Vietnam News

Australia executives suspended over banknote probe

Australia executives suspended over banknote probe
AFP - Saturday, November 21

SYDNEY (AFP) - - Two executives at a banknote-making firm part-owned by Australia's central bank have been suspended over a police probe into alleged bribery and kickbacks, officials said. More »

  • Bomb left over from Vietnam war explodes, kills 4

    AP - Thursday, November 19

    HANOI, Vietnam - A police officer says four fishermen were killed when a Vietnam War-era bomb they were handling exploded.

  • Four killed in Vietnam by war-era bomb: police

    Four killed in Vietnam by war-era bomb: police

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    HANOI (AFP) - - Four men were instantly killed when a bomb left over from the Vietnam War blew up as they were trying to open it to remove explosive material, police said Wednesday.

  • Vietnam Internet users fear Facebook blackout

    AP - Wednesday, November 18

    HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, which has become difficult to access over the past few weeks.

  • Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club

    Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club

    AFP - Tuesday, November 17

    HANOI (AFP) - - Vietnam is expected to take a key step towards meeting its burgeoning appetite for electricity by paving the way for its first nuclear power plant, but debate is still raging over the controversial project.

  • Cambodian opposition leader stripped of immunity

    Cambodian opposition leader stripped of immunity

    AFP - Monday, November 16

    PHNOM PENH (AFP) - - Cambodia's parliament stripped immunity from main opposition leader Sam Rainsy Monday, clearing the way for charges against him for uprooting markings at the border with neighbouring Vietnam.

  • Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander

    AP - Sunday, November 8

    DANANG, Vietnam - On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees.

  • Storm-triggered landslide kills 13 in Vietnam

    Storm-triggered landslide kills 13 in Vietnam

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    HANOI (AFP) - - At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, according to officials.

  • Tapes show Kennedy was conflicted over Saigon coup

    AP - Wednesday, November 4

    WASHINGTON - Newly released White House tapes from the Vietnam War era portray President John F. Kennedy wrestling over the fate of South Vietnam's strongman in a situation that appears to mirror President Barack Obama's quandary today in dealing with Afghanistan's shaky government.

  • Storm kills at least 40 in Vietnam: official

    Storm kills at least 40 in Vietnam: official

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    HANOI (AFP) - - Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.

  • Tropical storm kills 11 in Vietnam

    AP - Tuesday, November 3

    HANOI, Vietnam - Disaster officials say Tropical Storm Mirinae has killed 11 people, left two missing and forced families onto rooftops in central Vietnam.