Politics

Vo Van Thuong is Vietnam's second president to leave office in two years.
Politics

Vietnam president's resignation suggests party power struggle

Vo Van Thuong was viewed as contender to become next general secretary

22 March 2024
U.S.-ASEAN Business Council President Ted Osius, left, speaks at a news conference in Hanoi on March 18. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Companies

Boeing, Meta join U.S. business delegation to Vietnam

Companies weigh investment opportunities amid 'friendshoring' push

20 March 2024
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#techAsia

Telecom chips move in-house and the U.S. takes aim at TikTok

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

14 March 2024
A ship transports containers down the Mekong River. Recently installed Cambodian PM Hun Manet said the $1.7 billion China-backed canal project would allow his country to "breathe through our own nose," diverting its goods for export directly to its own coast rather than via the Vietnam-controlled Mekong Delta. (Photo by Jack Brook)
Asia Insight

Cambodia to divert Mekong trade via China-built canal, vexing Vietnam

Planned Phnom Penh-coast link raises alarms amid regional influence tussle

12 March 2024
Vietnam is seeking technology transfers from energy and construction giant PowerChina. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
Energy

Vietnam seeks tech transfer from Chinese energy giant

PowerChina among foreign investors shifting business to Southeast Asian country

29 February 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, shakes hands with Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi on Jan. 30.
South China Sea

Vietnam and Philippines sign deal on South China Sea security

Pact comes as China more aggressively asserts itself in the disputed area

30 January 2024
The World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos closed on Jan 19. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Davos 2024

Trump, wars in Ukraine and Gaza overshadow Asia in Davos

Eurocentric gathering shifts spotlight on conflicts in and close to home

20 January 2024
A highway running through Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces opened in October 2023. (Vietnam News Agency)
Economy

Vietnam's lagging North-Central region sees investment boom

Increased economic development may help boost high-speed rail project

18 January 2024
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at a dialogue session at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting on Jan. 16. (Photo by Kenji Kawase) 
Politics

Vietnam PM says 'everything is good' with top leader's health

Chinh emphasizes that both the U.S. and China are 'strategic partners'

17 January 2024
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, greets his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at the ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on May 10, 2023.
International relations

Indonesia's Jokowi begins trip to Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei

Talks to include economy and defense as China's clout grows

9 January 2024
Fishermen land scallops at the port of Nemuro in Hokkaido.
Food & Beverage

Japanese scallops to be processed in Vietnam after China ban

Sellers eye lower-cost labor as inventory builds amid domestic worker shortage

6 January 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on Dec.12: Hanoi still likely sees Beijing as its most important partner. (Pool via AP)
Opinion

Vietnam's show of welcome for Xi reflects growing self-confidence

Success of 'bamboo diplomacy' clears way for giving face to Chinese leader

21 December 2023
Vietnamese Communist Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong, right, welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to Hanoi on Dec. 12. (Photo by Bui Lam Khanh)
12 December 2023
At their summit in Tokyo on Nov. 27, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong said they would increase defense-related exchanges. (Pool via Reuters)
Opinion

Vietnam could use more friends like Japan

Upgraded strategic partnership to lead to more defense deals and exchanges

11 December 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Source photos by Reuters and AP)
International relations

Xi Jinping to visit Vietnam with rail project talks expected

Chinese and Vietnamese communist parties to discuss rare earths, 'common destiny': sources

7 December 2023
The Japanese and Canadian trade ministers, Yasutoshi Nishimura and Mary Ng, seal a memorandum of understanding over battery supply chains in Ottawa on Sept. 21. (The Canadian Press via AP)
Indo-Pacific

Canada trade agency to open offices in Tokyo, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City

Ottawa accelerates Indo-Pacific push after entering Jakarta and Seoul

5 December 2023
Henry Kissinger and Vietnam's Le Duc Tho speak to the press in a Paris suburb on June 13, 1973, the year they were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize -- which Tho declined.
Obituaries

Kissinger cast a long and uneven shadow in Southeast Asia

Controversial bringer of war and peace left mixed messages in the region

1 December 2023
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong also stressed the need for clean energy cooperation in his speech to Japan's parliament. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
International relations

Vietnam president calls for deeper security ties in Japan speech

Vo Van Thuong hails 50 years of diplomatic relations in address to parliament

30 November 2023
A garment factory in Vietnam in 2021. The country is one of Asia's major manufacturing hubs.
Economy

Vietnam to raise tax rate for multinationals from 2024

Experts say country must improve infrastructure to attract more foreign money

29 November 2023
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27.
International relations

Japan and Vietnam upgrade security ties with eye on China

Leaders discuss potential equipment aid from Tokyo amid South China Sea tensions

28 November 2023
Dubai will host COP28 from Nov. 30 through Dec. 12.
Your Week in Asia

China tightens graphite exports, Vietnam President visits Japan, COP28

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

26 November 2023
Excessive sand mining plagues areas like Vietnam's Mekong Delta, where homes have crumbled into the river. (Photo by Linh Pham)
Environment

Vietnam ramps up scrutiny of threats from sand mining

Officials look for 'unusual' activity as erosion puts homes at risk

13 November 2023
The rush to harness the wind that blows around the South China Sea could increase the geopolitical tensions that already swirl over the strategic body of water.
South China Sea

South China Sea brims with rare earth and renewable power promise

Chinese companies are early movers with wind turbines in disputed waterway

3 November 2023
Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, former chairwoman of AIC, is thought to have fled Vietnam amid a corruption probe, her whereabouts unknown since 2022. (Photo courtesy of AIC)
Politics

Vietnam's 'Madam Nhan' graft case seeps into political sphere

Former AIC chairwoman on the run as rumors of an intraparty power struggle swirl

24 October 2023
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, left, with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi.(Photo by Yuji Nitta)
International relations

India, Vietnam foreign ministers confirm aligned national interests

Jaishankar discusses economic and security issues during Hanoi visit

17 October 2023