Vietnam

The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan will stop at Central Vietnam’s port city of Danang on Sunday in a rare visit for a US warship to the southeast Asian nation, as tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea remain high.…

Local authorities were still racing against time on Tuesday to rescue a 10-year-old boy trapped in a 35m-deep concrete pipe pit in the southern province of Dong Thap since Saturday afternoon. Thai Ly Hao Nam and three other children went…

A group of Vietnamese technical interns whose former employer failed to pay them a total of 27 million yen ($194,000) for overtime held a press conference Wednesday to expose the illegally long hours they were made to work and call for the…

Typhoon Noru is expected to bring extensive downpours to Vietnam's coffee belt in the Central Highlands, threatening to delay harvest in the world's second-biggest coffee producer and top robusta supplier. The storm may delay bean…

Vietnam has relaxed rules for wearing masks in many public settings. Masks are no longer required for public areas such as supermarkets, movie theaters, restaurants, discos, stadiums, parks and other outdoor areas, according to a posting…

Vietnam's laws on marijuana use are tough on paper, but penalties are often not as harsh as for other illegal drugs. Cannabis - even for medical use - is illegal in Vietnam, although oil with cannabidiol - a non-psychoactive chemical found…

India and Vietnam Wednesday signed a Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030, “which will significantly enhance the scope and scale of existing defence cooperation”. The document was signed by Defence…

A workshop took place both virtually and in person in Hà Nội on Thursday to launch the Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project, which was announced during US Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Việt Nam in August. The…

Vietnam's president and his spouse will pay an official friendly visit to Laos from August 9-10 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, Spokeswoman of the…

Vietnam is set to approve the use of Gilead Sciences's antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of patients who have contracted the coronavirus, state media reported on Tuesday (Aug 3). The Southeast Asian country successfully…