The Vietnamese embassies in Singapore and Brunei and the Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual language school in Vientiane, Laos have organised activities for Vietnamese there to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei, in collaboration with the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, has launched a photo website at Bruneicharm.com, showcasing the nation’s landscapes, people, and unique cultural features.

The website features beautiful natural landscapes of Brunei and highlights various aspects of its culture as well as the role of cultural exchanges in bilateral relations between Việt Nam and Brunei.

China's drive to break into foreign aviation markets with its homegrown COMAC jets has intensified, with a push to persuade Vietnam to authorise its planes in the country, according to two people with knowledge of the talks and documents.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

During the confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense, Sen. Tammy Duckworth asked the nominee for factual details about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including its membership and the U.S.'s relationship with member countries.

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS (a pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.) with Australia.”

Vietnam’s economy grew by 7.09% in 2024, surpassing projections and setting the stage for the country to achieve upper-middle-income status by 2025.

The Chinese military has conducted two-day joint combat readiness patrols in the contested South China Sea. This marked the first such patrol of the year, heightening tensions with the Philippines and other regional stakeholders.

Delegates to the Francophone Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate Change, and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) Executive Committee’s meeting,

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China's drive to break into foreign aviation markets with its homegrown COMAC jets has intensified, with a push to persuade Vietnam to authorise its planes in the country, according to two people with knowledge of the talks and documents.