Tarah Nguyen
Hanoi, Vietnam
Education: Hanoi University, Hanoi Foreign Trade University
Tarah Nguyen has worked as a professional interpreter and translator in many fields before becoming the Chief of editorial board of Vietnam Times. Working for NGOs, foreign agencies and overseas for years in both professional English and Chinese has nurtured her awareness and understanding in multi-direction world to keep her objective and fair outlooks.
Education: Hanoi University, Hanoi Foreign Trade University
Tarah Nguyen has worked as a professional interpreter and translator in many fields before becoming the Chief of editorial board of Vietnam Times. Working for NGOs, foreign agencies and overseas for years in both professional English and Chinese has nurtured her awareness and understanding in multi-direction world to keep her objective and fair outlooks.
For Tarah Nguyen's latest contributions to VietnamTimes, see below:
India’s women’s ice hockey team showed me why winter in Ladakh is so special
26/02/2026 15:28
The relentless rain in the UK this winter has left my friends seeking winter sun in Malta or skiing in the Dolomites. I found myself wishing that I were back in Ladakh instead.
India has strengthened its position after the AI Impact Summit in Delhi
26/02/2026 07:00
India has strengthened its position after the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, where 89 countries and international organisations signed a declaration supporting India’s AI vision.
India’s leap, from back office to global brain trust
25/02/2026 07:00
The narrative of India as the ‘world’s back office’ has been officially retired. By early 2026, a profound transformation had occurred. India has become a strategic-nerve-centre for the global corporate elite.
The billions given to charity by ordinary Indians every year
24/02/2026 07:00
The How India Gives 2025 report, produced by the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP) at Ashoka University, challenges the conventional narrative that organised, institutional money dominates the country's giving landscape.
India leapfrogged as systems built on open-source architecture, APIs
23/02/2026 20:00
AI is a hugely transformational technology which is going to disrupt every single way of life, former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday, emphasising it must be accessible, affordable, accountable, and multilingual to avoid deepening global inequalities.
Indian’s Yotta to build $2 billion AI hub with Nvidia's Blackwell chips
21/02/2026 07:00
Indian data centre company Yotta Data Services said on Wednesday it will build one of Asia's largest AI computing hubs using Nvidia's latest Blackwell Ultra chips, in a project costing more than $2 billion.
Key pacts signed as PM Modi hosts France's Macron for plane cooperation
20/02/2026 07:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai and held bilateral talks to strengthen India-France relations, upgrading them to a "Special Global Strategic Partnership.
India, Canada commit to strengthening bilateral ties, discuss trade
19/02/2026 00:00
Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand discussed "deepening cooperation" and "partnership opportunities" between the two countries on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's likely visit to India next month.
FTAs show increased global confidence in India: PM Modi
18/02/2026 07:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday rejected the criticism over the recent free trade agreements, asserting that few countries were willing to sign FTAs during the UPA dispensation when India was marred by scams and counted among ‘Fragile Five’ economies, while it is now capable of competing with the world.
AI Summit India 2026 Live Updates: ‘Bringing the world together,’ PM Modi welcomes leaders as India hosts AI summit
16/02/2026 00:00
India AI Impact Summit 2026 Live: Enthusiasm to participate has truly grown, says MeitY secretary S Krishnan
Safran ready to open India engine production in Rafale deal
14/02/2026 17:00
French engine maker Safran is ready to build an engine assembly line in India to meet the country's requirements for local production as the French and Indian governments discuss the purchase of 114 more Rafale jets, its CEO said on Friday.
India's defense budget to boost air force capability, experts say
13/02/2026 07:00
As the first budget after Operation Sindoor, India’s FY27 defence budget has increased the overall defence spending by 15.2% to INR7,846.8 billion ($86 billion)
Another clean energy superpower snapping at its heels — and it’s moving even faster
12/02/2026 14:00
Prem Chand is one of the many rickshaw drivers who spend their days darting and weaving along Delhi’s hectic roads. And like an increasing number of the city’s many thousands of rickshaws, Chand’s vehicle is electric.
Nepal interim PM Sushila Karki thanks India for March support
11/02/2026 15:47
Nepal’s interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki invited Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava for a meeting at Singha Durbar and thanked India for providing technical support and materials to ensure the smooth conduct of the March parliamentary elections.
India’s Foreign Assistance Policy for 2026-27
10/02/2026 20:00
India’s latest foreign assistance allocations for 2026–27 reveal a familiar but telling pattern: New Delhi is deploying limited fiscal resources where they are most likely to translate into strategic influence.
India’s New FTA Strategy
09/02/2026 07:00
India’s recent free trade agreements (FTAs) reflect a strategic shift from defensive trade policy toward a targeted, growth-driven approach
AI for Viksit Bharat: How India is positioning inclusive artificial intelligence at WEF Davos 2026
08/02/2026 07:00
At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos 2026, India’s artificial intelligence ambitions took a structured and globally resonant form with the unveiling of PwC India’s flagship report, AI Edge for ViksitBharat.
India eyes ‘global manufacturing powerhouse’ status with budget boost
06/02/2026 19:08
The measures aim to boost production in key sectors such as biopharma and semiconductors, and increase support for smaller businesses
India in 2026: Economic Potential and Prospects
05/02/2026 07:00
In the days leading up to the Annual Meeting, the International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for India’s growth in the next fiscal year to over 7 per cent, citing strong momentum and positioning the country as one of the world’s key growth engines, even as global growth slows and uncertainty around trade and geopolitics persists.
India's factory growth improves slightly in January, PMI shows
04/02/2026 12:40
India's manufacturing activity inched up in January as demand improved slightly but the gain wasn't strong enough to lift business optimism or meaningfully increase hiring, according to a private survey released Monday.
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