If China lowers the threshold of what Vietnamese activities it deems acceptable, Vietnam will find it more difficult to maintain the balance between deferring and defying China. Recently ...

By Damien Cave Photographs by Linh Pham Reporting from Haiphong, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Pham Van Thinh can see the back of an LG electronics factory from his patio, and in his eyes ...

Vietnam's ambitions to modernize its military and diversify international partnerships were on full display at the 2024 Vietnam International Defense Expo, an exhibition that concluded with ...

Vietnam is planning ambitious bureaucratic reforms, slashing ministries, agencies and broadcasters in a bid to reduce red tape and boost growth. The changes risk short-term disruption but may ...

MANILA, Philippines — One of the biggest lessons that Vietnam has learned about China’s expansionism in the South China Sea is indisputable — the Asian behemoth does not discriminate in its ...

But earlier this month, it launched a “3+3” dialogue with Vietnam – a first for Beijing, which has traditionally relied on a simpler “2+2” format in bilateral relations. The dialogue ...

The law requires social media platforms providing services to users in Vietnam to store user data and provide it to authorities on demand. The government issued the decree this November ...

A pet dog is carefully kept indoors by a local household in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam. Photo: D.H. / Tuoi Tre A dog and cat meat restaurant owner in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, ...

"Our city is now on par with the other big cities of the world," she said. It took 17 years for Vietnam's commercial capital to reach this point. The project, funded largely by Japanese government ...

HANOI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Vietnam wants to expand its international defence cooperation to build trust and prevent wars, its prime minister said on Thursday, and the United States said it was ...

HANOI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Vietnam will start building a new railway from its largest northern port to the border with China by the end of next year, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.

A US military aircraft is displayed at the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024, in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec 19, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Khanh Vu) 19 Dec 2024 01:13PM (Updated: 19 Dec 2024 01:23PM) ...