Vietnam mulls legal action over South China Sea dispute
HANOI – Vietnam could explore legal action among various options in its territorial dispute with powerful neighbour China in the South China Sea, a senior government official said. Frictions have…
Vietnam arrests eight more in connection with British deaths
HANOI – Police in Vietnam have arrested eight people in connection with the discovery of 39 dead people, all believed to be Vietnamese, in a truck near London last month,…
Australia rains: Dancing in the street, not so much down on the farm
SYDNEY, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The heaviest rains in years have fallen across parts of Australia’s east coast, bringing relief to some struggling livestock farmers, although the showers are not…
Australia and China vow to work on repairing bilateral relationship
SYDNEY – Australia and China said they will work together to repair their bilateral relationship, tarnished by allegations that Beijing has committed cyber-attacks and has attempted to interfere in Canberra’s…
Red hot bust: Australian police seize 400 kilos of ‘ice’ hidden in chilli sauce bottles
SYDNEY – Four men have been arrested after Australian police seized 400 kilograms of crystal meth, or ice, worth an estimated $300 million concealed in bottles of sriracha hot chilli…
In Vietnam’s ‘Billionaire Village’, migrant cash can buy a palace
DO THANH, Vietnam, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Vietnam‘s “Billionaire Village” doesn’t sound like a place people would want to leave, but at least three of the 39 victims found in…
Australia says to hold China accountable on human rights
SYDNEY – Canberra will hold China to account on issues such as human rights, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has said, insisting that staying quiet on sensitive issues is not…
Ahead of auction, Olivia Newton-John recalls being stitched into ‘Grease’ costume
BEVERLY HILLS – Olivia Newton-John’s black leather jacket and very tight pants from “Grease”, complete with a broken zipper, go up for auction this week as the top item in…
“Global ring” involved in smuggling 39 found dead in UK truck, court told
CHELMSFORD, England – A court heard on Monday that a global ring had been involved in smuggling the 39 people whose bodies were found in a truck near London, as…
Postcards from a poisoned coast: Vietnam’s people-smuggling heartland
NGHE AN, Vietnam – The countryside in the Vietnamese provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh is dotted with billboards for labour export companies advertising jobs or study overseas. Thousands…
