India set to drop anchor off China
India has taken the first tentative steps towards establishing a “sustainable maritime presence” in the South China Sea, not far from the Chinese mainland.
With Indo-Vietnamese naval cooperation set
13 die in Vietnam rockslide: local official
At least 13 people were killed and several others trapped beneath large boulders after a rockslide at a quarry in Vietnam, an official said on Friday.
Troops were helping the rescue efforts but the c
Vietnam jails high school principal in sex scandal
A Vietnamese high school principal was sentenced to nine years in prison for having sex with eight schoolgirls in a high-profile sex scandal, the presiding judge said on Friday.
Vietnam tour boat accident takes 12 lives
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam: An anchored boat packed with sleeping travelers sank early on Thursday in Vietnam's scenic Ha Long Bay, killing 12 people from nine countries in the deadliest tour boat accident
India, neighbours teaming up to beat China
Hanoi, Vietnam: India is promoting itself throughout the Asian region as a counter-weight to China, and so are some other countries located in the area.
China’s military expansion and assertive trade
PM Manmohan Singh meets Wen Jibao in Hanoi
Hanoi: Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh of India and Wen Jiabao of China met here Friday on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit, setting the stage for the Chinese leader's visit to New Delhi later thi
World big enough for India, China, says PM
Putrajaya (Malaysia), Oct. 27: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, sent out his strongest signal yet that he wants relations with China to be brought back on track by saying on Wednesday, ahead of
Manmohan in Hanoi for ASEAN, East Asia summits
Hanoi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here on the last leg of his three-nation Asia tour to attend the India-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit.
He flew into the Vietnamese capital after c
Death toll in Vietnam storms touches 112
Hanoi: At least 46 people were killed in the latest heavy rains to hit central Vietnam, taking the October death toll to 112, authorities said on Wednesday.
Most of the victims from Tuesday's rains
Vietnam: Currents sweep off bus killing 20
Hanoi: Surging currents sucked a bus off a flooded highway and swept away 20 of its passengers, including a girl ripped from her mother's arms, as flooding caused 30 other deaths in Vietnam even as mo