Tag: Vietnam
Vietnam jails 10 people for protests over economic zones
A court in Vietnam on Monday jailed 10 people for terms ranging from two to 3-1/2 years after they were…
Vietnam Information Minister suspended amidst corruption scandal
Vietnam Minister of Information and Communications, Truong Minh Tuan, was suspended on Monday for alleged involvement in a financial scandal…
Man sets himself on fire to protest prison sentence
A man died after lighting himself on fire in Hanoi to protest a prison sentence, authorities said on Friday.
8 suspects arrested over police station attack
Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested eight suspects accused of involvement in the June bombing of a police…
Vietnam pilots oral HIV testing
Vietnam is conducting 80,000 HIV tests via saliva in high-risk populations in Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam hospital records outbreak of swine flu
An outbreak of swine flu at a hospital in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City has left 16 patients infected and…
Man sentenced to prison for anti-state Facebook posts
A Ho Chi Minh City court has sentenced a man to four and half years in prison for writing anti-state…
5 suspects arrested for using battery chemicals to dye coffee beans in Vietnam
Vietnamese police have arrested five people suspected of using battery chemicals to dye waste coffee beans, the Ministry of Public…
Chinese vessels accused of sinking Vietnamese fishing boat
Six Vietnamese fishermen were rescued after their boat was allegedly sunk by two Chinese vessels in disputed waters, a Vietnamese…
Vietnam seeks to raise retirement age
The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed raising retirement ages from the current 60 to 62…
Vietnam spots over 100,000 tuberculosis patients annually
Vietnam spots 105,000 to 106,000 tuberculosis (TB) patients each year, and it aims to eliminate the disease by 2030, the…
11 children injured in Vietnam school collapse
Authorities said 11 children in northern Vietnam were injured, some seriously, after a balcony railing collapsed at their school.
Flash floods claim over 100 lives in Central Vietnam
The death toll following flash floods in Central Vietnam has risen to 106, authorities said on Wednesday, with 25 people…
Flood, landslide kill 77 people in Vietnam
Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in Vietnam’s northern and central regions since last week have killed 77…
Mother Gives Birth To 15th Child, Breaks Record
A Health Official said on Tuesday that a 45-year-old Vietnamese woman has broken a national record by giving birth to…
3 men killed by lightning
Three men were killed by lightning while they were digging a grave in central Vietnam, state media reported on Wednesday.
Vietnamese Anti-Corruption Official Defends Mystery Luxury Villa
An embattled Vietnamese anti-corruption official on Monday said that he built a large luxury villa by working part time as…
Doctors carry out lung transplant from living donor
Doctors in Vietnam on Wednesday successfully carried out a lung transplant surgery from living donors for the first time, the…
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6 die, 10 hospitalised after eating at a funeral
Six people have died and 10 others hospitalised after eating at a home in the Vietnam’s northern province of Lai…
Vietnam Flood: Death toll rise to 24
Six more people have been reported dead in central Vietnam’s floods, bringing the death toll in the region to 24…
Vietnam set to release more than 4,000 prisoners
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on Wednesday pardoned over 4,000 prisoners, the deputy chairman of the President’s Office has confirmed.…
Vietnam reports 93 Zika cases -official
Vietnam has reported 93 Zika infection cases in nine localities nationwide so far this year, Tran Dac Phu, the Head…
Vietnam plans more rice exportation to Nigeria
Mr Ngo Hoan, Deputy Director-General at the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, on Monday announced the Vietnamese government’s plan…
Hollande announces multi-billion dollar aircraft deal
French President, Francois Hollande has announced a multi-billion dollar aviation deal and pledged support for right of passage in the…
Vietnam wins first ever Olympics gold
Vietnam claimed their first ever Olympic gold as Vinh Xuan Hoang won the men’s 10m air pistol title. Hoang scored…
US lifts 40-year arms ban to boost Vietnam sea defense
In a decision likely to anger China, the US is partly lifting a 40-year ban on arms sales to former…
Vietnam releases two Nigerians isolated for Ebola tests
Vietnam has released two Nigerians isolated after arriving from west Africa with fevers, saying they show no symptoms of the…
Vietnam, Myanmar test patients for Ebola
Vietnam and Myanmar are testing three patients for the deadly Ebola virus after they arrived in the Southeast Asian nations…
Vietnam hosts third gay pride parade as attitudes soften
Around 300 activists led a colourful parade through Hanoi on Sunday in the nation’s largest ever gay pride event, as…
Helicopter crashes in Vietnam capital Hanoi
A military helicopter crashed in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi during a routine training exercise Monday, an official said, as state-run media…