Hanoi signs military deals with India
China is unlikely to be overly concerned about the arrival of the Indian navy in the South China Sea. Source: Wikimedia
Vietnam and India have...
Vietnam: political change, economic stability
The sun is rising on Vietnam's economy. Source: Wikimedia
The markets have been worried by the Vietnamese Communist Party’s apparent inability to opt for a...
Cambodia ‘probes’ illegal timber trade
Cambodia says it is investigating claims of large-scale timber smuggling to Vietnam.
Phnom Penh's environment minister, Say Sam Al, told the Cambodia Daily that investigations...
Hanoi claims China endangered civilian aircraft
China is unwilling to compromise over its extensive claims to the South China Sea. Source: Wikimedia
Hanoi has accused Beijing of endangering civilian flights over the...
Luxury market soars in Vietnam
Hermes handbags are big in Vietnam. Source: Wikimedia
Asia Briefing says of the 50 Mercedes-Maybach S600s priced at around US$427,000, which will soon be launched into...
Vietnam protest marks Spratly battle anniversary
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Source: Wikimedia
Demonstrators have marched in Hanoi to mark the 28th anniversary of a naval battle for the Spratly islands in the...
Vietnam business forced to look overseas for growth
Is the sun rising for Vietnam’s well-educated population or setting on its damaged ecosystem? Source: Wikimedia
Vietnam’s environmental degradation and glowing economic prospects both largely...
Japan to help Asean members cope with ageing populations
Japan hopes to help Asean members cope with their ageing populations, reports said today.
It plans to launch a public-private consultation mechanism in the next...
China ends Hanoi’s maritime drilling
Vietnam has reportedly terminated a gas-drilling expedition in the contested South China Sea, following threats from Beijing, as it embeds its grip on the...
US carrier to arrive in Vietnam
A US aircraft carrier is due to dock in Vietnam today (Monday) for the first time since the Vietnam War in a sign of...
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Army tackles Java plastic crisis
The Indonesian military has been deployed to unblock rivers and canals clogged with bottles, bags and other plastic packaging.
Indonesia is estimated to be the...
Manila denies foreign crackdown
A Philippine presidential spokesman has denied that there is a crackdown on foreigners, saying that the ban on their political participation is in the...
Tankers collide off Singapore
Two oil tankers collided about 1 nautical mile south of Tuas Extension off the coast of Singapore yesterday (Tuesday), causing a liquefied butane gas...