Vietnam News
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
Fifty-five pieces of rhino horn were found encased in plaster at an airport in the Vietnamese capital, authorities said Sunday, as the country tries to crack down on sophisticated wildlife smuggling routes.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
Vietnam on Thursday called for the "immediate withdrawal" of a Chinese ship in the South China Sea, as the standoff over the disputed waters intensified.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
The European Union and Vietnam on Sunday signed a long-awaited free trade deal that will slash duties on almost all goods as fears grow over mounting global protectionism.
|
|
By AFP
Manila -
The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in the disputed South China Sea was "just a collision", the Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday as he moved to soothe anger over the crash.
|
|
By AFP
Manila -
Beijing confirmed Saturday that a Chinese vessel hit a Philippine fishing boat in a collision which has increased tensions in the disputed South China Sea, but denied claims it was a "hit and run".
|
|
By AFP
Bejing -
The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a suspected Chinese trawler in disputed waters was described by Beijing Thursday as an ordinary maritime accident, after Manila accused the alleged Chinese crew of cowardice for fleeing the scene.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
A Vietnam shipbuilding magnate has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for embezzlement, according to state media, the latest victim of an unprecedented anti-corruption drive in the communist country.
|
|
By AFP
Manila -
The Philippines on Wednesday condemned the "cowardly action" of a suspected Chinese fishing vessel accused of abandoning a Filipino fishing crew after a collision in the disputed South China Sea.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
A Vietnamese-American man charged with "attempting to overthrow the state" will go on trial in Ho Chi Minh City on June 24, his family said, and could face the death penalty if found guilty.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
Vietnam sentenced an environmental activist to six years in prison for "undermining" the government in Facebook posts, state media reported, the latest harsh sentence in a crackdown on online dissent.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
Millions of pigs have been culled as African Swine Fever cuts through China and beyond, devastating global food chains, with pork prices expected to soar from the food markets of Hong Kong to American dinner tables.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
From socks and sneakers to washing machines and watches, Asian countries are hoping the US-China trade war will permanently boost manufacturing as brands dodge the row by choosing cheaper locations to make their goods.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to six years in jail for terrorism and weapons possession after he was convicted for smuggling a cache of guns into the country from Cambodia, a court official said Tuesday.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
Vietnam police have seized more than five tonnes of pangolin scales stashed in a cashew shipment from Nigeria, the government said Friday.
|
|
By AFP
Bangkok -
Southeast Asia is in the grip of a fresh surge of paedophile activity with predators orchestrating and watching abuse on live-streaming sites and via webcams, and paying for it with near-untraceable cryptocurrency, victims and children's charities warn...
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
Vietnamese police have seized half a tonne of ketamine worth $21 million in Ho Chi Minh City, a key transit hub that has seen record busts of synthetic drugs in recent weeks as narcotics gangs use its ports and air links to shuttle drugs across the reg...
|
|
By AFP
Pontianak -
Indonesia began sinking dozens of impounded foreign boats Saturday to deter illegal fishing in its waters, a week after a naval vessel clashed with a Vietnamese coastguard near the South China Sea.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
A Vietnamese woman who stood trial for the assassination of the North Korean leader's half-brother arrived home Friday, bringing down the curtain on a dramatic and often bizarre two-year murder mystery.
|
|
By AFP
Kuala Lumpur -
A Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother will be freed Friday, ending legal proceedings stemming from the shocking hit despite criticism that the real culprits never faced justice.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
Police in Vietnam broke up an online gambling ring that had handled more than $1 billion in bets and arrested 22 people, reports said Saturday, in what is believed to be the largest-ever internet betting operation in the communist country.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
The US launched on Saturday a $183 million clean-up at a former Vietnam storage site for Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant used in their bitter war which years later is still blamed for severe birth defects, cancers and disabilities.
