Vietnam

Secretary of State Antony Blinken to attend annual meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers, among others, US official says.

Maritime issues in the South China Sea, COVID-19 response expected to be discussed during Austin’s stop in Hanoi.

Fifteen-day lockdown order bans the gathering of more than two people in public in city of eight million.

War stories from the Caravelle Hotel, a vital vantage point for journalists in old Saigon reporting the Vietnam War.

Investigation finds thousands of illegal animal parts and products at markets across five countries.

Vietnam’s health minister says new strain combines variants first identified in UK and India.

Fewer independent candidates than before are standing in this year’s vote for the 500-seat National Assembly.

Beijing accuses US of entering sovereign waters around islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan without permission.

Rising river salinity forcing rice farmers to switch to lucrative shrimp but move threatens fragile mangrove ecosystems.

The US Treasury Department said Friday that no country currently meets the US criteria as a manipulator.

Delays and concerns about the efficacy and politics of China’s vaccine shipments plague its vaccine drive in the region.

Ex-Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc says he is ‘lucky and honoured’ to be appointed president.

Philippine president urged to take a firmer stand towards Beijing as expert warns of Chinese ‘occupation’.

China condemns the move of the USS John S McCain, saying it had dispatched naval, air units to follow and warn the ship.