Australian woman charged with contaminating strawberries with needles
SYDNEY – A 50-year-old woman will face court after police charged her with contaminating strawberries with needles, an episode that spurred one of Australia‘s biggest food scares. Australia‘s strawberry industry,…
Vietnam cyber law will guard against fake news, terrorism: security ministry
HANOI – A Vietnamese cybersecurity law that global technology companies and rights groups have warned could undermine development and stifle innovation, will protect the country from increasing cyber threats, the…
Slovakia threatens to freeze relations with Vietnam over kidnapping case
BRATISLAVA – Slovakia has threatened to freeze relations with Vietnam over the case of a Vietnamese businessman who Germany says was kidnapped by Vietnamese agents and smuggled back home through…
Vietnam dissident ‘Mother Mushroom’ describes prison hunger strikes
A Vietnamese dissident known as “Mother Mushroom” went on hunger strike three times during her imprisonment before Hanoi released her, she said on Friday after arriving in the United States.…
Vietnamese dissident Mother Mushroom on way to US after release: sources
Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known as “Mother Mushroom”, was released from prison on Wednesday and left Vietnam on a flight to the United States, sources with direct knowledge of…
US prepares for biggest-ever Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam
BIEN HOA AIR BASE – US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has visited a former American air base in southern Vietnam that will soon become the biggest-ever US cleanup site for…
Cambodia resumes search effort with US for Vietnam War remains
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia has agreed to resume a search effort with the United States for the remains of Americans killed in the Vietnam War, the Foreign Ministry said, after…
Exclusive: Vietnam cyber law set for tough enforcement despite Google, Facebook pleas
HANOI – Vietnam is preparing to strictly enforce a new cybersecurity law requiring global technology companies to set up local offices and store data locally despite pleas from Facebook, Google…
Scotland sets sights on slavery as more Vietnamese chase ‘pot of gold’
GLASGOW – After decades spent battling an influx of heroin, some of Scotland’s top cops are now striving to get to grips with another troubling import – modern-day slaves from…
British Navy warship sails near South China Sea islands, angering Beijing
Beijing has expressed anger after a British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea late last month, saying Britain was engaged in…
