Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

Many Vietnamese companies in labour-intensive sectors such as footwear, textile and garment have been receiving a large number of outsourcing orders transferred from China, where production costs have soared.

HANOI - State utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group has awarded a $1.3 billion contract to a consortium of Chinese companies to build a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam's southern region, the official Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday.

HANOI — Police in Vietnam allowed up to 300 peaceful anti-Chinese protesters to march in central Hanoi on Sunday after their suppression of earlier rallies sparked anger on the Internet.

It was inevitable that the recent ruckus over territorial claims in the South China Sea would spill over into Vietnam's internal politics. How to manage the relationship with China is the second touchiest issue in national life (the first is whether having more than one legal party would be a good thing or not).

Three US Navy ships were welcomed Friday by former foe Vietnam for joint training, despite China's irritation following weeks of fiery exchanges between the communist neighbours over disputed areas of the South China Sea.

Fresh out of prison and starting a new life in the United States, Vietnamese dissident Tran Khai Thanh Thuy is hoping that rare public protests will escalate into a threat to the communist leaders.

HONG KONG — China on Monday told the Philippines and Vietnam to use "diplomatic wisdom" to resolve tensions in the South China Sea, amid criticisms that Beijing was being increasingly aggressive in its claims.

Vietnam Electricity bought 3 billion kilowatt-hours of power from China in the first half, up 23.1 percent from a year earlier, according to a company statement today.

A senior Chinese military officer urged Vietnam to cool public ire and avoid escalating tension between the two communist neighbours, an official Chinese newspaper reported on Thursday, following weeks of friction over the South China Sea.

BEIJING: China and Vietnam pledged to resolve a row over the strategic South China Sea, state media said on Sunday, in a bid to ease tensions that prompted accusations of Chinese bullying in the region.

Vietnam's prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued a decree about a potential military call-up, amid rising tension with China.

Vietnam protested to China Thursday after what it claimed was a "premeditated" attack on an exploration ship in its waters, but Beijing hit back, warning its neighbour against violating its sovereignty.

China warned Vietnam on Tuesday against creating "new incidents" in the disputed South China Sea, after Vietnam accused China of increasing tension with the harassment of a Vietnamese oil exploration ship by three Chinese patrol boats.

Hanoi - Vietnamese fishermen were planning to not respect a Chinese ban on fishing in waters claimed by both nations, government and industry officials said Monday.