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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

At least nine people are killed and five others are missing due to floods in central Vietnam, including in major cities such as Đà Nẵng and Hội An.
2025-10-29

Vietnam announces a $24 billion rescue for the Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, which is currently involved in a fraud case.
2024-04-17

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's trip to Vietnam from Singapore is postponed for several hours following reports of cases of Havana syndrome in Hanoi. Additionally, two other U.S. staff are evacuated from the country.
2021-08-24

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

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un begins an official visit to Vietnam, three days after arriving in the country for a nuclear summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that ended in deadlock.
2019-03-1

Vietnam passes a new Constitution that reaffirms the dominant position of the Communist Party.
2013-11-28

Taiwan plans to expand a pier on one of the disputed Spratly Islands, parts of which are also claimed by Vietnam, Brunei, China, Malaysia and the Philippines, as the other claimants strengthen military deployment in the South China Sea.
2013-04-7

The United States says they are planning to help clean up herbicide Agent Orange from areas of Vietnam, the first time since the Vietnam War ended in 1975.
2012-08-10