Vietnam fishing boat attacked near contested South China Sea islands: media reports

The attack took place on Sunday, reported Thanh Nien newspaper, citing authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai. The report did not provide a description of the foreign vessel or how the fishing vessel was attacked. At least 10 Vietnamese fishermen have been injured after their boat was attacked by a foreign vessel while […]

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Vietnam’s top leader Lam to meet Google, Meta in US next week: sources

Meta’s Facebook has in the 100-million-people country one of its largest user bases worldwide, and Google makes its smartphones there through suppliers and plans a large data centre, according to a Reuters report last month. Vietnam’s president and ruling Communist Party chief To Lam is set to meet representatives from several US corporations, including Google […]

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Typhoon Yagi: 350 dead in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand

Global New Light of Myanmar reported that 74 people were killed and 89 others were missing in the floods in Myanmar by Friday evening. Typhoon Yagi hit four Southeast Asian countries last weekend. 350 people have died so far due to strong storms, rains, floods and landslides caused by this typhoon. 254 and 74 people […]

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China and Vietnam sign 14 deals from rail to crocodiles after leaders meet

Lam’s visit to Beijing, his first overseas trip since he was appointed party chief early this month, signals a desire to strengthen ties as trade and investment grow and despite occasional clashes over boundaries in the South China Sea. China and Vietnam signed 14 documents spanning cross-border railways to crocodile exports on Monday, after Chinese […]

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China and Vietnam’s top leaders meet in Beijing

The meeting signals the close ties between the two communist-run neighbours, which have well-developed economic and trade relations despite the occasional boundary clashes in the energy-rich South China Sea. China’s President Xi Jinping held talks on Monday with Vietnam’s new leader To Lam in Beijing on his first state visit since he took office, Chinese […]

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President Lam is the head of the Communist Party in Vietnam

Vietnamese President Tu Lam has been announced as the new head of the ruling Communist Party. His name was officially announced for the post on Saturday (August 3). Lam’s name as Communist Party chief came two weeks after the death of previous general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Lam, 67, took over as interim party chief […]

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India-Vietnam bilateral trade may “significantly increase” from existing USD 15 billion

New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Highlighting the remarkable bilateral trade between India and Vietnam, Ministry of External Affairs, Secretary (East), Jaideep Mazumdar said that the bilateral trade is around USD 15 billion, adding that both nations’ leaders feel that this could be “significantly increased”. Vietnam is one of India’s closest partners in the ASEAN […]

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