China's stricter inspections, including the newly added Auramine O testing, have forced some Vietnamese businesses to redirect durians back to the domestic market and sell them at reduced prices rather than waiting for customs clearance.

Explaining how China has proceeded with its modernization drive through high-quality economic development and the commitment to high-level opening-up, Ren noted that China is willing to implement a plan of synergizing the Belt and Road Initiative with Vietnam's Two Corridors and One Economic Circle strategy,

Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and State President Luong Cuong sent their congratulatory messages to Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping

China's concept of building a "community with a shared future" is extended to countries with which it desires to build a long term relationship based on strong alignment of goals, interests and even ideology. Describing this relationship to be "of strategic significance" is an emphasis on the value that China ascribes to its ties with Vietnam.

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.

Researchers newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species off the coast of south-central Vietnam, but scientists worry about its vulnerability to overfishing.

Vietnam overtook Japan as China’s third-largest export destination for the first time, as US tariffs force companies to find new suppliers to avoid levies while continuing to rely on Chinese manufacturers for components.

In recent years, a question frequently posed by certain Western media outlets is whether Vietnam could replace China as the "world's factory?" This query has ignited debate, fueled by global restructuring in the industrial supply chain.

Vietnam recorded more than 17.5 million international visitors in 2024, a 39.5% increase compared to 2023. Mainland China was the country’s second-largest source market, contributing 3.7 million visitors, trailing only South Korea, which accounted for 4.5 million arrivals.

China and Vietnam should work on developing stable industrial supply chains between the two countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday in a phone call with the head of the Vietnamese Communist Party.

Vietnam’s durian exports reached an unprecedented $3.3 billion in 2024, driven by China’s obsession with the “king of fruits” and its versatile uses in food and beverages.

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