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.

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Vietnam: news

US warning for Vietnam leader

Friday, June 22nd 2007, 21:37
related countries: United States
related places: Bush

President Bush stresses the need for a free society to Vietnam's president at landmark talks in Washington.
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Agent Orange appeal in US court

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 7:32
related countries: United States

Vietnamese plaintiffs appeal a ruling over the use of Agent Orange by US forces during the Vietnam war.
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Man dies of bird flu in Vietnam

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 19:57

A man dies of bird flu in Vietnam, officials say, in the first human death from the virus there since 2005.
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Vietnam frees leading dissident

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 5:31

Vietnamese officials release leading dissident Nguyen Vu Binh, who was convicted of spying in 2003.
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Cuba shows new images of Castro

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 7:11
related countries: Cuba
related places: Castro, Havana

Cuban TV shows brief video images of Fidel Castro meeting Vietnam's Communist Party chief in Havana.
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Vietnam votes for fresh assembly

Sunday, May 20th 2007, 13:07

Voters in Vietnam have been electing members to the National Assembly in a Communist-controlled poll.
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Laos hit by powerful quake

Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 11:37
related countries: Laos, Thailand

An earthquake measuring 6.1 hits western Laos, shaking buildings as far away as Thailand and Vietnam.
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Vietnam dissident lawyers jailed

Friday, May 11th 2007, 6:01

Two human rights lawyers are jailed in Vietnam, in the latest of a series of cases against political activists.
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Three activists jailed in Vietnam

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 9:52

Three dissidents have been jailed for up to five years for spreading anti-Communist propaganda in Vietnam.
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Vietnam dissident wins reprieve

Tuesday, April 3rd 2007, 5:36
related countries: Thailand

A Thai court overturns a decision to extradite Ly Tong, who hijacked a plane to drop political leaflets over Vietnam.
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Vietnam priest jailed for dissent

Friday, March 30th 2007, 5:09

A Catholic priest and activist is jailed for eight years in Vietnam on charges of undermining the state.
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Angelina Jolie adopts Vietnam boy

Thursday, March 15th 2007, 4:31

Film star Angelina Jolie adopts a three-year-old boy - her fourth child - from an orphanage in Vietnam.
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Ex-minister on trial in Vietnam

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 5:53

Vietnam's former deputy trade minister goes on trial, charged with accepting kickbacks from textile firms.
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Japan-N Korea talks 'will resume'

Wednesday, March 7th 2007, 16:16
related countries: North Korea
related places: Hanoi

Japan says talks with North Korea on normalising ties will continue despite a Pyongyang walkout on day one.
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Vatican and Vietnam discuss ties

Monday, March 5th 2007, 7:12

A delegation from the Vatican is in Vietnam for another round of talks on establishing diplomatic ties.
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Vietnam dissident priest detained

Saturday, February 24th 2007, 22:02

Vietnamese dissidents say a Catholic priest prominent in the democracy movement has been arrested.
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US navy returns to Cambodia

Friday, February 9th 2007, 11:04
related countries: Cambodia, United States

A US navy warship arrives in a Cambodian port, the first to dock there since the Vietnam war.
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US cash for Agent Orange study

Friday, February 9th 2007, 9:25
related countries: United States

The US agrees for the first time to help towards cleaning up a site where Agent Orange was kept in the Vietnam war.
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US downplays Montagnards threat

Thursday, February 8th 2007, 12:24
related countries: United States

A senior US government official says Vietnamese Montagnards no longer suffer significant persecution.
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Pair held over German shootings

Wednesday, February 7th 2007, 15:53
related countries: China, Germany

Two Vietnamese men are arrested over a shooting spree at a Chinese restaurant that left seven people dead.
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Vietnam plans new railway link

Tuesday, February 6th 2007, 8:18
related places: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam approves plans to build a $33bn (£15bn) rail link between the capital, Hanoi, to Ho Chi Minh City in the south.
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Vietnam detains rights lawyers

Monday, February 5th 2007, 8:14

Two lawyers who organised Vietnam's first human rights law training are arrested, activists say.
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Vietnam party morals questioned

Friday, February 2nd 2007, 7:00

The head of Vietnam's Communist Party criticises a lack of morals among many of the party's members.
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Vietnam cuts army business links

Tuesday, January 30th 2007, 11:01

Vietnam's communist leaders remove dozens of companies from the control of the armed forces and the ruling party.
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Vietnam jails footballers for fix

Friday, January 26th 2007, 11:05

Two former Vietnam footballers are jailed and six others get suspended sentences for fixing a match.
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