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  Know about world's largest cave Son Doong in Vietnam

  World | September 22, 2014 9:19 IST

  New Delhi: Son Doong in Vietnam is the world's natural wonder and the largest cave.It is about 9 km in length, 200 metres in width and 150 metres in height.The cave was found in 1991

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  Vietnam seeks investments from India Inc

  November 22, 2013 21:30 IST

  Mumbai: Vietnam on Friday sought investments from Indian industry in areas such as oil & gas, technology and infrastructure, saying that trade between the two nations could go up to US$ 7 billion by 2015.

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  Vietnam appreciates India's role in South China Sea

  World | November 18, 2013 17:59 IST

  Hanoi: With India continuing to engage in oil exploration in South China Sea, Vietnam today appreciated its “constructive role” in the resources-rich area notwithstanding China's objections to Indian involvement.  General Secretary of Communist Party of

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  Vietnam's greatest military hero Gen Vo Nguyen Giap dies at the age of 102

  World | October 04, 2013 23:48 IST

  Hanoi: General Vo Nguyen Giap, who died on Friday aged 102, was considered one of history's greatest military strategists and was the architect of Vietnam's stunning battlefield victories against France and the United States.Second only

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  China, Vietnam pledge to resolve South China Sea dispute

  World | August 29, 2013 6:57 IST

  Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh in Beijing Wednesday and pledged to resolve the dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea.Reiterating China's stance, Wang

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  Vietnam beat Australia in volleyball

  Other Sports | July 15, 2013 9:43 IST

  Ninh Binh (Vietnam), July 15: Hosts Vietnam beat Australia 3-0 on the second day of the 10th international women's volleyball tournament, the VTV Eximbank Cup, here on Sunday.With results of 25-15, 25-16, 25-15 Vietnam outclassed

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  Vietnam says, India has right to explore oil in EEZ in South China

  World | July 11, 2013 19:02 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 11: Notwithstanding China's objections to Indian oil exploration projects, Vietnam today asserted India has the right to pursue “exploration and exploitation work” in South China Sea as they were within Vietnamese “exclusive

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  Photo exhibition highlights Indian culture in Vietnam

  India | June 26, 2013 8:56 IST

  Kolkata, June 26: A weeklong photo exhibition showcasing the rich Indian cultural heritage of the ancient Cham dynasty, a Hindu kingdom, in Vietnam has been attracting people here.Titled "Traces of Indian Culture in Vietnam" the

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  Jungle Marathon in Vietnam

  Other Sports | April 08, 2013 14:46 IST

  Hanoi (Vietnam), Apr 8: Jungle Marathon -- a six-stage gruelling race through forests and the first of its kind in Vietnam -- will be held in the central Quang Binh province from May 31 to

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  Over 10,000 hit by hand-foot-mouth disease in Vietnam

  World | March 12, 2013 22:58 IST

  Hanoi, Mar 12 : Over 10,000 Vietnamese have been affected by the hand-foot-mouth disease, a contagious viral illness that affects mostly infants and children, the health ministry said Tuesday.Nguyen Van Binh, head of the ministry's

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  Crackdown on internet blogs in Vietnam

  World | September 28, 2012 12:49 IST

  Hanoi, Vietnam, Sep 28: The 7-iron resting against the wall in Le Quoc Quan's office is for self-defense, not sport. The human-rights lawyer and blogger has not left home without the golf club since being

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  Scores killed as bus plunges into river bank length

  World | May 18, 2012 14:30 IST

  Vietnam, May 18: At least 34 people were killed and 21 others injured when a crowded bus plunged into a river bank in central Vietnam in one of the country's deadliest road accidents.Local officials said

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  'Indian Exploration In Vietnam Oil Blocks Within Norms'

  March 30, 2012 13:05 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 30: Asserting that China's opposition to India undertaking oil exploration in Vietnamese blocks was not in accordance with UN norms, Vietnam today said the blocks are well within its sovereign territory.  Maintaining

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  All Five Absconder Gold Sukh Directors Brought To Rajasthan From Vietnam

  India | March 20, 2012 20:50 IST

  Jaipur, Mar 20: All the five absconder Gold Sukh directors including the mastermind Manavendra Pratap Singh have been brought to Jaipur by Rajasthan Police, after Interpol arrested them on February 8 in Vietnam following red

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  Vietnam Fires German Falko Gotz

  Football | January 06, 2012 12:27 IST

  Hanoi, Jan 6: The Vietnam Football Federation has fired German coach Falko Gotz after the country's Under-23 team's dismal performance at the recent Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.Gotz told a news conference in Hanoi he

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  Chinese Daily Calls For Military Action Over South China Sea Disputes

  World | October 25, 2011 15:50 IST

  Beijing, Oct 25: As territorial disputes between China and other countries continue in the South China Sea, a Communist party-run daily today advocated “military action”, saying no existing known methods have been able to resolve

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  Germany's Merkel Visits Vietnam To Boost Ties

  World | October 11, 2011 11:45 IST

  Hanoi, Vietnam, Oct 11: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Vietnam's capital for a two-day visit to boost trade ties with the communist country, amid the European debt crisis.Merkel and her Vietnamese counterpart, Prime

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  China Gives Veiled Warning To India Over Oil Move In Vietnam

  India | September 16, 2011 22:09 IST

  Beijing, Sept 16: Chinese Foreign Ministry today refused to join issue with India over its assertion to go ahead with oil exploration cooperation with Vietnam in the South China Sea despite Beijing's objections, but an

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  India Rebuffs China's Objections To Oil Exploration In Vietnam

  India | September 15, 2011 22:18 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 15: India today dismissed Chinese objections over its oil exploration projects in two Vietnamese blocks in the South China Sea, saying its cooperation with Vietnam was as per international laws and it

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  Deported Bunty Pandey Sent To 2 Days Police Custody

  India | April 04, 2011 21:47 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 4: A Delhi court today sent a gangster, who was deported from Vietnam to Mumbai in November 2010, to two days of police custody in connection with a extortion case here.Prakash Pandey,