Hanoi karaoke bar fire kills 11, arson suspected
A fire ripped through a karaoke bar in the Vietnamese capital, killing 11 people and injuring two others in a case of suspected arson, police said Thursday. Photos from the…
Iran, Israel among rivals to showcase their arms at Vietnam defence expo
HANOI – Companies from Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States will showcase military equipment at an arms expo in Hanoi in December, Vietnam’s defence ministry said on Tuesday,…
Vietnam jails journalist for 7 years for ‘propaganda’
Binh is the eighth activist to be brought to trial since former public security minister Lam was elected general secretary of the Communist Party, Vietnam’s top job, in early August.…
Vietnam’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises to 24, govt says
The typhoon was Asia’s most powerful storm this year and made landfall on the country’s northeastern coast on Saturday. Reuters HANOI – Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it…
Vietnam’s most powerful communist party leader dies
AFP Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam’s most powerful contemporary leader and architect of the country’s largest anti-corruption campaign, died Friday at the age of 80, state media said. During Trong’s 13…