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.

Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) said the central bank has directed it to take over weaker lender Global Petro Sole Member Limited Commercial Bank (GPBank) as part of a drive to restructure of the banking system and tackle bad debt.

Vietnam Maritime Corp., undaunted by potential tariffs from the incoming Trump administration that risk crimping the nation’s trade, forecasts revenue to more than triple in the next decade, General Director Nguyen Canh Tinh said.

Electric vehicle maker VinFast Auto Ltd. said it plans to begin selling two made-in-India cars in the South Asian country later this year, marking the Vietnamese carmaker’s debut in the world’s third-biggest car market.

Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country.”

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. COMAC is seeking to establish itself as an alternative to leading Western planemakers Airbus and Boeing.

As night fell across a swamp in southern Vietnam, a “large” fanged creature sat in the murky water. Its reddish eyes scanned the surrounding forest, but it wasn’t the only one looking. Passing scientists noticed the “robust” animal — and discovered a new species.

Russia is willing to help develop Vietnam's nuclear power sector and provide it with crude oil and LNG, the two countries said on Wednesday. Vietnam and Russia also agreed to continue to facilitate oil and gas projects on each others' continental shelves,

Hanoi is restarting its civilian nuclear program nearly a decade after canceling it over cost and safety concerns.

Vietnam's electric vehicle maker VinFast Auto on Saturday said its two electric SUVs -- VF 7 and VF 6 -- will hit the Indian market later this year to mark its foray into the country, which it says has a huge growth potential.

Veterans, city, and state leaders gathered near the intersection of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Parkway and Watson Boulevard for the land dedication.