Vietnam tells China to shift its rig and stop complicating ties
Chinese oil rig Haiyang Shi You 981 (C) is seen in the South China Sea, off the shore of Vietnam in May, 2014. (Photo: Reuters) HANOI – Vietnam has…
Vietnam parliament approves Phuc as PM for 5-year term
Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) chats with delegates. (Photo: Reuters) HANOI – Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved Nguyen Xuan Phuc as the country’s prime minister, completing a new core…
Two Vietnamese women contract Zika virus, first in Vietnam
An aedes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a test tube as part of a research at a control and prevention centre in Guadalupe, neighbouring Monterrey, Mexico. (Photo: Reuters) …
Vietnam parliament swears in top policeman as president
Vietnam’s Public Security (Police) Minister General Tran Dai Quang (C) stands with Communist Party’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Politburo member Dinh The Huynh (L) at a closing…
Vietnam jails three over protest with flag of former South
The South Vietnamese flag. (Photo: AFP) HANOI – Three Vietnamese women who held a rally and waved national flags of the former South Vietnam were jailed on…
Amid sea dispute, China calls for deeper defence ties with Vietnam
Vietnamese navy sailors march during a parade marking their 70th National Day atBa Dinh square in Hanoi, Vietnam September 2, 2015.(Photo: Reuters/Kham) BEIJING – The militaries of China and…
‘Bikini Airline’ set to create Vietnam’s first female billionaire
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, VietJet Aviation CEO. (Photo: VietJet Aviation JS) Vietnam is set to see its first female billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, CEO of VietJet…
Massive Samsung R&D investment approved by Vietnam’s PM
A model demonstrates a Samsung Electronics’ new smartphone Galaxy S7during its launching ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: Reuters) HANOI – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a new…
Vietnam vexed over Taiwan’s “worthless” media trip to island
Vietnam Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh. (Photo: Reuters) HANOI – Vietnam has rebuked Taiwan on Thursday for taking journalists to a disputed South China Sea island, saying…
Zika virus: Vietnam raises alert level
A worker mixes graphene, which is used by biochemists to develop a possible Zika-repellent clothes detergent additive. (Photo: Reuters) Vietnam has raised its warning level for…
