HANOI: Vietnam widened lockdown measures in its industrialised north on Tuesday to combat its biggest Covid-19 outbreak so far, as authorities reported a daily record in new cases that was more than double the previous high
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday had a phone talk with Vietnamese President Npersonen Xuan Phuc and said China stands ready to make active efforts with Vietnam to build the two countries into a community with a shared future that bears strategic significance.
US Navy denies Beijing's claim USS Curtis Wilbur "expelled" from waters near Paracel Islands in the South China Sea
Reuters: The U.S. Navy said later on Thursday the USS Curtis Wilbur "asserted navigational rights and freedoms" near the Paracel Islands, over which China, Taiwan and Vietnam all claim sovereignty
Belgian authorities have rescued 49 people from distress at sea. The boat with people mostly from Vietnam had probably started earlier in France for Great Britain
2 month agoIn virtual meeting with Vietnam trade minister, @USTradeRep @AmbassadorTai highlights concerns about currency practices and expressed concerns on illegal timber practices, digital trade and agriculture
2 month agoVietnam: China must end its violation of Viet Nam's sovereignty in the East Sea, said MAE spokesperson on Chinese ships operating at Whitsun Reef in the Spratly Archipelago, Vietnam
3 month agoVietnam: photo of a multifunctional simulator for the training of submarine crews of projects 636 and Amur 1650, developed by JSC CDB MT RUBIN in the training center of the 189th Fleet Submarine Brigade, stationed at the Cam Ranh naval base
After being branded a "currency manipulator" by the US in December for trying to keep the dong from rising in value, Vietnam is again intervening in forex markets, reports @Reuters
Four people smugglers jailed over 39 Vietnamese migrant deaths: UK court
[email protected]: The USS John S. McCain "asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law.by challenging restrictions on passage imposed by China, Vietnam & Taiwan." China has built military facilities on the Spratlys
Vietnam arrests popular Facebook user for "anti-state" posts
6 month agoNewly-emerged COVID19 cluster in HCMC has been basically put under control, said Deputy PM
Vietnam said Thursday that Taiwan's live-fire exercises in the waters off the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands violate Vietnam's sovereignty and should not be repeated
Highlights of PM Phuc's latest Directive on strengthening measures to contain COVID19 issued following detection of community infection cases in HCMC
Vietnam, which has had 1,300 cases, regarded Robert O'Brien's delegation as a coronavirus vector and restricted them to a single hotel floor and official events. Flight crew wasn't allowed to overnight in the country. Later, 3 crew members tested positive
Vietnam has threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if it does not bow to government pressure to censor more local political content on its platform, a senior official at the U.S. social media giant told @Reuters.
China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world's largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement took place during the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday
7 month agoAccording to some sources, the Vietnamese-built VT-Pigeon UAV has just begun mass production.
Nearly 40 people have died in Vietnam and Cambodia and scores more were missing, including rescuers, due to prolonged heavy rain and flash flooding as tropical storm Nangka edged towards the Vietnamese coast on Tuesday
[email protected]: So Crazy to Senator Blumenthal of Connecticut lecture all on morals & ethics when for 25 years he said he was a Great War Hero in Vietnam, and he was never even there. He lied & cheated right up until the day he got caught. Thank you to those in military who turned him in
UK secures Vietnam backing to join Trans-Pacific trading group, Raab says
First time after 36 days Vietnam logged no new COVID19 cases. The country has registered a total of 1,040 cases, with 32 deaths and 695 recoveries
Due to pressure from China Rosneft cancelled its drilling contract in the contested area near Vietnam. Until China has exercised a strategic self-restraint with regard to Russia increasing exploration activities in the 9-Dash Line.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 72 km NE of Xam Nua, Laos
10 month agoA Chinese coastguard ship douses a Vietnam fishing boat in a clash in the South China Sea. The incident occurred on July 8 near the Paracel Islands, an island chain claimed by both Vietnam and China
11 month agoCCP recently filed a boundary dispute with Bhutan. From mountain ranges of Himalayas to waters of Vietnam's exclusive zone to Senkaku islands & beyond. Beijing has a pattern of instigating territorial disputes. The world shouldn't allow this bullying: US Secy of State Mike Pompeo
11 month agoChina is warning vessels away from an area near the Paracel (aka Xisha) Islands in the South China Sea from 1-5 July for military exercises. The US in early June protested China's claims over the islands, claimed by Vietnam and
Malaysia to detain, charge crew of "illegal" Vietnamese boats
