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Vietnam has no paramount ruler and is officially led by the president, prime minister and Communist Party chief. Quang was appointed to the role in April, 2016. (Photo: AP)

Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang passes away at 61: reports

Quang died in a military hospital from a 'serious illness, despite efforts by doctors and professors' Vietnamese media said.

21 Sep 2018 11:29 AM

'Police are trying to figure out what type of drug it was,' deputy director of Hanoi police Nguyen Van Vien said. (Representational Image)

7 dead, 5 in coma after taking drugs at music festival in Vietnam's Hanoi

The victims, who were all Vietnamese, 'all tested positive for drugs,' deputy director of Hanoi police Nguyen Van Vien said.

17 Sep 2018 4:12 PM

Myanmar is facing international pressure over atrocities allegedly committed by its military in the crackdown that followed August 2017 attacks by Rohingya militants on security forces. (Representational Image/ AP)

Suu Kyi says handling of Rohingya could have been better

The army is accused of committing mass rape, killings and setting fire to thousands of homes.

13 Sep 2018 1:14 PM

The photos, taken on Monday, show what appear to be at least 40 ships and submarines flanking the carrier Liaoning in what some analysts described as an unusually large display of the Chinese military's growing naval might. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

Satellite images show Chinese navy's 'show of force' in S China Sea

Sailing in linear form, sign of visual publicity than hard military operations, the flotilla was headed by submarines, with aircraft above.

27 Mar 2018 7:04 PM

Trump was speaking in Vietnam, which has become the most vocal opponent of China's claims and its construction and militarisation of artificial islands in the sea. (Photo: AP)

Trump willing to help mediate between claimants of South China Sea

Vietnam has reclaimed land around reefs and islets, but on nowhere near the same scale as China.

12 Nov 2017 4:29 PM

In a response to North Korea calling Trump’s speech in South Korea ‘reckless remarks by an old lunatic,’ Trump tweeted from Hanoi on Sunday morning. (Photo: AP)

Trump taunts Kim Jong saying ‘would never call him short and fat’

Trump has been working to rally global pressure against North Korea’s nuclear weapons program on a trip to Asia.

12 Nov 2017 11:37 AM

Trump explained that Putin reiterates his denial ‘every time’ the pair meet, adding his counterpart seems ‘very insulted’ by the persistent allegations. (Photo: File)

Amid rising tensions, Trump claims Putin told him ‘he didn’t meddle’ in US elections

Trump's relationship with Moscow has stalked the first year of his presidency.

11 Nov 2017 6:44 PM

Heavy rain has disrupted travel in some areas, limiting the rescue attempts for the missing (Photo: AP Exchange)

Floods, landslides kill 54, leave 39 missing in Vietnam

Tropical storm could bring more rains and misery to the central and northern regions.

13 Oct 2017 11:16 AM

40 are missing after floods and landslides ravaged northern and central Vietnam (Photo: AFP)

37 people killed, 40 missing as floods, landslides ravage Vietnam

Heavy rains lashed swathes of the country this week, with northern Hoa Binh province the hardest hit with 11 dead and 21 missing.

12 Oct 2017 6:34 PM

Throughout the northwestern area more than 650 houses were destroyed and damaged, hundreds of hectares of crops lost and roads broken, authorities said. (Photo: AFP)

Vietnam: 26 killed, 15 missing in flood, landslide

Last year, around 235 people were reported dead and missing due to flooding and bad weather in Vietnam.

07 Aug 2017 1:49 PM

China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. (Photo: Representational Image)

Amid South China Sea tension, Vietnam renews India oil deal

A senior official of ONGC Videsh said 'Vietnam wants us to be there because of China's interventions in the South China Sea'.

07 Jul 2017 9:56 AM

Video showing Dao being pulled from United Airlines Flight 3411 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Sunday went viral. (Photo: Videograb)

Vietnamese call for boycott of United Airlines after passenger dragged from plane

The ire in Vietnam grew quickly after it was reported that David Dao's origins were not in China, as many had at first assumed.

12 Apr 2017 12:51 PM

The Facebook page of Doan Thi Huong, the Vietnamese suspect in the death of the North Korean leader's estranged half brother Kim Jong Nam, is shown on a computer screen in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Nam's killing suspect thought she was in 'comedy video'

Leaked CCTV footage from Kuala Lumpur airport shows two women shoving something into Kim's face.

26 Feb 2017 8:33 AM

Taliban meet to pick Mansour successor

Senior Afghan Taliban figures were meeting on Monday to agree on a successor to Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the leader of the militant movement who US President Barack Obama confirmed had been killed in an

24 May 2016 4:59 AM

US lifts arms ban on Vietnam

US President Barack Obama and national security adviser Susan Rice (right) walk with chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in the presidential palace compound in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Photo: AP)

24 May 2016 4:36 AM

Malaysia, Australia to discuss China moves

Activists chant anti-China slogans as they hold posters reading “Gac Ma, our country will never forget” during a rally in Hanoi on Monday to mark the anniversary of a 1988 battle in the Spratly Islands. — AP

15 Mar 2016 5:02 AM

A file photo of the giant soft-shell turtle at Hoan Kiem lake in the heart of Hanoi, Vietnam. — AFP

Vietnam mourns death of beloved sacred turtle

A sacred giant turtle venerated as a symbol of Vietnam’s independence struggle has die-d, state media said, promp-ting an outpouring of grief and fears the death bodes ill for an upcoming communist le

21 Jan 2016 6:17 AM