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…