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…