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China’s ties with Vietnam are a diplomatic priority, Xi Jinping tells To Lam
Xi seeks to reinforce ‘high-level and strategic’ ties with Lam on his first overseas trip as Vietnamese leader.
19 Aug 2024 - 9:19PM
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Why there’s no quick fix in the South China Sea, and war ‘cannot be ruled out’
19 Aug 2024 - 11:11AM
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Vietnam’s To Lam touches down in China on first overseas trip as new leader
18 Aug 2024 - 9:38PM
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Vietnam retools its propaganda strategy for the social media age
Vietnam’s attempts to change its social media approach are complicated by tight controls and the public’s low trust in government messages.
18 Aug 2024 - 11:00AM
Vietnam’s To Lam makes China his first stop after becoming party chief
The Vietnamese leader will arrive in Beijing on Sunday for a three-day visit that is expected to have economic ties high on the agenda.
15 Aug 2024 - 5:37PM
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As US trade with Asia flourishes, resistance to trans-Pacific bloc holds firm
American companies have integrated more deeply with Vietnam and other regional partners outside the grouping, undercutting need to join pact.
13 Aug 2024 - 1:42AM
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As Philippines, Vietnam close ranks, China adopts ‘divide and conquer’ approach
Manila’s assertive approach contrasts with Hanoi’s “low profile” way of dealing with their respective South China Sea rows, analysts say.
12 Aug 2024 - 8:03AM
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Beijing ‘wary’ as Japan deepens defence ties with South China Sea claimants
Tokyo’s military drills with Manila and defence equipment agreement with Vietnam will have China taking notice, observers say.
11 Aug 2024 - 3:12PM
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Street photography veteran Greg Girard passes on his skills in Hong Kong
Since Canadian Greg Girard arrived in East Asia in 1974 he’s photographed its changing cityscapes. He’ll guide participants in an upcoming workshop to capture the essence of Hong Kong and Taipei.
10 Aug 2024 - 9:41AM
‘They will not stop’: how the Philippines could counter China’s island-building
Observers believe the Philippines has limited military options to dislodge Chinese bases built on reclaimed land in their maritime territory.
8 Aug 2024 - 6:13PM
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South China Sea: Vietnamese navy frigate visits China amid drills in waterway
Despite Beijing and Hanoi having overlapping claims, Vietnamese ship arrives at Guangdong port ‘to improve mutual understanding and trust’.
8 Aug 2024 - 3:25PM
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China confirms discovery of major natural gas field in South China Sea
The location, in waters southeast of Hainan, is estimated to contain more than 100 billion cubic metres of natural gas.
10 Aug 2024 - 5:35AM
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How Hong Kong can fulfil its crucial role in China’s modernisation
Reform continues to be a central theme in the Communist Party’s vision for China, which offers scope for Hong Kong to play to its strengths.
8 Aug 2024 - 6:30AM
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As American allies in Asia take matters into their own hands, what of the US?
If the US wants to protect its influence in Asia, it must drive greater economic engagement with its regional partners.
7 Aug 2024 - 4:30PM
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How a Hanoi policy could get in the way of Philippines-Vietnam joint patrols
Asean neighbours set for drills, but Vietnam’s ‘four nos’ defence policy prevents any actual joint action against an assertive China.
7 Aug 2024 - 2:59PM
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Blinken’s trip edges Asean to ‘more proactive’ stance in sea dispute: analysts
Trip seen as continuity of US foreign policy, but analysts say more insight needed into engagement with rest of Asia ‘as a good in itself’.
6 Aug 2024 - 8:00AM
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Vietnamese tycoon who defrauded stockholders out of US$150 million, gets 21 years
Trinh Van Quyet was found guilty on Monday of falsely inflating the value of his company, amid a government crack down on widespread corruption.
5 Aug 2024 - 6:14PM
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UK riots heighten risks for undocumented Vietnamese seeking better pay
Vietnam among top 10 countries of illegal arrivals by sea, putting its nationals in firing line as UK gets tough on unauthorised migrants.
5 Aug 2024 - 3:49PM
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‘Comrade’ To Lam: China’s Xi Jinping congratulates Vietnam’s new party chief
Telegram from President Xi Jinping, China’s party chief, comes within hours of Vietnamese President To Lam being named to nation’s top position.
3 Aug 2024 - 8:01PM
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Beijing opens hardware store on South China Sea’s disputed Woody Island
The new shop in the Paracel Islands is part of China’s push to expand civilian facilities and cement territorial claims in contested waters.
3 Aug 2024 - 7:35PM
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HK Express to launch flights between Hong Kong, Vietnam’s Phu Quoc by end of 2024
Cathay, which operates budget carrier HK Express, says it will also conduct another round of recruitment in Vietnam this month.
3 Aug 2024 - 6:58PM
Will Chinese funds for Cambodian canal affect South China Sea row with Vietnam?
‘Historic’ Funan Techo canal, a 180km project from the Mekong River to the coast, aims to reduce Cambodia’s transport dependence on Vietnam.
3 Aug 2024 - 1:22PM
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Despite reforms, Vietnam remains a non-market economy, US declares
US Commerce Department keeps the country on a list of 12 designated nations, including China and Russia, surprising some analysts.
3 Aug 2024 - 5:26AM
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US to continue to classify Vietnam as non-market economy country
The decision will disappoint Hanoi, which the US has been wooing in its efforts to push back again China.
2 Aug 2024 - 11:03PM
Bringing tech workers to Hong Kong not an option, Vietnamese IT firm says
NTQ Apac rules out importing its Vietnamese staff, backbone of its IT operation, because of high living costs and language barrier.
2 Aug 2024 - 3:41PM
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Legal complexities add to Beijing’s South China Sea disputes with its neighbours
Rival claimants in the disputed waterway have lodged submissions to the UN but experts say China may not want to follow suit.
5 Aug 2024 - 11:50AM
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‘The spirit of Gaudí’: why Barcelona’s Sagrada Família still inspires to this day
Horace Pan, chairman of the Hong Kong Interior Design Association, explains how Antoni Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece changed his life
1 Aug 2024 - 5:15PM
Hong Kong and Vietnam sign 30 agreements covering business, aviation
Economic deals revealed in Hanoi bring tally of agreements signed during city leader’s three-nation trip to 55.
1 Aug 2024 - 8:42PM
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