Vietnam deputy foreign minister in UK to facilitate identification of trafficking victims
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:12:00
A deputy minister of foreign affairs left for the U.K. Sunday night to help with identifying Vietnamese victims in the Essex truck tragedy.
Ca Mau promotes key agricultural products
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:10:00
The southernmost province of Ca Mau will promote its key agricultural products, especially collective brand names, to increase their value and competitiveness
VN calls on EAS countries to uphold int'l law, form standards of conducts
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:07:00
Leaders from ASEAN countries and counterparts from the bloc’s eight partners attended the 14th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Bangkok, Thailand on November 4.
PM hails US as one of longest-standing partners of ASEAN
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:04:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc praised the US as one of the longest-standing partners of ASEAN and its commitments to the regional bloc at the seventh ASEAN – US Summit which was held in Bangkok on November 4, within the framework of the ongoing 35th ASEAN Summit and related meetings
Harrowing tales of horror: Migrant workers tell their stories
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:00:00
Suffocation. Whipped like slaves. The fear of dying as a gun is pointed to the head.
His Holiness Pope Francis to Visit Thailand
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:57:00
His Holiness Pope Francis will make the Apostolic Visit to the Kingdom of Thailand from 20 to 23 November 2019 at the invitation of the Royal Thai Government.
Vietnam needs to act in Mekong Delta as land sinking, seas rising: experts
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:45:00
With the Mekong Delta found to be lower than earlier thought, and subsidence and rising seas threatening a double whammy, alarm bells are ringing.
ASEAN summit: Malaysia concerns about situation in East Sea
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:44:00
Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said his country was concerned about the presence of Chinese coast guard vessels in its waters, while attending the 20th ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting in Thailand on November 2 as part of the ongoing 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.
China says ready to work with ASEAN for South China Sea peace
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:43:00
China is ready to work with Southeast Asian countries for long term peace and stability in the South China Sea, Chinese premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday after meeting ASEAN leaders.
PM meets with Indian counterpart Modi on regional summit sidelines
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:40:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit and related Summits in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday afternoon.
Hanoi university uses textbook with sovereignty violating nine-dash line map
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:39:00
A Chinese reading textbook with the nine-dash line map was recently discovered at the Hanoi University of Business and Technology (HUBT).
Leaders highlight progress in ASEAN-India strategic partnership
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:38:00
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc shared other leaders’ view on the progress in the ASEAN-India strategic partnership at a summit between the two sides in Bangkok on November 3 morning.
Asia must quit 'coal addiction': UN chief
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:36:00
The UN chief on Saturday warned Asia to quit its "addiction" to coal, as climate change threatens millions of people vulnerable to rising sea levels.
Smuggled brandy seized in Quang Binh
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:34:00
The market watch agency of Quang Binh province joined forces with local traffic police in order to seize over 3,000 bottles of brandy as it was in the process of being smuggled on board a trailer truck.
The military outposts guarding Vietnam's southern continental shelf, a look back
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:24:00
Admiral Giap Van Cuong realized the importance of the Vietnamese waters in the southern Spratly Islands three decades ago and sought the construction of military installations to defend it.
National public services website to be launched in late November
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:22:00
A national public service website will be launched in late November to improve the quality of public services from State agencies, according to Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung
VN takes over ASEAN Chairmanship from Thailand
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:20:00
Viet Nam took over the ASEAN Chairmanship from Thailand on Monday evening at the closing ceremony of the 35th ASEAN Summit and related Summits in Bangkok, Thailand.
BIDV issues bonds worth $216 million
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:18:00
Vietnam’s largest bank by assets, BIDV, has issued VND5 trillion ($215.6 million) worth of bonds to augment capital.
