News: Vietnam

We have started to collect the most important news related to Vietnam in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Vietnam – overview

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• May 13th 2013 – December 24th 2012
• December 13th 2012 – August 30th 2012
• August 28th 2012 – May 24th 2012
• May 24th 2012 – January 6th 2012
• December 22nd 2011 – June 20th 2011
• June 17th 2011 – April 4th 2011
• April 3rd 2011 – January 12th 2011
• January 12th 2011 – July 27th 2010
• July 22nd 2010 – December 31st 2009
• December 30th 2009 – September 30th 2009
• September 29th 2009 – May 15th 2009
• May 15th 2009 – November 5th 2008
• November 2nd 2008 – July 11th 2008
• July 1st 2008 – December 14th 2007
• December 13th 2007 – August 6th 2007
• August 2nd 2007 – February 9th 2007
• February 9th 2007 – December 6th 2006
• December 5th 2006 – October 4th 2006
• October 2nd 2006 – June 5th 2006
• May 31st 2006 – January 26th 2006
• January 16th 2006 – November 19th 2005

Vietnam: news

River world

Wednesday, December 30th 2009, 7:26

Sound and images from a floating market in Vietnam
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River world

Wednesday, December 30th 2009, 7:26

Sound and images from a floating market in Vietnam
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River world

Wednesday, December 30th 2009, 7:26

Sound and images from a floating market in Vietnam
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Vietnam dissident given jail term

Monday, December 28th 2009, 9:39

A Vietnamese court sentences pro-democracy activist Tran Anh Kim to five-and-a-half years in prison for subversion.
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Vietnam lawyer on subversion charge

Thursday, December 24th 2009, 5:53

A lawyer in Vietnam is charged with working to overthrow the state - a more serious charge than he initially faced.
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EU extends Chinese shoe tariffs

Tuesday, December 22nd 2009, 15:06
related countries: China

The European Union votes to extend tariffs on shoes from China and Vietnam to help European firms compete with imports.
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Vietnam to buy Russian submarines

Wednesday, December 16th 2009, 7:03
related countries: Russia

Vietnam says it will buy Russian submarines, potentially altering the military balance in the contested South China Sea.
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In pictures

Tuesday, December 15th 2009, 0:58

Adapting to climate change in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
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Talks on South China Sea disputes

Thursday, November 26th 2009, 12:13

International scholars are meeting in Vietnam to discuss the territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
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'Come home'

Tuesday, November 24th 2009, 17:26

Vietnam urges its overseas diaspora to come back
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Vietnam denies blocking Facebook

Friday, November 20th 2009, 14:51

Vietnamese officials deny blocking access to Facebook for the site's million users, instead blaming a technical fault.
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Sex jokes

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 13:31

Vietnamese use humour to discuss a taboo subject
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Vietnam floods leave dozens dead

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 10:52

About 90 people are now known to have died in severe flooding triggered by a tropical storm, Vietnamese officials say.
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Six Vietnamese activists jailed

Friday, October 9th 2009, 13:35

A court in Vietnam sentences six democracy activists to prison terms for "spreading propaganda" against the government.
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Vietnam democracy activist jailed

Wednesday, October 7th 2009, 13:40

A court in Vietnam has sentenced a man to three years in prison for hanging a banner calling for multi-party democracy.
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Toll from Typhoon Ketsana climbs

Thursday, October 1st 2009, 4:27
related countries: Philippines

The Vietnamese death toll from Typhoon Ketsana jumps to 85, as a new storm heads toward the Philippines.
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Typhoon Ketsana blasts Cambodia

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 4:10
related countries: Cambodia, Philippines

After killing hundreds and displacing hundreds of thousands in the Philippines and Vietnam, Typhoon Ketsana hits Cambodia.
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Faith suspicions

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 0:46

Religious tolerance on the wane in Vietnam
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Faith suspicions

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 0:46

Religious tolerance on the wane in Vietnam
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May 13th 2013 – December 24th 2012December 13th 2012 – August 30th 2012August 28th 2012 – May 24th 2012May 24th 2012 – January 6th 2012December 22nd 2011 – June 20th 2011June 17th 2011 – April 4th 2011April 3rd 2011 – January 12th 2011January 12th 2011 – July 27th 2010July 22nd 2010 – December 31st 2009December 30th 2009 – September 30th 2009September 29th 2009 – May 15th 2009May 15th 2009 – November 5th 2008November 2nd 2008 – July 11th 2008July 1st 2008 – December 14th 2007December 13th 2007 – August 6th 2007August 2nd 2007 – February 9th 2007February 9th 2007 – December 6th 2006December 5th 2006 – October 4th 2006October 2nd 2006 – June 5th 2006May 31st 2006 – January 26th 2006January 16th 2006 – November 19th 2005