Vietnam, US start second phase of dioxin clean-up in Danang
Vietnam and the United States have launched the second phase of a dioxin clean-up in the central city of Danang, where millions of litres of toxic herbicides were stored during…
DiCaprio Foundation to return gifts, money if from Malaysian wealth fund
The DiCaprio foundation has announced it will return all gifts and donations from the controversial Malaysian wealth fund 1MDB, if money laundering allegations against the fund are proven. The environmental…
Vietnam gives thumbs-up to U.S. regional role as pivot stumbles
HANOI – Vietnam supports US “intervention” in the Asia-Pacific if it helps keep peace and stability, the defence ministry said, in a timely endorsement of a continued US presence amid…
Vietnam group seeks to sue Taiwan giant, says police halt convoy
Police thwarted an attempt by hundreds of Vietnamese to reach a court in a remote town on Tuesday to sue a Taiwanese company, group members said, in the second such…
Vietnam PM sends rescue mission as another helicopter drops off radar
HANOI – Vietnam‘s prime minister ordered the military to launch a rescue mission after a helicopter went missing on Tuesday during a training flight, the government said, in the latest…
Turkish capital bans public meetings due to militant attack fears
ANKARA – Authorities in the Turkish capital Ankara have banned public meetings and marches until the end of November after receiving intelligence that militants were planning attacks in the city,…
Australia-bound refugees driven to suicide on Nauru -rights group Amnesty
Australia on Tuesday rejected a claim by rights group Amnesty International that conditions on a tiny South Pacific island where about 400 Australian-bound asylum seekers are held “amount to torture”.…
Vietnam floods kill 25 as Typhoon Sarika approaches
Vietnam has lifted the death toll from floods brought by torrential rains to at least 25 as the country braces for the arrival of Typhoon Sarika. The typhoon passed through…
Yemen ceasefire set to start on Wednesday night – UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS – A 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen is due to start on Wednesday night, the UN envoy for Yemen said on Monday after he received commitments from all of…
Ecuador cuts Julian Assange’s internet access – WikiLeaks
Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said on Monday that its founder Julian Assange’s internet was shut down by the government of Ecuador, deflecting blame from the US or British governments which have…
