The Latest Breaking News from Vietnam

Thai women win 4x100m relay title

The Thai women's 4x100m relay team won the gold medal at the SEA Games in Cambodia on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · May 10, 2023

Thai economic revival at stake in poll

As voters go to the poll this Sunday, everything that matters for the people of this country is on the line, from structural reforms of political institutions and a constitutional rewrite to welfare policies to address income inequality.

Bangkok Post · May 10, 2023

Cluster of Chinese vessels spotted near Russian rig off Vietnam - ship monitors

A Chinese research vessel flanked by coast guard and nearly a dozen boats on Wednesday entered a gas block operated by Russian and Vietnamese state firms, two monitoring groups said, another potential flashpoint in the South China Sea.

Reuters · May 10, 2023

Vietnam to require social media users to verify identity

HANOI: Vietnam is preparing to make it mandatory for social media users of both local and foreign platforms to verify their identity in a bid to rein in online scams, state media reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post · May 8, 2023

Weather tracker: Vietnam and Laos set records for highest-ever temperatures

Records for countries broken just weeks after temperature in Thailand rose above 45C for the first time

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023

A golden day for Thais in Cambodia

Thailand moved up to second in the 2023 SEA Games medal standings after winning 10 gold medals in Cambodia on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · May 7, 2023

Vietnam posts record high temperature: officials

Vietnam reported a record high temperature late Saturday with a north-central weather station measuring 44.1 degrees Celsius (111.38 degrees Fahrenheit), officials said, breaking a previous high set in 2019.

Bangkok Post · May 7, 2023

One year after four Vietnamese men died in a devastating mill fire, their remains are yet to be sent home

The partial remains of Uoc Van Nguyen, 31, Cuong Van Chu, 39, Duong Van Nguyen, 29, and 21-year-old Nam Thanh Lee remain in the UK

Manchester Evening News · May 6, 2023

Checkmate! Fabulous four land gold

Thailand picked up three more gold medals at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia following their success in men's quadruples 60-minute event of Chess Ouk Chaktrang, ju-jitsu and swimming on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · May 6, 2023

Newly-married man collapses in Vietnam and diagnosed with a brain tumour

Three days after arriving Iain Gilbert started to experience excruciating head pain and had to be rushed to hospital

Wales Online · May 5, 2023