Vietnam set to welcome new Chinese mini electric car
Economy 20:16 06/06/2026Zhejiang Haotao Technology Co., Ltd., based in Zhejiang, China has submitted an industrial design registration for a compact electric vehicle, planning to debut the model in the Vietnamese market, according to records from the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam.
Vietnam, China hold talks on East Vietnam Sea issues
Vietnam News 14:50 06/06/2026Vietnam and China have emphasized the importance of faithfully implementing the common understandings reached by senior leaders of the two countries, improving the management of maritime differences, and maintaining peace and stability in the East Vietnam Sea and the wider region.
Guangzhou Metro opens representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, deepens urban railway cooperation
Ho Chi Minh City 14:45 03/06/2026Guangzhou Metro Corporation officially inaugurated its representative office in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday evening, a new milestone in urban railway cooperation between the sister cities of Ho Chi Minh City and Guangzhou.
From hiking to hotpot, lonely consumers in China fuel a $7.4 billion companionship economy
World 16:03 02/06/2026On the stone steps leading up Mount Tai, one of China’s best-known peaks, hikers can book and pay for “climbing buddies” to walk with them, carry bags and take photos for a few hundred yuan.
Vietnam airport operator seeks stronger air connectivity with China
Travel 17:44 01/06/2026Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV) hosted the ‘Vietnam-China Aviation and Tourism Connectivity’ program in Shanghai on Monday, seeking to strengthen air links and attract more Chinese visitors to Vietnam.
Former head of China's 'kung fu' temple sentenced to 24 years, state media reports
World 13:27 30/05/2026BEIJING - The former abbot of a Chinese temple famed as the birthplace of kung fu has been sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined 3.5 million yuan ($517,000) for crimes including embezzlement and bribery, state media reported on Friday.
A warning to critical minerals buyers: avoid butter mountains, aluminium floods
World 15:49 26/05/2026Western governments, currently ploughing tens of billions of dollars into critical minerals in an effort to break their reliance on China, could look to history to see how well-intentioned efforts to prop up commodity sectors can backfire.
Death toll jumps to 90 in China coal mine blast
World 14:39 23/05/2026The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi province has jumped to 90, state media CCTV reported on Saturday.
Earthquake in China causes light tremors in Hanoi
Vietnam News 15:07 19/05/2026A magnitude-5.2 earthquake which struck Liuzhou in China on Monday evening caused residents in high-rise buildings in Hanoi to feel light tremors.
Vietnam hands over 33 immigration offenders to China
Vietnam News 11:20 16/05/2026Border and police forces in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Friday handed over 33 Chinese nationals who violated Vietnamese immigration laws to Chinese authorities.
China’s convenience store giant Meiyijia opens first Ohmee outlets in Vietnam
Economy 18:00 04/05/2026China’s largest convenience store chain Meiyijia, which operates around 40,000 outlets nationwide, has entered Vietnam as part of its Southeast Asia expansion, opening its first three stores in Hanoi under its new overseas brand, Ohmee.
China not pursuing trade surplus with Vietnam: Chinese ambassador
Economy 11:41 22/04/2026China does not view a trade surplus with Vietnam as a strategic objective, underscoring a willingness to expand imports of high-quality Vietnamese goods as part of efforts to rebalance bilateral trade, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei told a press briefing in Hanoi on Tuesday.
