VOV.VN - After a three-day competition, Vietnam bagged 58 gold, 39 silver and 22 bronze medals, to rank first at the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships which wrapped up on July 8 in Laguna, the Philippines.

Korean Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Hyun-mi will visit Vietnam and Singapore this week to support local companies' bids for infrastructure projects and expand economic ties with the Southeast Asian nations, according to the Yonhap News Agency.

Vietnam has made progress after more than 30 years of doi moi (reform), with reduced poverty rate, increased income and changing life and career of residents, said international experts.

Vietnam and Iran should focus on promoting economic and trade cooperation to soon raise two-way trade value to US$2 billion as agreed by leaders of both sides, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

VOV.VN - A US leading developer of spider silk based fibres said yesterday (July 25) in a press release that it is expanding its international presence into the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam.

Tourism website Skyscanner has introduced top 10 Southeast Asian hikes with hundreds of exciting experiments and activities. Sapa and Fansipan- two famous tourism hot spots of Vietnam ranked third and fourth.

Vietnam is among the top three most expensive countries to sip a Starbucks, compared to the U.S. coffeehouse chain’s home country, a survey finds.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang reiterated Vietnam’s unwavering policy of valuing traditional friendship and all-around cooperation with Sri Lanka at an April 17 reception in Hanoi for Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

VOV.VN - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met Thursday (Mar. 2) in Hanoi with Vietnamese women who married Japanese soldiers deployed in the Southeast Asian country during WWII.

The Vietnamese team topped at the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championship which took place from December 9 – 11 in Thailand, said Vietnam Aquatic Sports Association on December 12.

VOV.VN - The six-day visit by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to China last month, his first since taking office in April, has raised new hope that the two neighbours will take corrective action to redress the balance of trade deficit.

VOV.VN -Some Southeast Asian countries are facing the risk of becoming a base or target of the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

Vietnam will play Malaysia in the first match of the Southeast Asian Junior Women’s Volleyball Championship on July 16 in Thailand.

Vietnam’s Thanh Thanh Cong Investment JSC (TTC) and its subsidiary Gia Lai Electricity JSC (GEC), closed on June 30 a strategic partnership with two foreign partners, which will promote renewable energy in the Southeast Asian country.

Vietnam will take part in the Southeast Asian Junior Women’s Volleyball Championship, which kicks off on July 16 in Thailand.

Ho Chi Minh City on April 13 hosted a festival featuring customs and rituals of Cambodian, Lao, Myanmar and Thai people during their traditional New Year celebrations.

The number of Vietnamese tourists visiting Japan has constantly increased, while on the other side Vietnam has failed to pull Japanese holidaymakers.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on September 30 that his country needs three years to completely put an end to forest fires which have been occurring more frequently in recent years.

An exhibition showing the work of 14 Southeast Asian artists will open on June 17 at the Goethe Institute.

Vietnam's national football team have jumped one place to 124th in the rankings for May, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has announced.