Vietnamese, Thai armies share experience

(VNA) - The Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Lieut. Gen. Vo Van Tuan received the visiting head of the Thai Royal Development Projects and Security Coordination Centre...

PM Dung to attend CAEXPO in China

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the 9th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning, the capital of southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from September 20-21...
China and Japan exchange their views

China and Japan exchange their views

(VOVworld) – the Japanese and Chinese Foreign Ministries held meetings in Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the recent increased tensions over a territorial dispute
Japan nationalizes disputed islands

Japan nationalizes disputed islands

The Japanese government on Tuesday signed a purchase contract with a private owner to nationalize 3 of the 5 islets of the Senkaku Island group despite strong opposition from China, who...
SPD, CPV hold talks

SPD, CPV hold talks

(VOV) - The Social Democratic Party of Germany and the Communist Party of Vietnam held a second dialogue on human resources training and renewable energy in Berlin yesterday
Mekong corridor towns being developed

Mekong corridor towns being developed

(VOVworld) – People affected by the Greater Mekong Sub-Region Corridor Towns Development Project in Quang Tri and Tay Ninh province will receive resettlement support through loans provided by the Asian...
US pushes for regional peace, stability

US pushes for regional peace, stability

(VOVworld) - US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, who is currently visiting Beijing, said on Wednesday that a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) is in the interest of...
Vietnam, Thailand cooperate in rubber exports

Vietnam, Thailand cooperate in rubber exports

(VOV) Thailand’s Agriculture and Cooperatives Deputy Minister Nattawut Saikuar said on Monday that the world’s three biggest exporters of natural rubber, including Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia need to...
US increases its presence in Asia - Pacific

US increases its presence in Asia - Pacific

(VOVworld) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is on an 11-day Asia-Pacific tour. She will visit China, Indonesia, Russia, the Cook Islands, Brunei, and East Timor. As...

Arrest after China flight threat: state media

Police in southern China have arrested a man suspected of threatening to blow up a commercial jet, following a similar incident affecting a flight from Beijing. Police arrested Xiong Yi, 29, in Dongguan city...
Letter Box August 29, 2012

Letter Box August 29, 2012

A: Starting off this week’s Letter Box edition, I’d like to say Hello to Adeel Butt of Pakistan, who was in Hanoi and visited our office some weeks ago. We...