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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• December 21st 2020 – October 25th 2019
• October 25th 2019 – February 27th 2019
• February 26th 2019 – June 10th 2018
• June 7th 2018 – November 2nd 2016
• October 26th 2016 – May 1st 2016
• May 1st 2016 – June 26th 2015
• May 20th 2015 – September 15th 2014
• September 14th 2014 – May 15th 2014
• May 14th 2014 – December 5th 2013
• November 18th 2013 – August 9th 2013
• August 6th 2013 – January 23rd 2013
• January 16th 2013 – September 4th 2012
• August 30th 2012 – May 10th 2012
• April 27th 2012 – October 12th 2011
• September 26th 2011 – April 10th 2011
• April 4th 2011 – December 28th 2010
• December 14th 2010 – April 8th 2010
• April 8th 2010 – October 1st 2009
• September 30th 2009 – March 14th 2009
• March 7th 2009 – September 19th 2008
• September 12th 2008 – February 8th 2008
• January 10th 2008 – July 11th 2007
• June 22nd 2007 – January 26th 2007
• January 25th 2007 – October 27th 2006
• October 22nd 2006 – May 31st 2006
• May 20th 2006 – December 26th 2005
• December 21st 2005 – November 19th 2005

Vietnam: news

Donald Trump in Vietnam for summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

Tuesday, February 26th 2019, 17:20
related countries: China
related places: Dong Dang

The US president lands in Hanoi for his second summit with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.
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Trump and Kim in Hanoi: Your need-to-know guide

Tuesday, February 26th 2019, 0:39
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Hanoi, Kim

The leaders of the US and North Korea are meeting again - why, and what will they talk about?
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Why do North Korean leaders like to travel by train?

Monday, February 25th 2019, 17:57
related countries: North Korea
related places: Hanoi

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has departed for Hanoi by train - a mode of travel loved by his predecessors.
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Trump-Kim: Don't stop believin' in a successful summit

Monday, February 25th 2019, 0:29
related countries: North Korea, United States
related places: Hanoi

What kind of achievement might have the US and North Korea singing their way home from Hanoi?
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Kim Jong-un leaves North Korea for Vietnam by train

Sunday, February 24th 2019, 14:01
related countries: North Korea, United States

The North Korean leader is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Hanoi on 27-8 February.
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Trump-Kim summit: How might Kim Jong-un travel to Vietnam?

Thursday, February 21st 2019, 8:05

It's not the most conventional journey, but Kim Jong-un could be making his way to Vietnam by rail.
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The toxic legacy of the Vietnam War

Thursday, February 21st 2019, 0:58
related countries: United States

How millions suffered from exposure to toxic chemicals sprayed by US forces during the Vietnam war
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Trumplomacy: Key challenges at Trump-Kim summit

Wednesday, February 6th 2019, 4:54

The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher analyses the main issues ahead of the talks in Vietnam in late February.
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The violent solar storms that threaten Earth

Thursday, November 22nd 2018, 1:55

Our reliance on technology means a violent storm on the Sun could have serious effects.
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Formula 1: Vietnam capital Hanoi to host country's first grand prix in 2020

Wednesday, November 7th 2018, 8:40
related places: Hanoi

Formula 1 announces Vietnam will host a grand prix for the first time in 2020, with a street race around the capital Hanoi.
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French PM visits site of Vietnam 1954 Dien Bien Phu battle

Saturday, November 3rd 2018, 14:00
related countries: France
related places: Dien Bien Phu

Édouard Philippe is only the second French leader to visit the site of the key Dien Bien Phu battle.
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The children living on the frontline of climate change

Thursday, October 11th 2018, 0:06

The frightening impact of global warming is seen in drawings by schoolchildren in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
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South Carolina: Police shooting suspect is Vietnam war veteran

Thursday, October 4th 2018, 15:43

A 74-year-old man remains in custody after an officer was killed and six more injured.
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Vietnamese capital Hanoi asks people not to eat dog meat

Wednesday, September 12th 2018, 5:25
related places: Hanoi

Officials in Hanoi say the practice could negatively affect the city's image as a "civilised capital".
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John McCain: Obama and Bush pay tribute at Washington service

Saturday, September 1st 2018, 17:31

The ex-presidents deliver eulogies to the Vietnam War hero who became a high-profile politician.
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Australia: Crocodile swamp search a 'people smuggling' case

Monday, August 27th 2018, 7:54

A boat abandoned in a "known crocodile habitat" may have come from Vietnam, a minister says.
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London football club 'kept me sane', says Vietnam veteran

Sunday, August 26th 2018, 23:55
related countries: United Kingdom

A soldier received memorabilia from a 11-year-old fellow QPR fan while fighting on the battlefield.
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John McCain: Tributes as Vietnam veteran and six-term senator dies at 81

Sunday, August 26th 2018, 15:07

Vietnam veteran and six-term Republican senator John McCain died at 81 from brain cancer.
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John McCain: Five times he clashed with Trump

Sunday, August 26th 2018, 10:59

The Vietnam War veteran was one of the Republican Party's most outspoken critics of the president.
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War hero, maverick, political titan

Sunday, August 26th 2018, 0:33
related countries: United States
related places: Arizona

The Arizona senator and Vietnam veteran was a towering figure in US public life for decades.
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Obituary: Bui Tin, the Vietnamese reporter scrubbed from the history books

Saturday, August 18th 2018, 23:29

Bui Tin had a front-row seat as Vietnam changed. But his name went on to be erased from history.
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Vietnam bridge: Walking through a god's hands

Wednesday, August 1st 2018, 5:39

A bridge made to look like a golden thread held up by a god is drawing tourists in Vietnam.
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Germany jails Vietnamese man for 'Cold War' kidnapping

Wednesday, July 25th 2018, 17:55
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

The man was involved in a Vietnamese plot to abduct a businessman from the streets of Berlin.
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American Will Nguyen held in Vietnam after protests

Thursday, June 14th 2018, 15:06
related countries: United States
related places: Houston, Texas, Yale

Yale graduate Will Nguyen from Houston, Texas, is being held for "disrupting public order".
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Anthony Bourdain: Vietnam noodle bar owner's shock at chef's death

Sunday, June 10th 2018, 5:20

The owner of the Vietnamese eatery where the late chef dined with Barack Obama expresses her sorrow.
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