik V. The Vietnamese Health Ministry authorized the emergency use of the Sinopharm shot, the official…
Vietnam imposes tough social distancing rules, launches criminal probe after Covid-19 cluster linked to Christian church
Follow RT on Strict social distancing rules will be enforced in Vietnam’s largest and most populous city Ho Chi Minh, starting Monday. The regulations come after a Covid-19 cluster was detected within a local Christian congregation. Gatherings of more than two people are banned in the city’s Go Vap and…
Hybrid of UK and Indian coronavirus variants found in Vietnam – health minister
Follow RT on A new mutation of the coronavirus with characteristics of both the UK and the Indian variant was detected in Vietnam, the country’s top health official has announced. “After running gene sequencing on newly detected patients, we have discovered a new variant that is a mix of India…
WhatsApp SUES Indian government over new social media rules, citing ‘privacy concerns’ – reports
Follow RT on WhatsApp has reportedly filed a legal case against the Indian government over a new set of social media rules that just took effect, asking a Delhi court to declare one guideline an unconstitutional privacy violation. The Facebook subsidiary brought a legal complaint in the Indian capital on…
Solskjaer risks ire from fans after pointing finger at Super League protests during Manchester United’s downturn in form
Follow RT on Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has risked angering the club’s fans after suggesting that protests against owners the Glazer family and the European Super League have caused a packed schedule and downturn in form. The club legend was speaking ahead of the Red Devils’ match with…
Kamala Harris may be AWOL as ‘border czar,’ but her children’s book is included in welcome kits being given to illegal alien kids
Follow RT on Migrant children flooding to the US apparently are being given copies of a book written by Vice President Kamala Harris, the “border czar” who has been strangely absent at the frontlines of the nation’s immigration crisis. A Reuters news photo taken this week at a new shelter…
Already showered with awards & media adulation, Dr. Fauci scores a new honor: Children’s book proclaiming him ‘AMERICA’S DOCTOR’
Follow RT on Dr. Anthony Fauci is coming off a year of unprecedented media fawning, awards and political praise, but his latest honor – a children’s book that bestows him the title “America’s doctor” – may push his star even higher. Simon & Schuster plans to publish a picture book…
Teddyloid – Corset Theme Lyrics
Come dance with me before you go And any memory will stay So nearly yours so nearly mine And in the darkness stars can shine The feeling’s gone; it feels like There ain’t no magic in your eyes I can’t go on it has to end My fractured heart just…
French privacy watchdog probes Clubhouse over possible breach of EU rules
Follow RT on The French privacy watchdog is investigating the parent company of the US-based voice chat app Clubhouse to determine if it breached EU data protection regulations when servicing users based in Europe. The French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) has launched an investigation into Alpha Exploration…
‘She can beat some of the men’: Amanda Nunes retains UFC featherweight crown with routine win over Megan Anderson
Follow RT on Amanda Nunes barely broke sweat as she defeated the latest challenger to come knocking for one of her two UFC titles, with the Brazilian submitting Megan Anderson in the first round of their featherweight contest at UFC 259. Nunes secured a ninth win in UFC title fights,…
Bandabardo – Le Ballerine Lyrics
Non bevo, non fumo Ho preso ad usare il profumo Lavoro Decoro ogni mio ricordo Con le iniziali d’oro Non bevo, non fumo Continuo ad usare il profumo Col vano pensiero Di essere soltanto un altro calimero Le ballerine che si lanciano per aria Son leggere come piume così lontane…
Major police raids carried out around German capital after Islamist group, which called for death of Jews, outlawed by authorities
Follow RT on More than 800 officers were on duty as police in Berlin and Brandenburg carried out 26 raids across the region to enforce a ban on a Salafist group which was advocating terrorist attacks and the killing of Jews. Berlin Interior Senator Andreas Geisel told a news conference…
Fighting ‘disinfo’ or chilling attack on free speech? Democrats ask cable operators why they don’t CENSOR Fox News, OAN & Newsmax
Follow RT on In a move condemned by Republicans as a “troubling” attack on free press, Democrats have asked cable and digital operators to justify carrying Fox News, OAN and Newsmax ahead of a hearing on media “disinformation and extremism.” “Are you planning to continue carrying Fox News, OANN, and…
Beauty queen wife of drug lord El Chapo ARRESTED in Virginia on drug trafficking charges, accused of planning TWO prison escapes
Follow RT on Emma Coronel Aispuro, a former US beauty pageant queen and wife of arguably the world’s most notorious drug kingpin – Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman – has been arrested in the US on an array of drug trafficking charges. Aispuro, 31, who is a dual US-Mexican citizen, was…
Amazon selling Chinese children’s potty as ‘traditional fruit basket’ to Americans triggers flood of jibes & warnings from China
Follow RT on Millions of Chinese internet surfers were shocked to see an item used as a potty and spittoon in China being sold on Amazon as a “traditional fruit basket” to gullible foreigners – for a princely sum in dollars, too. Advertised as a “1960s Chinese traditional fruit basket”…
‘Idea of Sacrifice a complete nonstarter in US culture before Covid’: Pandemic spurred major shift in American values, study finds
Follow RT on Researchers from UCLA and Harvard University analyzed internet activity, namely online searches and social media posts, and found a significant return to more traditional, rural American values emerged as the pandemic took hold. The team studied online activity during the two 10-week periods either side of March…
Israel figured out how to use 120,000 Moderna doses it doesn’t need…vaccinate Palestinians with work permits
Follow RT on With Israel using the Pfizer jab in its vaccination campaign, the country’s health ministry has finally found a way to utilize the 120,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine it holds. It’ll be given to Palestinians who work in Israel. Israel, which has already fully vaccinated 2.7 million…
Vietnam was Asia’s top-performing economy during pandemic of 2020
Follow RT on Vietnam outperformed all of its regional peers in South East Asia last year, data shows, as the nation’s economy grew by 2.9 percent from a year ago, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Vietnam’s GDP growth is better than China’s forecast – beating 2.3 percent growth during the same period. Data…