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Three ships successfully cross the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade was announced, including Marshall Islands-flagged vessel "New Future", Vietnam-flagged "NV Sunshine", and Panama-flagged tanker "Auroura", which was recently sanctioned by the United States for its links to Iranian oil trading.
2026-04-13

The Vietnamese National Assembly adopts amendments to its press and state secrets laws that expand government authority to compel journalists to disclose sources and broaden the range of information classified as state secrets.
2025-12-10

Vietnam approves a US$67 billion 1541 km high speed rail line from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, which will be an updated version of the North–South express railway proposal.
2024-11-30

At least 56 people are killed and 37 others are injured in a fire at a nine-story apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam.
2023-09-13

A court in Vietnam sentences three freelance journalists to between 11 and 15 years in prison for anti-state propaganda, criticising the government and "infringing the interests of the Communist Party", among other convictions.
2021-01-5

Heavy floods that started again across Vietnam have killed at least 14 people, while four others are declared missing. Also, 375 houses were damaged and 661 cattle killed.
2018-09-2

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces the formation of three new missions, each in Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria.
2016-01-7

Thousands of Vietnamese workers stage anti-China protests in front of factories with Chinese names over Beijing's decision to locate an oil rig in waters of the South China Sea also claimed by Hanoi.
2014-05-13

Vietnam’s Minister of Justice, Hà Hùng Cường, becomes the second government minister after the Health Minister to back plans to legalize same-sex marriage in Vietnam when he submits a draft of an amended Law on Marriage and Family to the government.
2013-07-30

Doan Van Vuon, a fish farmer who became a cult hero in Vietnam after fighting off an illegal eviction with homemade guns and mines, is jailed for five years for "attempted murder in a case that has stirred public anger over state-backed land grabs."
2013-04-5