Young pianist Ann Anh-Thu Nguyen selected to perform with the Melbourne Classic Orchestra on May 22
Pianist Ann Anh-Thu Nguyen will perform as a soloist with the Melbourne Classic Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Vengerovski at Melba Hall on Sunday, May 22. The music concert, presented by…
US seeks 50-year sentence for Vietnamese-British man in bomb plot
NEW YORK – A Vietnamese man from south London was given instructions by a senior Al-Qaeda operative on how to build a bomb ahead of a planned attack at Heathrow…
Melbourne candlelight vigil shines light on massive fish deaths in Vietnam
MELBOURNE – Hundreds of people have gathered at the steps of Victoria’s parliament house to hold a candlelight vigil for those affected by the mass fish deaths along Vietnam’s central…
Wife of jailed Vietnamese activist testifies at US congress hearing
WASHINGTON – The wife of a well-known Vietnamese human rights activist who was beaten and imprisoned by authorities has made an appeal at a US congressional hearing for the unconditional…
Footscray ceremony for welcome arch at Little Saigon
FOOTSCRAY – A ceremony to celebrate the development of Footscray’s Saigon Welcome Arch has taken place in the western suburb of Melbourne on Saturday. As local residents and members of…
Hundreds join UN Vesak celebrations in Melbourne
MELBOURNE – Victoria’s Buddhist community have come together in Melbourne city to celebrate Vesak, a key event in the Buddhist calendar which marks Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. Vesak, also…
Former Vietnamese refugee becomes Bishop of Parramatta
Former Vietnamese refugee Vincent Long Van Nguyen has been chosen by the head of the Catholic Church to be the new Bishop of Parramatta. Bishop Nguyen, who has been auxiliary…
Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen to launch her latest book on May 9
Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University, Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen, will launch her book titled ‘South Vietnamese Soldiers: Memories of the…
Judy Thanh Truc at centre of LJ Hooker offices denies spending customer funds
A real estate agent at the centre of a scandal involving the collapse of six LJ Hooker offices in Melbourne’s east and southeast suburbs has denied she’s spent customer funds…
Pentagon chief would back lifting restrictions on US arms to Vietnam
WASHINGTON – United States Defence Secretary Ash Carter says he would support lifting restrictions on the sale of weapons to Vietnam, in the latest sign of thawing ties between former…
