With China's durian imports breaking records in 2024 - reaching nearly US$7 billion in value - competition for its market, the world's largest, has intensified as Vietnam and Malaysia ramp up their efforts to dethrone Thailand as chief provider of the beloved tropical fruit.

HANOI: Vietnam's durian export industry faces difficulties in entering the Chinese market due to new inspection regulations for durian exports.

HANOI (Reuters) - China's drive to break into foreign aviation markets with its homegrown COMAC jets has intensified, with a push to persuade Vietnam to authorise its planes in the country, according to two people with knowledge of the talks and documents.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing is ready to work with Hanoi to build a community with a shared future of strategic significance, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

As President Trump entered his second term, the trade war he started with China and which former President Biden kept in place suggests taming the deficit to

During his first term, Trump's tariffs caused U.S. firms to flee China. Now comes Round 2, which will create new winners and losers.

The Vietnam government said late on Wednesday that it will consider removing regulatory hurdles to allow aircraft manufactured by Chinese state-owned planemaker COMAC to operate in the country.

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain.

The exchange of congratulatory remarks between the top leaders of China and Vietnam on the occasion of the two countries' 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties underscores both sides' commitment to nourishing their friendship and jointly building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future.

January 18 marked 75 years of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam. In a world where geopolitical shifts and challenges seem commonplace, both countries seized this milestone as an opportunity to reflect on their unique partnership,

Both the West and China are pouring money into Vietnam, but its plummeting fertility rate might spell trouble for its economic boom.

Explaining how China has proceeded with its modernization drive through high-quality economic development and the commitment to high-level opening-up, Ren noted that China is willing to implement a plan of synergizing the Belt and Road Initiative with Vietnam's Two Corridors and One Economic Circle strategy,