Former Vietnamese refugee promoted to brigadier general in the US Army
BEDFORD, Virginia – Saigon native Lapthe Flora has become the first Vietnamese boat person promoted to Brigadier General in the United States Army National Guard. He is also the second…
Virginia shooting: Hiep Van Le allegedly killed daughter and son-in-law
Fairfax police respond to reports of a double shooting in the 3400 block of Beverly Drive in Annandale, Va. , June 8, 2016. (Photo courtesy: Fairfax County Police Department) A…
Cambodian police arrest Vietnamese national suspected of drug trafficking
Police in Cambodia say they have arrested a Vietnamese national suspected of drug trafficking during a raid on his home in Prey Veng province’s Preah Sdach district on Monday. According…
HK police arrest 42 Vietnamese illegal immigrants and their smugglers, shuts down human-smuggling syndicate
Hong Kong officials say police have shut down a human-smuggling syndicate as part of an operation that allegedly brought 42 Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Hong Kong via the mainland. Hong…
Joseph Phuong Nguyen appointed as new Catholic bishop for Kamloops
Pope Francis has named the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s Vicar General, Father Joseph Phuong Nguyen, as the new Bishop of Kamloops. Nguyen will succeed Bishop David Monroe, who is retiring after…
Volunteers help clean up vandalised Vietnam War memorial in Venice
LOS ANGELES, CA – Volunteers have united to clean up a Vietnam War memorial wall in Venice, California, after it was vandalised with graffiti on Sunday. State media reports the…
US judge sentences Vietnamese man to 40 years for al-Qaeda affiliate support
NEW YORK – A Vietnamese-born man who US authorities say was instructed by a top figure with al Qaeda’s Yemen affiliate to carry out a suicide attack at London’s Heathrow…
Vietnamese taxi driver who was kidnapped and held hostage sues LA County
WESTMINSTER, California – A California taxi driver who was kidnapped and held hostage for a week by three prison inmates is suing Orange County and its Sheriff’s Department. The independent…
HRW says Vietnam has “blatantly broken its promise” not to prosecute boat returnees”
SYDNEY – A leading human rights group has called on the federal government to put pressure on Vietnamese authorities to drop charges against “boat people” returned from Australia. Human Rights…
Aust-bound woman arrested in Vietnam for trying to smuggle drugs
HO CHI MINH CITY – A 76-year-old Vietnamese woman has been arrested for supposedly trying to smuggle one kilogram of methamphetamines at Ho Chi Minh’s international airport bound for Australia.…
