Tag: Vietnam
Human Rights Watch slams Vietnam for jailing activist
“I am Vietnamese, so I live and fight for everything for my country, for my people, as a citizen of…
Nigeria signs defence cooperation agreement with Vietnam
In a determined effort to deepen the long-standing bilateral relations between Nigeria and Vietnam, both countries plan to work together…
Osinbajo leaves Abuja, pays reciprocal visit to Vietnam
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, departs Abuja today for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for high-level bilateral engagements in the…
Animal diseases on increase in Vietnam
There had also been six outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in seven provinces, with 518 infected cattle and 135 outbreaks of…
Vietnam mulls high speed railway at price tag of $58.7 billion
The first two sections with combined length of 665 kms (413 miles) and total investment of $24.72 billion would be…
Vietnam jails man for spreading COVID-19 to others
Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious diseases” at a one-day trial at the People’s Court of…
Pregnant woman, 5 others die in early morning fire
Six people died after a blaze engulfed a three-story house early Tuesday in a city in central Vietnam, police said
Nigerian drug trafficker Paulinus sentenced to death in Vietnam
Nigerian drug trafficker, Unachukwu Chiluba Paulinus, has been sentenced to death in Vietnam for illegally transporting narcotic substances in the…
2-month-old, 5 others perish in house fire
Six family members, including a two-month-old child, died after a blaze engulfed a house in Vietnam’s southern metropolis of Ho…
COVID-19: Vietnam halts inbound commercial flights
Vietnam has temporarily halted all inbound commercial flights following the emergence of the country’s first community transmissions of COVID-19 in…
Vietnam Landslide Hits Army Camp, Buries 22 Personnel
Authorities on Monday announced that rescuers in Vietnam found the bodies of 22 soldiers buried by landslides. The landslides began…
Covid-19: Vietnamese hand-washing song goes viral
While panic-inducing headlines about the spread of the coronavirus continue to dominate global news, a devastatingly catchy hand-washing public service…
Vietnam quarantines villages hit by COVID-19
Villages in Vietnam with 10,000 people close to Hanoi, the capital were placed under quarantine on Thursday after six cases…
Nigerian, two Cameroonians jailed over $65,800 fraud
Vietnam court has sentenced three men from Nigeria and Cameroon to 15-18 years in jail for cheating two Vietnamese women…
6 men sentenced to death for raping, killing student
A court in north-western Vietnam has sentenced six men to death for raping and murdering 22-year-old student Cao My Duyen…
Buhari to Vietnamese: “I am very impressed with your country”
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on coming out of the Cold War…
Vietnam demands China withdraw her oil exploration ship
Vietnam demanded that China withdraw an oil exploration ship that has expanded its operation to another area of Vietnam’s continental…
Vietnam’s Binh Son refinery buys 1m barrels of Nigerian crude
Vietnam’s Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical has bought 1 million barrels of Bonny Light crude in its first-ever import of…
Senegalese drug trafficker from Nigeria arrested in Vietnam, faces death sentence
Customs officers in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have arrested a Senegalese who swallowed 77 capsules of cocaine with the…
Vietnam: 24 dead, 6 missing as floods wreak havoc in August
The body of the last missing flood victim in south-central Vietnam has been recovered, bringing the monthly death toll from…
Free trade: Vietnam, EU sign landmark deal
The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its kind with a…
Photos: See Obasanjo in Vietnam
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was seen in Vietnam on Thursday wearing a suit. Some Nigerians took to to the social…
Vietnam: School lunches blamed for tapeworm infections
An outbreak of tapeworm infections among children in northern Vietnam has sparked fears that school lunches have been contaminated, state…
North Korea’s leader to travel to Vietnam by train
Vietnam is preparing for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to arrive by train for his summit in Hanoi next…
Kim, Trump to meet in Vietnam February
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed holding the second summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in mid-February and…
Vietnam cyber law to check fake news, terrorism
The new Vietnamese cyber security law was enacted to protect the country from the increasing cyber threats, the security ministry…
Vietnam: Fire, explosion fatalities surge in 10 months
A total of 3,776 fires and explosions broke out across Vietnam in the first 10 months of this year, killing…
Vietnam to extend pilot e-visa programme to foreigners
The Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam, the country’s top legislature, has decided to extend the pilot e-visa…
Vietnam orders Police, Military forces to prevent National Day protests
Vietnam has ordered Police and Military forces in the Capital, Hanoi, to prevent big gatherings or protests during its National…
John McCain helped ‘heal the wounds of war’ – Vietnam
U.S. Senator John McCain was a “symbol of his generation’’ who helped “heal the wounds of war’’ by pushing for…