Sources: AP via Google News
Vietnam announces that it will ban the upcoming American film "Barbie" over a scene showing a map displaying the nine-dash line in the South China Sea, which Vietnam does not recognize. 2023-07-3
Vietnam receives the first batch consisting 811,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine distributed through COVAX scheme. 2021-04-1
The government of Vietnam reports that it has culled more than 100,000 poultry in 14 provinces so far this year in a bid to contain the spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 and H5N6 bird flu strains. 2021-02-8
Vietnam presses Malaysia for answers after a Vietnamese fisherman was shot dead when Malaysia's coast guard attempted to inspect two Vietnamese fishing boats in waters east of Kelantan deemed to be engaged in illegal fishing. Malaysia alleged the 19 crew members aboard the boats "acted aggressively" and threw "diesel bombs" when ordered to surrender. 2020-08-17
Cambodia and Vietnam fail to agree on a resolution regarding their border dispute. 2016-09-1
Vietnam is reported to be preparing for a possible military conflict with China over territorial claims in the South China Sea. 2015-12-20
More than 3,000 Chinese citizens are evacuated from Vietnam, with two Chinese killed and more than 100 injured in the riot last week following China drilling for oil in the South China Sea. 2014-05-18
In a first, India has offered a $100-million credit line to Vietnam to purchase military equipment. It will be used for purchasing four patrol boats. 2013-07-28
Anti-China protests take place in Vietnam amid tensions over the disputed Spratly Islands part of the South China Sea dispute. 2012-07-8
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees urges Cambodia to allow more time to resettle Vietnamese refugees after it announced the closure of a refugee camp. 2010-12-14