Documentary tells the strange story of the murder of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother

Nearly four years after the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, a new … More

Vietnam ruling Communist Party chief Trong re-elected for 3rd term

BANGKOK : Vietnam’s ruling communist party on Sunday (Jan31) re-elected its general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong for a third term, making … More

HANOI : Vietnam confirmed its first outbreak of the coronavirus in nearly two months on Thursday (Jan 28) and warned it … More

HANOI (REUTERS) : Mr Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party chief and the architect of the country’s anti-corruption campaign, … More

A British judge on Friday handed down sentences of 27 and 20 years to the ringleaders of a people smuggling … More

HANOI (REUTERS) : In Vietnam, one of the last five remaining communist-ruled countries in the world, next Monday (Jan 25) … More

Leading partners including the United States and European Union can and should do more to discourage Vietnam’s fierce crackdown on … More

Vietnam’s garment-textile sector sets a target of 39 billion USD in export revenue this year, equal to that of 2019, … More

MUMBAI/HANOI: Vietnam, the world’s third biggest exporter of rice, has started buying the grain from rival India for the first … More

BANGKOK: China has notified downstream neighbours it is holding back the Mekong River flow at a hydropower dam on the … More

HANOI (REUTERS) : A court in Vietnam on Tuesday (Jan 5) sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of … More

Lots of subterranean action At this stage in the Vietnamese Communist Party’s rites of renewal, it’s appropriate to ask what’s … More

MALAYSIANS need to embark on a serious soul-searching exercise if we are to keep up with the rest of the … More

HANOI: A Vietnamese activist was jailed for 12 years on Tuesday (Dec 15) after writing articles critical of the government and posting … More

TIỀN GIANG – Farmers in Cai Lậy District, the largest durian producer in Tiền Giang Province, have raised their income … More

HANOI: Hanoi’s former mayor, a key backer of Vietnam’s delayed Formula 1 Grand Prix, was jailed for five years on … More

HANOI: Vietnam’s fragrant noodle soups and fresh spring rolls have won fans across the globe, but mounting food safety scandals … More

HANOI: Backed by China, the sprawling Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is seen as a coup for Beijing in extending … More

Vamco is forecast to hit a swathe of Vietnam’s coast from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai province. HANOI/MANILA : Vietnam … More

HANOI: Vietnam will stick to its strategy of containing Covid-19 rather than rush to secure a supply of a vaccine … More

HANOI: Typhoon Molave set off landslides that killed at least 19 people and left 45 missing in central Vietnam, where … More

The typhoon comes on the back of weeks of severe flooding and landslides that have claimed 130 lives and damaged … More

Vietnam is among the few countries that were successful in the fight against the first wave of COVID-19. The country has since … More

New PM’s first trip overseas aimed at shoring up support against China in the region In a sign of Southeast … More