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While Vietnam has remained relatively conflict-free since its Cambodia days, tensions have arisen in the past between Vietnam and its neighbors, especially in the case of China since both nations assert claims to the Spratly and Paracel Islands - the two archipelagos in a potentially oil-rich area of the South China Sea. Conflicting claims have ...
During the official visit to China in May 2008 of General Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh, senior leaders of the two countries agreed to build a "Comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership" in the 21st century on the basis of 16 Word Guideline "Friendly neighbors, Comprehensive cooperation, long-term stability, looking to the future" and the 4 good spirit "Good neighbors, good friends, good ...
The leaders of China and Vietnam hailed as "strategic" on Wednesday their decision to strengthen ties and be part of a community with a "shared future", as a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping ...
China perceived Vietnam's domination over Indochina from Vietnam's historical legacy whilst Vietnam desired Vietnamese-friendly neighbors (Laos and Cambodia) bordering its immediate western borders. Cross-border raids and skirmishes ensued, in which China and Vietnam fought a prolonged border war from 1979 to 1990.
The Vatican and Vietnam are due to take a major step towards improving their long strained relations by finalising a deal in which Hanoi will allow the Holy See to have a resident representative ...
Meeting of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and Vietnamese minister of foreign affairs Phạm Bình Minh in 2019. Formal relations between the United States and Vietnam were initiated in the nineteenth century under former American president Andrew Jackson, but relations soured after the United States refused to protect the Kingdom of Vietnam from a French invasion.
The Philippines and Vietnam will kick off their first-ever joint coast guard exercise in the Manila Bay this week, in line with a commitment by both countries to boost maritime cooperation. The ...
After Nguyễn Văn Linh's 1986 Đổi mới reforms, Vietnam moved from socialism to more integration with the international community. As a result, Thai–Vietnamese relations have quickly improved. Thailand, a founding member of ASEAN, supported Vietnam in joining the ASEAN, which occurred in 1995. Thus, the once-poor relationship between ...