Vietnamese youth most committed to lifelong learning in SE Asia: WEF

Vietnamese Deputy PM won the support of many countries for his ‘direct, sincere and amicable’ East Sea comments at the ASEAN meeting this week.

Foreign ministers attending the East Asia Summit have expressed deep concern and objection to sovereignty assertions via coercive actions.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh called for efforts to avoid complicating the situation on the East Sea as he met his Chinese counterpart Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday criticized China’s actions in Asia after meeting his Chinese counterpart.

ASEAN foreign ministers have decried actions that increase tensions and undermine peace, security and stability in the South China Sea.

China's actions in the East Sea could undermine its own strategy by internationalizing the issue and affecting domestic opinion, experts say.

Vietnam has become the president of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament for a second time.

Vietnam has called on ASEAN to pay attention to events occurring in the South China Sea, including the intimidation of fishermen and militarization.

Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has criticized Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong’s recent comments about Vietnam's role in the Khmer Rouge fight.

ASEAN and other relevant entities should devise clearer rules on how boats should operate in the South China Sea, experts say.

Coach Park Hang-seo was happy that Vietnam won Thailand national team on their home ground Wednesday.

Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, can expect to see a wide-scale divergence of supply chains coming its way, HSBC says in a report. 

Vietnam underlined its attractiveness as a destination for private equity investment with a 285 percent jump year-on-year to $1.6 billion last year.