Vietnam News

Historians argue over the official start of the Vietnam War. Some say 1962, others say 1965. But in the United States, events have begun to commemorate some of the conflict's 50th anniversaries.

Raleigh - Many fish from Vietnam and China contain formaldehyde, which has been known to cause cancer, according to tests. The study showed 25 percent of tested fish in supermarkets contained the carcinogen, and all of it came from Asia.

Ho Chi Minh City - The greatest Vietnamese general in modern times, Vo Nguyen Giap, who defeated both France and the US in brutal guerrilla wars, has died at the age of 102.

Hanoi - Le Quoc Quan, 41, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for tax evasion, a charge many human rights groups say is trumped up.

Though the Vietnam War officially ended in 1975, only now has the general public learned about a father and son who fled the war and until recently were still surviving in a jungle in Quang Ngai Province.

A 700-year-old shipwreck has been found off the Vietnamese coast. According to media reports, thousands of antiquities have been found.

South Africa's environment minister said Wednesday that the country is seeking permission to sell off part of its rhino horn stockpile, valued at over $1 billion, in order to finance conservation and flood a thriving black market.

Hanoi - The Vietnamese government has requested the public to put forward its views on Vietnam's long-awaited constitutional reform.

Bangkok - Rhino poachers have been busy in 2013. It is only early March and already there are reports of 146 animals illegally killed this year. In 2012, 668 Rhinos were illegally killed.

Washington - Obama plans an "Asian pivot" designed to deploy more US troops around the Pacific Rim. As part of the plan there will be an increase in troops in Okinawa, and also explosives experts will be sent to Vietnam in July to train locals in clearing mines.