Economy grew 5.4% in the first quarter as exporters rushed to beat Trump’s tariffs

China’s economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, the government said yesterday supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid increases

Lego says its factory in Vietnam will make toys without emissions

Lego opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam yesterday that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on

Climate change and overfishing threaten ancient tradition of making fish sauce

Bui Van Phong faced a choice when the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago: Stay in his small village, helping his parents carry on the family’s centuries-old

Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties jeopardized by USAID cuts

At a former American air base in southern Vietnam, work abruptly stopped last month on efforts to clean up tons of soil contaminated with deadly

Coral reefs in Vietnam face collapse – can conservation efforts turn the tide?

The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam’s Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The life-giving coral reefs below are dying. The waters are eerily devoid

Russia says it will help Vietnam become a ‘partner country’ in the BRICS bloc of developing nations

Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country,” the countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday after Russian

US arms manufacturers could help Hanoi build up its armed forces

United States weapons manufacturers could work with Vietnamese counterparts to help build up Vietnam’s armed forces, the U.S. ambassador to the southeast Asian country said yesterday.

Death sentence for tycoon Truong upheld in largest fraud case

The death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was upheld yesterday in Vietnam’s largest fraud case, the scale of which had raised concerns about

Real estate tycoon sentenced to life for billions in fraud in gov’t graft crackdown

A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was convicted yesterday of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison, in a case that has been

Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as storm toll rises to 155 dead

A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 30 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed to

Flooding sweeps away a bus and a bridge collapses as storm deaths rise to 64

A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding yesterday as more rain fell on northern Vietnam from a former typhoon that has caused at least

Typhoon kills 14 in Vietnam, another three in mainland China

At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country’s north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned

Leaders of China and Vietnam pledge to strengthen political and economic ties

The leaders of China and Vietnam pledged to further their economic ties and gave a nod to their shared communist ideology during the first visit by Vietnam’s

Vietnam’s new leader has arrived in China on his first overseas trip since taking the helm

Vietnamese leader To Lam started a three-day visit to China yesterday in his first overseas trip since assuming his country’s top post about two weeks ago.

Vietnam’s coast guard visits Philippines for joint drills

A Vietnamese coast guard ship arrived in Manila yesterday for a four-day goodwill visit and joint exercises as the two countries attempt to put aside their own territorial

Hanoi allows big companies to buy clean energy directly to meet climate targets

Vietnam will let electricity-guzzling factories buy electricity from wind and solar power producers, helping big companies like Samsung Electronics meet their climate targets and relieving pressure on

Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80

Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health, official media said Friday.

Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam yesterday, during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to

Top security official To Lam confirmed as president

Vietnam’s top security official To Lam was confirmed yesterday as the nation’s new president. He oversaw police and intelligence operations over a period when rights groups say

Consulate renews calls for SAR to relax visa policies for Vietnamese

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau has called for continued coordination to lobby Macau to remove visa limits on Vietnamese tourists and workers in

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