Four men on trial over death of 39 Vietnamese migrants in UK truck container
LONDON – Two members of an alleged people-smuggling gang have stood trial accused of being responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women and boys found suffocated in a…
US probing whether Vietnam undervalues its currency
WASHINGTON/HANOI – The United States is opening an investigation into whether Vietnam has been undervaluing its currency and harming US commerce, the US Trade Representative’s office said in a statement…
Vietnam says China military drills could harm maritime code talks
HANOI – Vietnam says that military drills conducted this week by Beijing in the South China Sea will hurt negotiations on a regional maritime code of conduct (COC) for the…
UK secures Vietnam backing to join Trans-Pacific trading group, Raab says
HANOI/LONDON – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Wednesday he hopes to conclude talks on a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom soon, the government said. “Vietnam…
Vietnam govt says needs $US133.3 bln for power projects by 2030
HANOI – Vietnam will need to invest up to $US133.3 billion in new power plants and transmission networks over the next decade to meet the country’s rising demand, the government…
Vietnam jails 20 for terrorism over police station bombs
HANOI – A Vietnamese court has sentenced 20 people to between two and 24 years in prison on terrorism charges over their involvement in a police station bombing two years…
Storm Noul makes landfall in Vietnam, kills at least one person
HANOI – Tropical storm Noul has made landfall in Vietnam, killing at least one person and triggering heavy rain in the central parts of the country, though authorities later downgraded…
Vietnam says tropical storm weakening, but risk of heavy rain
HANOI – Vietnam’s weather agency has said tropical storm Noul was weakening as it approached land, though authorities warned the storm could still dump heavy rains triggering floods and landslides…
Vietnam plans to evacuate 500,000 as tropical storm Noul nears
HANOI – Vietnam is readying plans to evacuate up to half a million people as it braces for a tropical storm expected to make landfall in the Southeast Asian country’s…
Vietnam sentences brothers to death over bloody land clash
HANOI – A Vietnamese court has sentenced two brothers to death and handed prison terms or probation to 27 others, for their roles in the high-profile killings of three policemen…
