Singapore seizes record haul of pangolin scales enroute to Vietnam
SINGAPORE – Singapore has seized 12.9 tonnes of pangolin scales found in a shipping container destined for Vietnam, the biggest seizure of its kind globally in five years, authorities said.…
US delivers six patrol boats to Vietnam amid deepening security ties
HANOI – The United States has delivered six patrol boats worth $US12 million to Vietnam‘s Coast Guard, the US embassy in Hanoi said, amid warming ties between the former foes. The…
Vietnamese suspect in airport murder escapes death penalty after Malaysia reduces charge
KUALA LUMPUR – A Vietnamese woman accused of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has escaped the death penalty, after Malaysian prosecutors dropped a murder charge against…
Buddhist nun prays for Vietnamese workers who died in Japan
TOKYO – Rows of wooden mortuary tablets inscribed with names line an altar at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, silent testimony to Vietnamese people who died after coming to Japan…
UN rebukes Vietnam for activist arrests, executions
GENEVA – A UN human rights watchdog has called on Vietnam to stop imprisoning activists and journalists for criticising state policies and voiced concern at a “high number of death…
Vietnamese workers, streaming to Japan, face risks as labour system opens up
TOKYO – When a young Vietnamese woman found out late last year that she was pregnant after arriving in Japan on a “technical trainee” visa, she was given a stark…
Malaysia rejects call to free Vietnamese accused in Kim Jong Nam killing
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s attorney-general has rejected Vietnam‘s request to free a woman accused of the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, and a court…
Vietnam asks Malaysia to free woman accused of Kim Jong Nam’s poisoning
HANOI – Vietnam has called on Malaysia to free a Vietnamese woman accused of the 2017 VX poison murder of the North Korean leader’s half-brother, a day after a Malaysian court…
Europe accused of failing UK-bound children trafficked from Vietnam
LONDON – Thousands of children trafficked to Britain from Vietnam are being abused and exploited while travelling through Europe as governments pass the buck on their protection amid growing anti-immigration…
Young Vietnamese-Australian actress from Melbourne lands female lead in upcoming sci-fi movie Loveland
Nguyen Tran Huyen Dieu (Stage name: Jillian Nguyen) is starting to make a big name for herself in the film industry. The young Vietnamese-Australian actress from Melbourne recently finished filming…
