CANDON CITY – Reigning champion Vietnam flexed its might anew after cruising past Hong Kong, 25-9, 25-18, 25-11, to go two in a row in the 2026 AVC Women’s Volleyball Cup here at the Candon City Arena Sunday, June 7. The Vietnamese team bared its fangs anew, with Thi Nhu Quynh Vi obliterating...
CANDON CITY – Reigning champion Vietnam kicked off its title defense in a rousing fashion after hacking out a 25-3, 25-15, 25-14 win over Lebanon for its first win in the 2026 AVC Women 's Volleyball Cup at the Candon City Arena Saturday, June 6 here. The Vietnamese immediately imposed their...
The Philippines is looking to maximize its vast green metal resources and nickel mines for the production of electric vehicles, battery manufacturing, and digital infrastructure. Speaking during the Vietnam-Philippines business forum on Monday, June 1, President Marcos said that the country is...
The Philippines and Vietnam are charting a “new” and “deeper” trajectory for their defense relationship amid a more volatile regional environment, proving that rival claimant-nations in the South China Sea (SCS) can cooperate civilizedly—a feat that Department of National Defense (DND)...
The Philippines and Vietnam reaffirmed their support for the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling, emphasizing the need to uphold international law and exercise self-restraint to maintain peace and stability in maritime disputes. In a joint statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs...
The scheduled meeting between Vietnamese President To Lam and Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, June 1, 2026 has been canceled. The Senate was set to host the Vietnamese leader but the Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau (PRIB) announced to the media that Vietnam had called...
The Philippines and Vietnam signed four agreements covering defense, digital transformation, tourism, and education. The four agreements were signed during the meeting between President Marcos and Vietnamese President To Lam at Malacañan on Monday, June 1. During a joint press conference, Marcos...
President Marcos and Vietnamese President and Communist Party leader Tô Lâm have elevated Philippines-Vietnam relations to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership as the two nations marked 50 years of diplomatic ties. During bilateral talks in Malacañang on Monday morning, June 1, Marcos described the...
Vietnamese President and Communist Party leader Tô Lâm arrived in the Philippines on Sunday, May 31, for a historic two-day State Visit aimed at deepening political, economic, and defense cooperation between Manila and Hanoi. Lâm’s visit from May 31 to June 1 marks the first State Visit to the...
By Jellyn Gueco Vietnam was never really on my travel bucket list. The first time someone raised the idea of going to Ho Chi Minh, my immediate reaction was a puzzled “Why?” Ho Chi Minh, formerly known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s largest city and serves as its primary economic and commercial hub....
Vietnam 's President To Lam will make a two-day state visit to the Philippines next week, Malacañang announced on Wednesday, May 27. The Vietnamese President will be in Manila from May 31 to June 1. According to Malacañang, the visit "will hold a special significance" as it comes at the cusp...
The Philippines secured a supply agreement with Vietnam for a total of 1.5 million metric tons (MT) of rice at a fixed rate of $450 per MT, as the government looks to bolster local supplies of the staple grain amid potential production challenges later this year. In a statement on Friday, May 8,...
