Vietnam’s ‘bamboo diplomacy’ aims for flexibility in its relations with other countries. It has needed it where the war in Ukraine is concerned.

The Russian president hobnobbed with world leaders and received a plethora of gifts, including a pair of hunting dogs.

Major US weapons manufacturers including Boeing and Lockheed Martin, along with Europe's Airbus and Chinese firms, put their wares on show at an arms fair in Hanoi Thursday as Vietnam looks to diversify its defence supplies away from Russia.

Russia is ready to cooperate with Vietnam in nuclear energy development by taking part in the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project, according to Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defense Hoang Xuan Chien and his Russian counterpart Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin have agreed to step up the defense cooperation between the two nations while co-chairing the seventh Vietnam-Russia Defense Strategy Dialogue in Hanoi on Thursday.

Russia's friends — or frenemies — aren't all pariah states. Some of them enjoy good relations with the West, too.

Vietnam is hosting the expo that brings together 250 exhibitors including geopolitical rivals including the U.S., China, Russia, Ukraine, Israel and Iran. The expo, held at Hanoi's Gia Lam airport ...

Vietnam has been trying to increase its domestic arms manufacturing while reducing its reliance on Russia for weapon imports. In 2022, Russia made up around 60% of all of Vietnam's military ...

Among the nearly 250 exhibitors will be top defense companies, including from the United States, Europe, Turkey and countries at war with each other, such as Israel, Iran, Russia and Ukraine.

The U.S. ambassador to Vietnam says U.S. arms manufacturers could help the southeast Asian country build up its armed forces

Vietnam wants to expand its international defence cooperation to build trust and prevent wars, its prime minister said on Thursday, and the United States said it was hopeful its defence industry could play a key role.

Senior defense officials from Vietnam and Russia convened in Hanoi for the 7th Strategic Defense Dialogue, underscoring the pivotal role of military cooperation in their comprehensive strategic partnership. On the morning of December 26, Senior Lieutenant ...