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Photo courtesy of citifmonline.com Drug-smuggling Australian sentenced to death in Vietnam An Australian of Vietnamese origin has been sentenced to death after trying to smuggle four kilograms (8.8 pounds) of heroin out of the country, state media in the communist nation said.
28 June 2014
Nguyen Duc Kien. ©Reuters/Stringer Vietnam banking tycoon given 30-year jail term A Vietnamese court on Monday sentenced a disgraced banking tycoon to 30 years in jail over a multi-million dollar scandal that shocked the nation's already fragile financial markets.
09 June 2014
Chinese ship sinks Vietnam fishing boat: Vietnam official A Chinese ship rammed and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat amid a tense territorial confrontation in the South China Sea over Beijing's deployment of an oil rig, a Vietnamese official said.
27 May 2014
4,000 Chinese nationals await Vietnam evacuation Thousands of Chinese nationals are awaiting evacuation from riot-hit Vietnam, state-run media said Monday, as Hanoi moved to stifle fresh protests over a territorial dispute between the two countries.
19 May 2014
Philippine, Vietnamese join anti-China street protest Several hundred Filipino and Vietnamese protesters united in a march in the Philippine capital on Friday, demanding that China stop oil drilling in disputed South China Sea waters.
17 May 2014
One dead, 100 hurt in anti-China riot in Vietnam Anti-China riots at a steel plant in Vietnam left one Chinese worker dead and 100 injured, officials said Thursday, as unrest triggered by an escalating territorial dispute spreads across the communist country.
15 May 2014
Photo courtesy of nextupasia.com ASEAN alarm over China sea spat Southeast Asian leaders have expressed "serious concern" over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, according to a statement released Monday, amid a growing row between Vietnam and Beijing over contested waters.
12 May 2014
Remains of 'missing US soldiers' repatriated from Cambodia Remains believed to be those of three American servicemen killed in Cambodia more than four decades ago during the Vietnam War were repatriated Wednesday for identification in the United States.
02 April 2014
Malaysia expects 'jet oil slick' analysis Monday Malaysian authorities expect to complete by Monday afternoon a lab analysis that could indicate whether an oil slick at sea came from a missing passenger jet, an official said.
10 March 2014
©Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski Vietnam restricts use of Bitcoin Vietnam has banned its banks from handling Bitcoins, saying the virtual currency is not legal tender in the communist nation.
28 February 2014
Vietnam's hit game developer pulls plug on Flappy Bird The Vietnamese developer behind the smash-hit free game Flappy Bird has pulled his creation from online stores after announcing that its runaway success had ruined his "simple life".
10 February 2014
©Reuters/Mike Blake Communist Vietnam gets first taste of the Big Mac Four decades after the Vietnam war ended, US fast-food giant McDonald's opened its first restaurant in the communist country Saturday, aiming to lure a rising middle class away from rice and noodles.
08 February 2014
Vietnam reports first bird flu death in nine months Vietnam has recorded its first death from bird flu in nine months, according to the country's Health Ministry, amid growing regional concerns over a potential resurgence of the deadly virus.
21 January 2014
Photo © RIA Novosty Kazakhstan to cooperate with Vietnam in oil industry Kazakhstan will cooperate with Vietnam in oil and gas.
16 January 2014
Vietnam police investigate riot at Samsung factory Vietnamese police said Friday they had launched an investigation into a riot at a multi-billion dollar Samsung factory that left 13 people injured, four critically.
10 January 2014
©Reuters/Kham Seven Vietnam schoolchildren drown during seaside picnic Seven Vietnamese schoolchildren drowned while swimming in the sea during a picnic near the southern business hub of Ho Chi Minh City, local police said Monday.
30 December 2013
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. ©Vladimir Dmitriyev Kazakhstan appoints separate Ambassador for Vietnam A new Kazakhstan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Vietnam has been appointed.
23 December 2013
Vietnam shipping executives on trial for embezzlement Former top executives at Vietnam's scandal-hit national shipping company Vinalines went on trial Thursday for embezzlement and defying state regulations.
12 December 2013
©Reuters/Gene Blevins Third time a charm: SpaceX launches commercial satellite After two delays, private US company SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched its first commercial satellite, after repairs were made to the Falcon 9 rocket.
04 December 2013
Photo courtesy of vesti.kz Kazakhstan to open embassies in RSA and Vietnam President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has decreed to open Kazakhstan embassies in the Republic of South Africa and Vietnam.
13 November 2013
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