Latest Vietnam government News

Vietnam's vice president becomes interim president

Mar. 21, 2024 03:54 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan will serve as acting president after the previous president's resignation a year into the position, a Communist Party newspaper reported Thursday. Analysts said a permanent candidate was unlikely to be selected soon,...

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anti-corruption campaign

Mar. 20, 2024 09:14 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, the Communist Party said Wednesday, making him the latest senior official to leave office after likely being implicated in an intense anti-corruption campaign. The party...

Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers elevate their nations' booming economic relationship

Mar. 06, 2024 22:12 PM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers on Thursday discussed ways of improving an already booming economic relationship, as part of Australia’s strategy to diversify trade away from China. Vietnamese Pham Minh Chinh’s official state visit came...

A Vietnamese property tycoon accused of embezzling $12.5 billion begins her trial

Mar. 05, 2024 00:15 AM EST

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan faces the death penalty in a trial that began Tuesday over alleged fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 GDP and Vietnam's largest financial fraud case on record. The 66-year-old chair of the...

Putin gives Kim Jong Un a luxury limousine. It's a violation of UN sanctions on North Korea

Feb. 20, 2024 09:01 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made luxury limousine for his personal use, both countries announced Tuesday, in another sign of their expanding cooperation. Observers said the shipment violates a U.N....

Philippines and Vietnam agree to expand cooperation in South China Sea, which Beijing also claims

Jan. 30, 2024 06:15 AM EST

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Philippines and Vietnam signed agreements Tuesday to prevent incidents in the South China Sea and broaden cooperation between their coast guards in a growing alliance that will likely be frowned upon by China, which claims virtually the entire waters. The...

AP PHOTOS: In Vietnam, vibrant Ho Chi Minh City is a magnet that pulls in millions

Jan. 24, 2024 22:09 PM EST

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — From the sky, the sprawling Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam appears to erupt from the green expanse of the riverine delta that surrounds it. Millions of lives – an estimated 9.3 million in 2023, according to the U.N. World Urbanization...

Indonesia's president visits Vietnam's EV maker Vinfast and says conditions ready for a car plant

Jan. 13, 2024 04:28 AM EST

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Vietnamese automaker VinFast's factory on Saturday and said that he would create the necessary conditions for the multinational to be able to build a plant and invest in Indonesia quickly. On a trip to the sprawling...

Indonesia and Vietnam discuss South China sea and energy issues as Indonesian president visits

Jan. 12, 2024 06:39 AM EST

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesia's president visited Hanoi on Friday for talks with his Vietnamese counterpart on maritime security in the disputed South China Sea, bilateral cooperation and environmental issues. The meeting was aimed at bolstering security and economic ties between...