Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building military-purposed infrastructure, according to AMTI.

But unless Manila also files a case against Vietnam, which it has no interest in doing, given Hanoi’s otherwise helpful voice on South China Sea issues within ASEAN, the impact of environmental charges against China will be in question. Beijing will be ...

We’ve got China, Taiwan, Japan, India, South Korea, Thailand ... So when Trump held up his chart, it showed that Vietnam, for example, levies a 90 percent tariff on goods coming from the ...

At the heart of this shift is the Philippines, which faces persistent Chinese incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). General Romeo Brawner Jr., head of the Philippines' Joint Chiefs of Staff, reported an average of 286 Chinese vessels operating daily last year within the EEZ, up from 190 in 2021. ​

HO CHI MINH CITY] Vietnam’s dream of becoming a foreign direct investment (FDI) darling is at risk of unravelling, with the US having slapped a 46 per cent reciprocal levy on the country. It is the steepest among the Asean-6 countries and a move that narrows the South-east Asian country’s cost advantage over China.

The tariffs have pushed companies in mostly impoverished South Asian countries such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh – both nations that have recently witnessed political upheaval and a socio-economic crisis – to press government officials to negotiate with the Trump administration to prevent foreign buyers bolting to save costs.

The horrifying 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday morning was felt across most of South-East Asia. The earthquake originated northwest of Sagaing, Myanmar, at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey ( USGS ).

For Tim Hsu, who sells modern lamps and ceiling lights mostly to American customers, US President Donald Trump’s historic tariff announcement has upended his carefully made plans.

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will impose a temporary anti-dumping levy of up to 37.13% on some galvanised steel products originating from China, and up to 15.67% for some products from South Korea ...