in a move that underscores the persistent tensions over contested waters in the South China Sea. Vietnam requires relevant parties to “refrain from actions that complicate the situation” and ...

These changes, plus cheap labour and political stability, turned Vietnam into an alternative to China. The country has ...

HANOI (Bloomberg): Vietnam lodged a formal protest against ... activities of China and the Philippines in certain disputed areas in the waters near the Spratly Islands. China in late April ...

Vietnam has successfully walked a tightrope between communism and turbo-capitalism. But the ongoing trade conflict between ...

French President Emmanuel Macron begins a tour of Southeast Asia on Sunday, starting with Vietnam – the first visit by a ...

Philippine officials have condemned the Chinese coast guard, which it said used a powerful water cannon to target one of two ...

Vietnam accused Chinese law enforcement of a “brutal” attack on a Vietnamese fishing vessel on Sunday that threatened the lives of crew members in disputed waters of the South China Sea. An ...

Vietnam's recent construction ... The two sides have clashed in disputed waters, too. The Johnson South Reef skirmish in 1988 led to the loss of 64 Vietnamese sailors, while China's positioning ...