China lashes out at Vietnam for what it describes as illegal claims in the South China Sea.

A take-out Pizzateria in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, has devised its own way to make customers aware about the disease.

The novel coronavirus has infected more than 100,000 people globally since December.

Five men and two women are detained by police in Vietnam in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found in Essex, the UK, in October last year.

Thousands of people stranded aboard a cruise ship in Hong Kong for five days were allowed to disembark after its 1,800 crew tested negative for the deadly new coronavirus.

Over 6,000 tourists are trapped aboard a cruise ship at an Italian port where a Chinese couple is being tested for the coronavirus.

Sadr says a security agreement with the US should be cancelled immediately, the US embassy should be closed down, and US troops must be expelled in a humiliating manner.

The US says it will provide Vietnam with another coast guard ship to eye the South China Sea.

Menacing macaques snatch bags of crisps, water bottles, cookies and crackers from uneasy tourists on Vietnam's Monkey Island, a popular attraction decried as cruel by conservationists calling for an end to animal tourism in Southeast Asia.

Flooding and landslides in central Vietnam have killed three people and inundated thousands of homes.