Vietnam

Vietnam: Real Estate Tycoon Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death for 44BN Fraud

Truong My Lan, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer, was sentenced to death on April 11 for looting one of the…

7 months ago

US Lifts Embargo on Lethal Arms Sales to Vietnam

The US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy, President Barack Obama…

9 years ago

Spratlys Plane Landing: Vietnam Accuses China of Violating Its Sovereignty

China is accused by Vietnam of violating its sovereignty by landing a plane on an artificial island built in a…

9 years ago

Vietnam: Ha Van Tham arrested on suspicion of lending fraud

Ha Van Tham, one of Vietnam's richest business tycoons, has been arrested on suspicion of lending fraud, authorities say. Ha…

10 years ago

China sends ships to evacuate workers from Vietnam

China is sending five ships to evacuate its workers from Vietnam following a wave of anti-Chinese riots. The Chinese government…

11 years ago

Vietnam: Chinese worker killed in Taiwan mill protest amid anti-China tensions

One Chinese worker is dead and at least 90 other people injured after protesters attacked a steel mill in Vietnam,…

11 years ago

Vietnam: Factories set on fire in anti-China protest

Anti-China protesters have set on fire several factories at an industrial park in southern Vietnam, amid tensions over the South…

11 years ago

Malaysia Airlines missing jet: Possible debris spotted in the sea off south Vietnam

According to new reports, Vietnamese navy planes have spotted possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared almost…

11 years ago

Malaysia Airlines: Asian states search South China Sea for missing jet

South-East Asian states have joined forces to search the South China Sea for the Malaysia Airlines jet missing with 239…

11 years ago

Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 people on board vanishes over South China Sea

A Malaysia Airlines plane vanished on a flight to Beijing, with 239 people on board. The search is under way…

11 years ago

Vietnam floods: At least 28 people died as heavy rains hit Quang Ngai province

At least 28 people were killed, nine are missing and some 80,000 homeless since flooding and landslides hit central Vietnam…

11 years ago

General Vo Nguyen Giap flown to Quang Binh province for burial

General Vo Nguyen Giap two-day state funeral is in its final stages inVietnam. The general's body is being flown from…

11 years ago

Vietnam accuses China of firing on one of its fishing boats in disputed waters of South China Sea

Vietnam has accused a Chinese vessel of firing on one of its fishing boats in disputed waters in the South…

12 years ago

Nguyen Duc Kien’s arrest in Vietnam triggers Asia Commercial Bank run

Depositors in Vietnam have withdrawn hundreds of millions of dollars from Asia Commercial Bank, one of the country's largest banks,…

12 years ago

Typhoon Kai-Tak kills at least 27 people in Vietnam

Typhoon Kai-Tak has killed at least 27 people as it swept across northern provinces of Vietnam over the weekend, officials…

12 years ago

Vietnam: US begins Agent Orange clean-up after 37 years since the war ended

The United States has begun a project to help clean up Agent Orange contamination at one area in Vietnam -…

12 years ago