US energy giant, ExxonMobil, is working on a final plan to bring Vietnam’s largest offshore gas project, the Blue Whale field, into operation after a long delay which is believed to be caused by China’s pressure. Texas-based ExxonMobil said last…
China donated more money and the COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam after the US additionally gave Vietnam more than 2 million doses. Vietnam’s state-controlled media on Thursday, December 2, reported that during the ongoing visit to China by Vietnamese Foreign Minister…
On December 2, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid an official visit to China during a two-day visit, at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the foreign ministries of the two countries announced. Foreign Minister Bui Thanh…
The defense ministries of Vietnam and Russia have just signed a military-technical cooperation agreement, which is said to „create a legal basis for further promoting defense cooperation“ between the two countries. During a bilateral meeting in Moscow on December 1,…
Vietnam’s NanoDragon satellite used to monitor ship activities in the South China Sea has not signaled for three weeks after being launched into orbit. A Vietnamese official told the state-controlled press about this. NanoDragon satellite was successfully launched from Uchinoura…
The formation of the three-power alliance AUKUS has created different waves of reactions from many countries, even among ASEAN member countries. If the Philippines and Singapore support the tripartite alliance, Indonesia and Malaysia oppose it. Meanwhile, although there is no…
Over $18 billion The World Bank (WB) and international cooperation organization on migrants KNOMAD forecast the number of remittances to Vietnam in 2021 at $18.1 billion, ranking 8th in the world and 3rd in Asia-Pacific. The number of remittances increased…
US President Biden’s administration has invited Taiwan to join the „Summit for Democracy“ next month, according to a list of participating countries released on Tuesday. This move angered China. The Beijing government has long considered the democratic island of Taiwan…
Leaders of ASEAN countries and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit on November 22, 2021, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations. On this occasion, Beijing wants to promote negotiations on a Code of Conduct…
Two out of five Vietnamese workers who suffered an anaphylactic reaction after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 Vero Cell vaccine at Nong Cong district’s Medical Center, Thanh Hoa province on the afternoon of November 23 died, the other…
