On Monday, Vietnam’s rubber-stamp parliament unanimously approved army general Luong Cuong as the country’s new president,…
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Vietnam Jails Journalist For Seven Years On ‘Propaganda’ Charge
A Vietnamese court sentenced a journalist to seven years in prison on Tuesday for writing on…
Rescue On As Typhoon Yagi Leaves 40 Missing, 63 Dead In Vietnam
Typhoon Yagi blasted over northern Vietnam on Tuesday, killing 63 people and leaving 40 missing. Emergency…
Vietnam Battles Severe Floods After Deadly Typhoon Yagi
Vietnam saw severe flooding from Typhoon Yagi on Monday, with business leaders describing the storm as…
Vietnam Approves Three New Deputy Prime Ministers
Vietnam appointed three new deputy prime ministers on Monday, the latest high-level leadership shift during a…
Vietnam Court Jails Soft Drinks Tycoon In $40m Scam Case
On Thursday, Vietnam’s top soft drinks mogul was sentenced to eight years in prison for a…
Vietnamese Billionaire, Truong My Lan, Sentenced to Death for $44bn Fraud
In a shocking early ruling, a Vietnamese court sentenced one of the world’s wealthiest women to…
Vietnam Faces $3bn Annual Crop Losses From Rising Saltwater Levels
Vietnam faces over $3 billion in crop losses each year as more saltwater creeps into arable…