|
|
By AFP
Kuala Lumpur -
Malaysian authorities have arrested two suspected poachers from Vietnam and seized body parts from tigers and bears, a minister said Tuesday, as the country clamps down on rampant wildlife trafficking.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
A Vietnamese man has been arrested for attempting to smuggle an entire tiger skin and tiger bones into China, police said Thursday in the southeast Asian country where illegal wildlife trade flourishes.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
Three divers who helped rescue a Thai football team last year have made a fresh discovery in Vietnam where they explored a tunnel that could expand the footprint of the world's largest cave.
|
|
By AFP
Nam Dinh -
The stepmother of a Vietnamese woman accused of killing the half brother of North Korea's leader said Monday she was delighted her stepdaughter escaped the death sentence, urging her to "hang on" until her expected release in May.
|
|
By AFP
Shah Alam -
A Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother is to walk free after Malaysia dropped murder charges against her Monday, weeks after her Indonesian co-accused was also released.
|
|
By AFP
Shah Alam -
A Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother accepted a lesser charge Monday and may be freed soon, after her Indonesian co-accused was released last month.
|
|
By AFP
Shah Alam -
A Vietnamese woman suspected of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother accepted a lesser charge Monday and looks set to be freed soon, after her Indonesian co-accused was released last month.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
A Vietnamese blogger who vanished in Thailand earlier this year is being held in a Hanoi prison, his friend and wife confirmed Thursday.
|
|
By AFP
Hanoi -
A sacred giant turtle that died in Hanoi's storied Hoan Kiem lake has been given a new lease on life by city authorities who have embalmed the beloved creature for posterity -- and tourist visits.
|
apis-400405 apis-400233 apis-398559 apis-397650 apis-397492 apis-397339 apis-397271 apis-397257 apis-397141 apis-396829 apis-396641 apis-396171 apis-396113 apis-395829 apis-395284 apis-394929 apis-394323 apis-394216 apis-394201 apis-393791 apis-393259 apis-392923 apis-392567 apis-392472 apis-391777 apis-391772 apis-391770 apis-391766 apis-390907 apis-390905
Vietnam Image
A Vietnamese jungle Costantino Marotta
View of a section of the town of Trang Bang, Vietnam, near the former home of Kim Phuc. The restaurant in the picture is operated by members of Kim Phuc's family. Rolfmueller
Souvenir shops along the way between Hanoi and Ha Long Bay feature silk embroidery workshops where vietnamese girls produce colourful traditional artwork.
Police officer in Vietnam. CharlesFred/flickr
Male white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys), captive. David Blank
Notice the size of the blocks of stone. No mortar was used in erecting the walls of the Western Capital, Tay Do. ngọc xuân
U.S. Huey helicopter spraying Agent Orange over Vietnam U.S. Army Operations in Vietnam R.W. Trewyn, Ph.D.
Located in a large garden at the back of the Presidential Palace there is pebble covered road bordered with mango trees that leads to a stilt house. This is the house where "Uncle Ho" lived and worked from May 1958 until his death.
Cửa Vạn Floating Village. One the four floating fishing villages where about 300 people live and work. They grow fish next and under the floating houses and harvest several wild species of finfish and many kinds of shellfish.
Northern white-cheeked crested gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys), Vietnam. Adult female with baby and adult male (Conservation International). © Terry Whittaker
Vietnamese Cultural Festival 2010 in Berlin
PROBLEMATIC: Ships believed to be Chinese dredging vessels are seen in the vicinity of Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in a photo from 2015. U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons
The Pentagon Papers, once considered highly classified material have now been release for public consumption. Flikr/RoryFinneren
A 198-pound tumor has been removed from leg of Nguyen Duy Hai, 31, during a 12-hour operation in a hospital located in Ho Chi Minh City. Handout photo released June 17, 2011
Silk embroidery artwork depicting traditional Vietnamese agricultural practices
The Statue of Emperor Lý-Thái-To, founder of Hanoi in 1010. Thăng Long - Hanoi, the city of the rising dragon, celebrates 1000 years of history.
The Huc (Morning Sunlight Bridge), a beautiful red-painted wooden bridge connecting the shore with Jade Island in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi.
The Kissing Rocks, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. Unknown
Fishing boats in Bai Sao - Phu Quoc insland
|
|
