HANOI, Vietnam - Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 15 people and left 13 others missing in Vietnam's northern mountainous region, disaster officials said Sunday. More »
HANOI (AFP) - - At least eight people were killed while three others were reported missing as a result of floods and landslides in northern Vietnam during the weekend, national emergency services said. More »
HANOI (AFP) - - Vietnam, ranked as one of the world's most corrupt countries, has ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, the UN said Friday. More »
HANOI (AFP) - - The procession of young people continues all afternoon in the muggy heat, and so does the message from Phan Bich Hong's megaphone. More »
HANOI, Vietnam - For every 100 girls born to Vietnamese families, there are 112 boys born, a disparity in the sex ratio that has been rapidly increasing in recent years, an official said Thursday. More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A bipartisan group of 37 US senators have sent a letter to Vietnam's president calling for the "immediate and unconditional release" of a dissident Catholic priest jailed for eight years in 2007. More »
WASHINGTON - Thirty-seven U.S. senators are asking Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet to release a dissident Roman Catholic priest serving prison and house arrest terms totaling 13 years. More »
HANOI (AFP) - - A Vietnamese human rights lawyer arrested for "propaganda" against the state has been barred from practising his profession, a bar association official has said. More »
HANOI, Vietnam - Unexploded ordnance left over from the Vietnam War has killed more than 42,000 people in the country since the conflict ended more than three decades ago, and deadly accidents continue daily, a senior military official said Monday. More »
HANOI (AFP) - - Vietnam has asked China to release a fishing boat and 12 sailors detained about one week ago while fishing in waters around the Paracel archipelago. More »

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