Eleven North Korean defectors detained in Vietnam, seek to block deportation: activists
SEOUL – Eleven North Koreans seeking to defect to South Korea have been detained in Vietnam since November 23 and are seeking help to avoid being repatriated, a South Korean…
Australia seeks details of case against writer held in China
SYDNEY – Australia has criticised the treatment of a Chinese-born Australian writer detained by Beijing for almost a year and sought details of his case, prompting China to say it…
Australia’s Weeks says hope helped him survive Taliban captivity
MELBOURNE – Timothy Weeks, the Australian academic released by the Taliban in November after being kept hostage for more than three years, says that hope helped him survive the ordeal.…
Vietnam receives remains of all British truck victims
HANOI – The remains of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck near London last month have been brought to Vietnam, bringing to a close a tragic saga that…
Australia moves closer to compulsory child abuse reporting by priests
MELBOURNE – Australia’s top attorneys have agreed to standardise laws across the country forcing priests to report child abuse revealed to them during confessions in a move that could widen…
Australia jails three for decades over Christmas bomb plot in 2016
SYDNEY – A court in Australia has sentenced three men to decades in prison for plotting bomb attacks on Christmas Day in 2016 at key sites in the southeastern city…
Vietnam jails three more activists in crackdown on Facebook posts
HANOI – Vietnam has jailed three more people for anti-government posts on social media platform Facebook deemed to defame the ruling Communist Party and the government, state media and police…
First 16 bodies from among 39 Vietnamese found dead in UK truck repatriated: media
HANOI – The first 16 bodies of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck after being smuggled into Britain last month have been repatriated to Vietnam, Vietnamese media reports.…
Vietnam jails another Facebook user as dissent crackdown intensifies
HANOI – A court in Vietnam has sentenced a Facebook user to six years in prison for a series of posts he made on the social media platform that the…
UK man in truck deaths case pleads guilty to immigration, property offences
LONDON – A British truck driver charged with the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese nationals found dead in a truck near London last month has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist…
