Vietnam has responded forcefully, initiating its own land-reclamation projects in the Spratly Islands, and at Sand Cay and West London Reef. In addition, though the South China Sea has always been ...

Vietnam's Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical has purchased its first cargo of Murban crude oil produced in the United Arab Emirates as it diversifies import sources for its Dung Quat refinery, two ...

they cannot directly own the land itself. Instead, foreigners can purchase property under long-term leasehold agreements, typically lasting up to 50 years, with the option to renew upon expiration.

Heavy rain continued in northwestern Vietnam and forecasters said it could exceed 15 inches in places. Yagi also damaged agricultural land where rice is mostly grown. Before hitting Vietnam ...

In the past two years, six prominent environmental defenders have been imprisoned in Vietnam, sending a chill across civil society in the one-party state. In the past, activists in Vietnam were ...

HANOI (Reuters) -Five coal miners have been killed after a mine in northern Vietnam collapsed, local authorities said on Tuesday. The accident happened on Monday at a coal mine in Quang Ninh province, ...

Vietnam's commitment to education is visible in sizeable public and private investments and rising attainment levels. The belief that a healthy mix of education and hard work is the key to success is ...

HANOI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Vietnam is considering resuming plans to develop nuclear power to ensure national energy security and to support economic growth, according to a government document ...

American tactics in Vietnam can be summed up by the acronym ... They needed the peasants to give them food, shelter and hiding places. Enemy Land that was taken from large landowners would be ...

If we’re in Vietnam another 10 ... they saw as a threat — and women and children had been known to plant land mines, set ...

A flash flood has killed 30 people and left dozens more missing after sweeping away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam. A torrent of water from a mountain buried Lang Nu - which was home to 35 ...

As the war escalated in Vietnam, he found a home in a military ... losing men to sniper fire, land mines and booby traps as the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched coordinated attacks in ...