Applying for the Australian-Vietnamese scholarship: AVEPA
AVEPA (the Australia Vietnam Education Promotion Association) is inviting students of Vietnamese origin who are completing Secondary School in 2016 and are wishing to undertake a degree program at an…
Japan’s Abe, concerned by Trump rhetoric, says he is confident of building trust
NEW YORK – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he was confident of building trust with Donald Trump following a meeting in which he sought clarity on campaign…
Germany sees surging asylum applications from Turkey – report
BERLIN – The number of Turks seeking asylum in Germany is up sharply this year, and has been rising steadily since a failed military coup on July 15, a German…
Vietnam expanding South China Sea runway – U.S. think tank
WASHINGTON – Vietnam is extending a runway on an island it claims in the South China Sea in apparent response to China’s building of military facilities on artificial islands in…
Vietnam, neighbours told to close illegal wildlife markets
HANOI – Vietnam and neighbouring countries should shut down illegal wildlife markets and step up their fight against the trafficking of rhino horn, ivory and tiger parts, international conservationists said…
Hỏi và giải đáp 198: Ích kỷ chưa hẳn là xấu
Tác giả lá thư tâm tình này là một nam độc giả trẻ đang nghi ngờ mình đã bị cô vợ quý hóa hài tội trên trang này. Để tránh…
Trump’s golf buddy Norman pitches Australia to head of diplomatic queue
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull became one of the first world leaders to speak to US President-elect Donald Trump this week, but only after one of Trump’s old…
Vietnam PM backs off from US-led TPP, emphasises independent foreign policy
HANOI – Vietnam will shelve ratification of a US-led Pacific trade accord due to political changes ahead in the United States, but wants to maintain good relations with Washington as…
Vietnam president in Cuba for official visit
Vietnam’s president Tran Dại Quang has met with Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Wednesday, during a three-day state visit to the Communist island. According to Cuban state-run TV, the two…
Ex-Pentagon chief Laird dies, advocated ‘Vietnamization’ policy
WASHINGTON – Melvin Laird, who as defence secretary under President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973 helped extricate US forces from the morass of the Vietnam War in a policy he…
