True measure of country’s success lies ability to distribute prosperity fairly, ensure people's well-being, says Anwar

Hanoi commends Putrajaya as only comprehensive strategic partner in region

More floods expected after storm made landfall, causing blackouts affecting 1.6 million people

Storm that also damaged 7,000 houses has now moved to Laos

US think tank report reveals Vietnam has created 70 per cent as much artificial land in the Spratlys as China has

Chinese exports to Asean countries grew by 13.5 per cent, but Asean to China exports only by 0.2 per cent

Concerns eased as goods originating in one country being re-shipped from another will not see penalties right away

HANOI, July 29 — Vietnam welcomes the immediate and unconditional ceasefire agreement reached between Cambodia and Thailand yesterday, considering it an important step towards easing tensions and restoring peace, stability, security, and safety in the region.

Vietnam highly values Malaysia’s efforts as Asean chair 2025 in promoting and creating favourable conditions for peacefully resolving differences.

WASHINGTON, July 15 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has said that a trade agreement with Vietnam was nearly complete.

HANOI, July 13 — Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has ordered Hanoi to ban all fossil fuel motorbikes and mopeds from the city’s inner Ring Road 1 starting July 1, 2026, as part of a sweeping new effort to tackle worsening pollution.

HANOI, July 6 — Vietnam's economy grew at a faster pace in the second quarter of this year led by strong exports, in an encouraging sign just days after United States (US) President Donald Trump said he would place lower-than-threatened 20 per cent tariffs on many Vietnamese products.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — The government has found sufficient evidence that imports of galvanised iron or steel coil and sheet products from China, South Korea, Vietnam, were brought into the country at dumped prices.

JAKARTA, July 3 — Indonesia will sign a pact worth US$34 billion (RM143.5 billion) with business partners next week to boost purchases from the United States (US), as part of efforts to strike a trade deal with Washington ahead of the July 9 deadline.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — The ringgit closed higher against the United States (US) dollar today, supported by improved regional sentiment following a new US-Vietnam trade deal, said SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes.

WASHINGTON/HANOI, July 3 — The United States will place a lower-than-promised 20 per cent tariff on many Vietnamese exports, Donald Trump said yesterday, cooling tensions with its 10th-biggest trading partner days before the US president could raise levies on most imports.

WASHINGTON, July 2 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has said that he has struck a trade deal with Vietnam and would announce details later.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Asean member states must not take regional peace for granted but should instead work collectively to use the current stability to strengthen unity and ensure lasting peace for the peoples of Asean.

HANOI, June 25 — Vietnam's National Assembly has passed a revised Penal Code, abolishing the death penalty for eight crimes, including embezzlement, reported Xinhua, quoting a Vietnam News Agency report.

HANOI, June 14 — Vietnam's National Assembly approved a proposal today to raise the special consumption tax on alcoholic beverages to 90 per cent by 2031 from the current 65 per cent, a move that will add to challenges facing the industry, even though the top rate will not be as high as first flagged.