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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Vietnam reports bird flu outbreak among poultry

    Vietnam reports bird flu outbreak among poultry

    AFP - Monday, November 2

    HANOI (AFP) - - Vietnam has announced the reemergence of bird flu among its poultry after six months with no reported outbreaks of the H5N1 virus, the country's animal health department said.