Hanoi claims vessel was attacked by Chinese ship, while Beijing says it brought collision on itself Hanoi has accused Chinese boats of ramming and sinking a Vietnamese fishing vessel, while Beijing hit back by blaming the Vietnamese craft, amid growing friction in the South China Sea. There have been a spate of collisions between the two nations' ships until now without loss of any vessels after a...
Ten fishermen rescued after ramming in South China Sea, says Vietnamese media, as tensions simmer over oil rig A Chinese fishing vessel rammed and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat in the disputed South China Sea, Vietnamese state media reported Tuesday, in an incident likely to sharpen already dangerously high tensions between the two nations over their overlapping claims in the waters. The reports...
The country's foreign direct investment (FDI) capital disbursement in the first five months of the year inched up 0.4 per cent against the same period last year to US$4.6 billion....
Leading regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia has announced plans to set up a bureau in Viet Nam to strengthen its ability to cover the region's developments more comprehensively....
The annual Viet Nam – Singapore Business Forum 2014 (VSBF), to be held from June 4-6 in HCM City, will offer a platform to exchange business ideas, tackle current challenges and develop bilateral strategic partnerships....
Viet Nam should improve the infrastructure of logistics, management of supply chains and commercial procedures to increase the competitiveness of its exports in the world market, said HSBC....
Localities have been ordered to freely provide workers for foreign businesses, which are facing a shortage of labour, by the end of this year....
Dang Thu Thao was crowned Miss Viet Nam Ocean 2014 in the central city of Phan Thiet on Sunday....
Famed music theorist Ho Quang Binh passed away on Sunday in Ha Noi. He was 79....
A Chinese ship coded 11209 yesterday sank a Vietnamese fishing boat with 10 members on board. The incident happened in Vietnamese waters....
HCM City will take measures to turn the Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park in Nha Be District into a port-based special economic zone, city authorities have said....
Amendments to the Law on Enterprises would create favourable conditions for setting up businesses, Minister of Investment and Planning Bui Quang Vinh said at the 13th National Assembly's 7th working session yesterday....
Egyptians go to the polls on Monday in a presidential election that ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted the elected Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi, is expected to easily win amid calls for stability....
US President Barack Obama promised a decision on post-2014 troop numbers in Afghanistan "fairly shortly", after paying a surprise visit to soldiers fighting the last battles of America's longest war....
Lithuania's "Iron Lady" Dalia Grybauskaite won an unprecedented second term on Sunday in a presidential runoff....
France's far-right National Front and Britain's UKIP led a eurosceptic "earthquake" in EU parliamentary polls, sending shockwaves across Europe and beyond....
The Parisii Quartet, well known in Europe and particularly in France, will perform in a classical concert in Ha Noi on June 7 to introduce their music to the Vietnamese audience....
Vietnamese player Ly Hoang Nam will face Ribeiro Marcondes of Brazil tomorrow (May 27) in the first round of the 50th Astrid Bowl Charleroi, Belgian International Junior Championships....
One fisherman was killed and another went missing in a boat accident in the sea off the Hai Phong Province on Sunday....
The Office of the Central Highlands Steering Committee has been asked to focus on creating favourable conditions for investment activities in the region's provinces....