Vietnam
27 Dec
A court in Vietnam sentenced 27 people to death on Friday after finding them guilty of trafficking more than 600 kilos of narcotics including heroin, ketamine and methamphetamine, state media reported. Gang leader and notorious female crime boss Vu Hoang Anh, alias Oanh Ha, was among those condemned to death, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.…
25 Dec
New Vietnamese internet rules requiring Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities came into force on Wednesday, in what critics say is the latest attack on freedom of expression.
30 Nov
Vietnam said Saturday that it will build a $67 billion high-speed railway from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, in a much-needed boost to infrastructure that is expected to drive growth and enhance its reputation among foreign investors. The railway, which will stretch more than 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) from the capital in the north…
7 Nov
Search teams in Vietnam have rescued two pilots who parachuted from their military plane before it crashed in the country's mountainous central Highlands during bad weather, state media said Thursday. The Russian-made Yak-130 aircraft went down during a training flight in dense forest in Ia Pa district in Gia Lai province on Wednesday morning, reports…
13 Oct
Vietnam and China signed 10 agreements on Sunday, including on expanding cross-border railway links, payments and economic cooperation.
2 Oct
47 tigers dead in Vietnam zoos due to bird flu Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media said Wednesday. The deaths occurred in August and September at the private My Quynh safari park in Long An province and the…
30 Sep
Vietnam will free nearly 3,800 prisoners including foreigners in the country's latest amnesty, the government said on Monday. Vietnam has announced nine special amnesties since 2009, freeing more than 92,000 prisoners ahead of their expected release dates but always excluding political activists. Those convicted for "attempting to overthrow" the communist government or "terrorism" are not…
10 Sep
Emergency workers raced to evacuate thousands of people from severe floods Tuesday after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam, killing 63 people and leaving 40 missing. Yagi struck Saturday with winds in excess of 149 kilometres (92 miles) per hour, making it the most powerful typhoon to hit northern Vietnam in 30 years, according to…
28 Aug
Police in Vietnam have arrested more than a dozen people in connection with a baby smuggling ring that trafficked 16 newborns across several cities and provinces in the country, state media said Wednesday. Sixteen men and women have been taken into custody for trading the babies aged between three days and three months old, according…
26 Aug
Vietnam’s top legislature approved the appointment of three deputy prime ministers, two ministers, chief justice of the Supreme People’s Court and prosecutor general of the Supreme People’s Procuracy. Vietnam News Agency reported this on Monday. The three new deputy prime ministers are Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh, Minister of Finance…
5 Aug 2024
A former Vietnamese property and aviation tycoon was jailed for 21 years on Monday for fraud and stock market manipulation worth $146 million, state media said. A Hanoi court said Trinh Van Quyet, who owned the FLC empire of luxury resorts, golf courses and budget carrier Bamboo Airways, was given the heaviest sentence out of…
10 Jun 2024
The Government of Vietnam has called on interested and qualified Nigerians to apply for scholarships at the Vietnam National University. The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Education, made the announcement in a statement titled "Vietnam National University-International School (VNU-IS) Scholarship Programmes for Academic Year 2024-2025" on Monday. According to the government, the…
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