Vietnam
Vietnam keen to boost ties with Bangladesh
Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang has said his country always treasures ties with Bangladesh and seeks to step up cooperation in areas of economy, trade, investment, agriculture, defence and security.
2 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Second batch of rice supply reaches Ctg
The second consignment containing 27,000 tonnes of rice imported from Vietnam reaches Chittagong port in Bangladesh.
17 July 2017, 04:45 AM
First batch of Vietnam rice enters Bay
The first consignment of rice imported from Vietnam entered Bangladesh territory this morning.
13 July 2017, 05:13 AM
First shipment of rice to reach Ctg in 15 days
The first consignment of rice from Vietnam is scheduled to arrive in Chittagong within 15 days, Vietnamese Ambassador in Dhaka
22 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Football: Vietnam apologises for Indonesia team bus attack
Vietnamese football authorities apologised on Thursday after fans hurled stones at the Indonesian team bus shortly after their Suzuki Cup semi-final tie in Hanoi, breaking a window and injuring two of the visiting team's staff.
8 December 2016, 07:23 AM
Vietnam shooters lacked training bullets, PM says
Vietnam's prime minister admits Olympic hopefuls faced inadequate training equipment before the games, including a lack of bullets in shooting, a discipline that won the nation's first ever gold.
18 August 2016, 06:32 AM
Australian cows 'killed with sledgehammers' in Vietnam
Vietnamese abattoir workers have been secretly filmed bludgeoning Australian cattle with sledgehammers, animal rights activists say.
18 June 2016, 06:41 AM
What an Obama endorsement will mean for Hillary
Barack Obama is about to tell Bernie Sanders that the revolution stops now.
9 June 2016, 06:44 AM
Ali and the power of dissent
On April 28, 1967, Muhammad Ali, just 25 years of age, stood at the Houston Military Recruiting Office and said he won’t go to Vietnam. “I ain’t got no quarrel with the Vietcong, no Vietcong ever called me nigger,” he said and defiantly courted arrest.
8 June 2016, 09:30 AM
In pushback to US, China says "has no fear of trouble" in S China Sea
China rebuffs US pressure to curb its activity in the South China Sea, restating its sovereignty over most of the disputed territory and saying it "has no fear of trouble".
5 June 2016, 10:58 AM
Obama, Bourdain eat cheap noodles, drink cold beer in Vietnam
Deep in the heart of Hanoi, US President Barack Obama sits down for a $6 meal with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain on Tuesday. The chef, known for his love of adventurous street food, describes the date in a series of tweets and an Instagram post.
24 May 2016, 14:39 PM
Obama to lift arms embargo on Vietnam
President Barack Obama has announced the US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy.
23 May 2016, 06:45 AM
FEATURE: Ancient Golden books of Nguyen Dynasty on show first time
The gold book and seal marking the event of Emperor Ham Nghi inaugurating his grandmother Tu Dụ as Queen Grandmother in 1889 are now on display at the National Museum of History in Vietnam.
2 April 2016, 06:24 AM
Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal signed in Auckland
The Trans Pacific Partnership, one of the biggest multinational trade deals ever, is signed by ministers from its 12 member nations in New Zealand.
4 February 2016, 15:36 PM
How the death of turtle has rocked Hanoi
Vietnam mourn the shocking death of an ancient turtle revered as a symbol of auspiciousness.
21 January 2016, 04:51 AM
China rejects Vietnam protest over flight test
Beijing has rejected a protest from Vietnam after a Chinese plane landed on a contested reef in the South China Sea, saying the operation took place within Chinese territory.
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Vietnam-China row over South China Sea plane landing
Vietnam has accused China of violating its sovereignty by landing a plane on an artificial island it has built in a contested part of the South China Sea.
3 January 2016, 07:58 AM
Robin Williams' widow says his health was a nightmare
Comedian Robin Williams had health problems that would have killed him within three years if he had not ended his own life, his widow has said.
4 November 2015, 05:21 AM
[WATCH NOW} The Vietnam War's “Napalm Girl” hopes to erase the scars and pain – 43 years later
The Vietnam War's “Napalm Girl” hopes to erase the scars and pain – 43 years later.
29 October 2015, 11:15 AM
Bangladesh, Vietnam eye extending ties in security
President Abdul Hamid today meets his Vietnam counterpart Truong Tan Sang and discusses security, connectivity, trade, investment, tourism and culture.
10 August 2015, 08:31 AM