Vietnamese tank crew runner-up at International Army Games

Traditional Russian dishes cooked by Vietnam’s armed forces chefs won them a final berth at the International Army Games Friday.

Combat engineers from the Vietnam People’s Army advanced to the finals of the International Army Games in Russia after they defeated Kyrgyzstan Wednesday.

The 016-Quang Trung frigate docked in Vladivostok City Sunday to participate in Russia’s Navy Day for the first time.

Scientists who have examined President Ho Chi Minh’s embalmed body at his mausoleum in Hanoi say it’s in ‘excellent condition.’

The month-long Da Nang fireworks festival opened on Saturday night with performances by Vietnam and Russia.

Vietnam always has high appreciation for the role Russia plays in the region and the world, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Wednesday.

Vietnamese exports to Russia only grew by 8 percent last year compared to 35 percent the previous year, a Russian official said. 

Forty-one people including at least two children have died after a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing and erupted in a huge ball on Sunday.

Vietnam supports the progress of peace and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Thursday.

Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un met face-to-face for the first time on Thursday, vowing to seek closer ties as they look to counter U.S. influence.

Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin will meet in Russia's Far East on Thursday, the Kremlin said, amid a standoff with the United States.

A Russian newspaper said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet President Vladimir Putin for a summit on Thursday in Vladivostok.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are on track to meet by the end of April, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.