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Obama's upcoming visit to Vietnam important: U.S. official

U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Vietnam is one of the most important diplomatic events of the United State in 2016, said U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday.

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Nguyen Xuan Phuc elected new Vietnamese PM

Nguyen Xuan Phuc was elected by the Vietnamese parliament on Thursday as the country's new prime minister.

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Tran Dai Quang elected Vietnam's new President

The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Saturday elected Tran Dai Quang as the country's president in capital Hanoi.

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18th ASEAN-India SOM kicks off in Hanoi

The 18th ASEAN-India Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) is taking place in Vietnam's capital Hanoi from Thursday to Friday, a Vietnamese official announced on Thursday.

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TPP not all roses for Vietnam

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)free trade pact will have huge beneficial economic impact on Vietnam, but the country will struggle to take advantages and cope with challenges, many Vietnamese and foreign officials and experts told Xinhua recently.

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Exchanges between Vietnamese workers, Chinese technicians in joint ventures help improve working skills, understanding

​"I have learned a lot from Chinese technicians' guidance at work with advanced technology and construction methods," Le Van Doan, a Vietnamese worker at China's Hua Yue construction company told Xinhua recently in Vietnam's northern Bac Giang province.

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Bringing Vietnamese cuisine to the world

Le Ha Huyen, also known as Helen Le, a MBA student at the University of Hamburg in Germany, is the founder of the largest channel featuring Vietnamese food on YouTube, called Helen's Recipes (Vietnamese Food). The Da Nang-born girl’s channel has attracted millions of views around the world.

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Fusion of traditional Vietnamese, Chinese musical instruments wows audiences

​"It was such an harmonious combination of Vietnamese and Chinese traditional music instruments! The cultural features of each country were highlighted suitably and harmoniously," Nguyen Kim Oanh, an English teacher said after enjoying a performance of Vietnamese and Chinese artists here on Wednesday.

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Vietnam welcomes investment in infrastructure projects

The Vietnamese government will facilitate financial institutions to successfully invest in infrastructure project in Vietnam, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh on Thursday.

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Chinese literature thrives in Vietnam

Visiting Dinh Le street in Vietnam' s capital Hanoi, it is not so difficult to find publications of Chinese literature here. Numerous bookshops stand close together along the 200-meter long street, making Dinh Le a "book street" in Hanoi.

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Chinese literature thrives in Vietnam

​Visiting Dinh Le street in Vietnam' s capital Hanoi, it is not so difficult to find publications of Chinese literature here. Numerous bookshops stand close together along the 200-meter long street, making Dinh Le a "book street" in Hanoi.

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Vietnam launches telephone directory for citizen protection abroad

​Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnam Military-run Telecommunications Group (Viettel) launched here on Monday a telephone directory to support the work of protecting Vietnamese citizens and legal persons abroad.

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Cuba, Vietnam agree to enhance bilateral cooperation

Cuba and Vietnam on Wednesday signed an agreement to boost cooperation in various areas, local media reported.

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Cambodia's ethnic Khmer Krom activists continue protest against Vietnamese diplomat

More than 100 ethnic minority Khmer Krom monks and activists in Cambodia marched through streets here on Tuesday, the fourth day of their protest against a former Vietnamese diplomat.

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Vietnam says U.S. anti-dumping tax on shrimp unfair

​Vietnam on Saturday said the United States' imposition of anti-dumping taxes on imported shrimps from Vietnam is unfair.

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China-ASEAN Expo creates new spaces for Vietnamese enterprises

Attending China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) are among efforts to create new spaces for Vietnamese enterprises in the development process, according to Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

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China-Vietnam ties should not fall victim to territorial row

​A special Vietnamese envoy is visiting Beijing with the aim of patching up relations plagued by a territorial dispute in the South China Sea.