Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 53 km NNE of Kon Tum, Vietnam
3 month agoVietnam has created 692 new acres of land in the South China Sea in the last six months. Satellite imagery reveals the growing scale of Hanoi's efforts to expand its outposts in the Spratly Islands
The White House: The United States will continue to focus on expanding the partnership with Vietnam
U.S. sends its top diplomat on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, A/S Daniel Kritenbrink, to Hanoi tomorrow to meet with Vietnam officials to underscore strong commitment to implementing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and to support free, open Indo-Pacific region. A/S Kritenbrink will also reaffirm the U.S’ support for a strong, independent, resilient, and prosperous Vietnam, per DoS. He will discuss shared objectives for next month’s ASEAN-related ministerial meetings, which will take place in Vientiane, Lao PDR
5 month agoPutin met with President of Vietnam in Hanoi
Russian President Putin arrives in the Vietnamese capital after leaving Pyongyang
Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death in $12 billion fraud case, state media reports
Another cargo vessel has been targeted and hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen. The Greek-owned bulk carrier MT Zografia with 24 crew on board was sailing empty of cargo from Vietnam to Israel, no one was injured.
10 month agoTwin seat Vietnam People’s Air Force Su-22UM crashed in Quang Nam Province, south of their base in Da Nang. Both crew ejected safely. Photos from witnesses on site
The Philippines has approached neighbours such as Malaysia and Vietnam to discuss a separate code of conduct regarding the South China Sea, its president said on Monday
Two South Koreans among 18 sentenced to death in Vietnam drug bust: state media
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - Vietnam
At least 30 people have been killed in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, among them children, local media reported
POLITICO: The Biden administration signs a strategic partnership deal with Vietnam, the latest attempt to confront China in the region
1 year agoJia Geng, another Chinese research vessel, entered Vietnam's Exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea
Vietnam karaoke bar fire kills at least 12
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 43 km NNE of Kon Tum, Vietnam
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 45 km NNE of Kon Tum, Vietnam
Iran frees seized Vietnamese tanker after US Navy confrontation. The IRGC claimed to have thwarted an attempt by the US Navy to "steal" Iranian oil in October. TankerTrackers, based on satellite imagery, said Iran has held onto the vessel's oil cargo worth $50m
Vietnam asks Iran for an official explanation about the detention of its oil tanker at gunpoint
3 year agoUS Special Operation Command C146A Wolfhound inbound Pattaya Thailand from Da Nang Vietnam
3 year agoIran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tweets that he met with his counterparts from India, Luxembourg, Vietnam, and Finland today
"We of course take any reported incident of Havana Syndrome seriously" says @PressSec answering a question about the delay for @VP in arriving in Vietnam. She does not confirm the possible cases involve two US Embassy staffers
At least two U.S. diplomats will be medevacked out of Vietnam after Havana Syndrome incidents over the weekend in Hanoi, Vietnam ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris' arrival
3 year agoUS Embassy in Hanoi says the Vice President's traveling delegation was delayed from departing Singapore because VPs office was made aware of a report of a recent possible anomalous health incident in Hanoi. Anomalous health incident is what the USG calls Havana Syndrome
Hanoi man captured for allegedly murdering creditor, dismembering victim's body
US Department of State: Very troubling that Vietnamese authorities in the Central Highlands recently conducted coordinated raids on house churches, detaining nearly two dozen ethnic minority Christians. We urge Vietnam to cease this harassment and intimidation and allow everyone to practice their faith
Vietnam reports 2,367 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase on record, and 7 new deaths
3 year ago.@POTUS says he sees "zero" similarities between Afghanistan & US pullout from Vietnam. "There's going to be no circumstance where your going to see ppl being lifted off a roof of an embassy of the United States from Afghanistan"
Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam postponed over virus fears: Games official
