Vietnam court cuts fraudster’s life sentence to 30 years
BANGKOK – An appeals court in Ho Chi Minh City has reduced the life sentence of Vietnam’s biggest corporate fraudster to 30 years in prison...
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Sri Lankan police pull plug on Vietnamese monk’s tour until he changes visa
Sri Lankan police on Thursday blocked Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Minh Tue from continuing his barefoot journey around the South Asian island until he changes...
Itinerant Vietnamese monk meets opposition in Sri Lanka – from a fellow monk
A Vietnamese Buddhist monk on a barefoot pilgrimage from his homeland to India ran into some unexpected opposition in Sri Lanka on the latest leg...
Vietnam to slash provinces as top leader To Lam seeks to consolidate power
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party approved plans to nearly halve the number of provinces, a crucial step toward enabling top leader To Lam, who faces a...
China’s Xi seeks stronger Vietnam trade ties at start of SE Asia tour
Chinese President Xi Jinping sought stronger trade ties with neighboring Vietnam at the start of a five-day swing through Southeast Asia where Beijing presents itself...
Vietnam, US to start trade talks as Trump eases tariffs for 90 days
BANGKOK – The U.S. and Vietnam have agreed to start talks on a trade deal, the Vietnamese government said Thursday, a possible sign of breathing...
Vietnam courts European leaders amid concerns over US tariffs
BANGKOK – Fearing retaliatory U.S. tariffs, Vietnam is turning to Europe, hosting a succession of senior figures over the next two months. On Tuesday, President...
Vietnamese Politburo member holds rare dialogue with dissidents
In a rare encounter, a Vietnamese Politburo member met to engage in dialogue with a dozen intellectuals and artists, including several well-known dissidents who are...
Vietnam arrests Khmer Krom monk and 2 activists under vague law
Vietnam arrested an ethnic Khmer Krom monk and two activists on Thursday and charged them with breaking a vague law that is often used to...
Inmates of Vietnamese prison stage hunger strike over filthy water, feeding method
Inmates at a prison in southeast Vietnam have been staging hunger strikes to protest filthy water, poor medical care and unfair food distribution, the mother...
