Russian president Vladimir Putin says cooperation with Vietnam withstands global changes
Russian President Vladimir Putin said cooperation with Vietnam has withstood global changes and continues to flourish, especially in science and energy, during an interview on Wednesday with Vu Viet Trang, general director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
Vietnam takes a risk and a chance on BRICS
Vietnam aligns with Russia-China-led bloc while bidding to maintain strategic partnership and market access with US.
Cambodge et Thaïlande relancent les discussions pour régler leur différend frontalier
Le Cambodge accueillera le 14 juin à Phnom Penh une réunion de la Commission mixte des frontières avec la Thaïlande pour tenter de trouver une issue pacifique au litige territorial entre les deux pays.
France, Vietnam sign deals worth $US10 billion as Macron visits Hanoi
France and Vietnam signed deals on Monday on Airbus planes, defence and other pacts, worth over $US10 billion as President Emmanuel Macron visited Hanoi seeking to boost France’s influence in its former colony amid risks of high US tariffs.
France’s Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation in defense and trade
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Monday for closer cooperation between Vietnam and France in an increasingly unstable global landscape as he visited Hanoi as part of a Southeast Asia tour focused on strengthening regional ties.
Vietnam : What does France’s Macron hope to gain in Hanoi ?
Hanoi has shown diplomatic skill in juggling its partnerships with the US, the EU, China and Russia. The French president aims this week to boost trade ties with Vietnam, but defense is also very high on the agenda.
Macron visits Vietnam, kicking off Southeast Asia tour pitching France as reliable trade partner
French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Hanoi on Sunday for the first stop of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia aimed at showcasing France as a reliable trading partner and a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific region. His six-day…
Macron in Vietnam : France faces Russian-American nuclear agreements
Emmanuel Macron is visiting Vietnam as the country expands its nuclear partnerships, signing today an agreement with the American company Westinghouse, following recent cooperation with Russia, intensifying competition in this strategic market.
Vietnam : Macron Should Raise Rights during Visit
Hanoi’s repression deepens despite EU, French agreements pledging reform.
French president Macron to start visit to Vietnam this weekend
French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse, Brigitte Macron, will pay a state visit to Vietnam from May 25 to 27 following an invitation from State President Luong Cuong, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Satellites, nuclear power on agenda as Macron visits Vietnam next week
The first trip to Vietnam by a French president in nearly a decade is part of a larger tour of Southeast Asia. Macron is set to arrive in Hanoi on May 25, move to Indonesia on May 27 and finish in Singapore,…
Vietnam, Thailand upgrade ties to comprehensive strategic partnership
Vietnam and Thailand have officially upgraded their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Prime Ministers Pham Minh Chinh and Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced at a joint press conference in Hanoi on Friday.
Vietnam and Russia ‘to expedite’ nuclear power plant talks
Following bilateral talks a joint statement says the two countries have « agreed to expedite negotiations and the signing of intergovernmental agreements on the construction of nuclear power plants in Vietnam ».
Thai PM to visit Vietnam next week
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will visit Vietnam on May 15-16 for talks aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, with both nations set to upgrade their partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership — the highest tier of diplomatic relations Vietnam offers its…
Vietnam’s Party leader attends military parade celebrating Victory of Great Patriotic War in Moscow
Vietnam’s General Party Secretary To Lam attended the military parade at the Red Square in Moscow on May 9 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War (1945 – 2025).
Vietnam’s top leader arrives in Moscow, beginning official visit to Russia
This marks General Secretary To Lam’s first official visit to Russia since his election as the Communist leader
Trump is freezing funds to clear thousands of unexploded mines in Vietnam 50 years after war ended
Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam war, the long-term consequences of that conflict continue to affect many Vietnamese people’s daily lives. There are still thousands of unexploded mines and bombs strewn across the region in forests, rice fields and around…
‘Victory of faith’, Vietnamese celebrate 50 years since end of Vietnam War
Thousands of Vietnamese celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, in what the country’s communist leader said was a « victory of faith ».
Fifty years after the war, Vietnam faces a new US threat – tariffs
On a searing afternoon in Vietnam, Tung Linh declared she « basically knows nothing » about the bloody, decades-long war that pitted her country’s Communist-run North against the United States-backed South.
50 years after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam tweaks the story of its victory
Military officers stoop to inspect slim green cannons along the Saigon River. Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park. Fighter jets and helicopters roar above the city in practice drills.
Japan, Vietnam pledge closer economic cooperation as Trump tariffs loom
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said that the two nations will work “to maintain a free and open international order based on the rule of law.”
Trump can boycott, but the failure and end of Vietnam War is a fact
Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, marking the beginning of decades of repairing relations and national reflection.
US bars its diplomats from attending Vietnam war anniversary events
U.S. Ambassador Mark Knapper had planned to attend events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.
Vietnam’s F-16s plan : a break from Russia or power play in US tariff talks ?
Vietnam’s reported move to buy US F-16 jets could end 70-year defence ties with Russia and risk China’s wrath, analysts say.
SE Asia keeps the peace 50 years after Vietnam War
Region mainly untouched by interstate conflict since Vietnam War, an equilibrium US vs China rivalry is putting to the test
‘Comrades and Brothers’: is China pulling Vietnam back into its orbit ?
Despite welcoming China’s Xi Jinping with unprecedented pomp, Hanoi will avoid overdependence on any single great power.