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

Making food crops that feed themselves

Thursday, June 7th 2018, 23:23

Scientists in Vietnam hope 'super bacteria’ could help to feed the world whilst reducing the pollution caused by intensive farming.
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Heavy sentences for Vietnam activists

Thursday, April 5th 2018, 17:01

Those found guilty were jailed from seven to 15 years for "attempting to overthrow" the government.
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Mai Khoi, Vietnam activist singer, detained after Europe tour

Tuesday, March 27th 2018, 13:02
related places: Hanoi

Mai Khoi, who met Barack Obama in 2016, was detained after flying home to Hanoi, her husband says.
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March For Our Lives: Six key takeaways from the US gun control rallies

Sunday, March 25th 2018, 14:41
related countries: United States

The leading events in some of the biggest rallies in the US since the Vietnam War era.
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Trump vows to tackle N Korea on Asia trip

Friday, September 29th 2017, 14:29
related countries: China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Philippines
related places: Asia

The trip with wife Melania will be to Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines.
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Did Taiwan police and paramedics leave migrant worker to die?

Sunday, September 17th 2017, 13:07
related countries: Taiwan

Footage of paramedics failing to help a fatally wounded Vietnamese man prompts outrage in Taiwan.
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Vietnam 'kidnap victim' Trinh Xuan Thanh appears on TV

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 14:29
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

An oil executive who disappeared in Berlin appears on Vietnamese state TV amid kidnapping claims.
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Germany expels Vietnam attache over suspected kidnap

Wednesday, August 2nd 2017, 15:26
related countries: Germany

Trinh Xuan Thanh was bundled into a car outside Berlin Zoo nine days ago, according to reports.
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Hanoi plan to ban motorbikes by 2030 to combat pollution

Tuesday, July 4th 2017, 15:50
related places: Hanoi

City councillors say they want to wean Hanoi off motorbikes in favour of public transport.
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'Mother Mushroom': Prominent Vietnamese blogger on trial

Thursday, June 29th 2017, 5:55

Rights groups have criticised the trial and demanded the top blogger's immediate release.
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Vietnam blogger Pham Minh Hoang deported to France

Sunday, June 25th 2017, 11:42
related countries: France

French-Vietnamese dissident blogger Pham Minh Hoang loses his birth nationality and is deported.
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Man stabbed to death in Vietnam wedding karaoke row

Friday, May 26th 2017, 6:19

A man fatally stabbed another at a wedding in southern Vietnam, after being mocked for his singing.
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Scientists warn about Vietnam pig's blood delicacy

Thursday, May 25th 2017, 21:34

In Vietnam, raw pig's blood is a well-known delicacy - but there are serious health risks.
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Dough kidding

Sunday, May 21st 2017, 23:10
related countries: Japan

How strict quality control and unusual Asian toppings helped a Japanese expat build a popular pizza chain in Vietnam.
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Vietnamese villagers free police hostages

Saturday, April 22nd 2017, 20:50

The remaining 19 people held captive are released following a week-long stand-off in a land dispute.
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Hanoi rejects ministry's King Kong statue plan

Wednesday, March 15th 2017, 12:57

City administration says the planned site by Hoan Kiem Lake would be inappropriate.
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Real-life horror at Kong: Skull Island Vietnam premiere

Friday, March 10th 2017, 19:03

Watch the moment film-goers were shocked at the Vietnam premier of Kong: Skull Island.
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John Kerry finds Vietnam War site where he killed a man

Sunday, January 15th 2017, 5:24
related countries: United States

The US secretary of state visits the place where he killed a man and learns his name for the first time.
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Forceps removed from stomach after 18 years

Tuesday, January 3rd 2017, 12:21

A Vietnamese man has had surgical forceps removed from his stomach after 18 years.
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Vietnam medics remove scissors after 18 years

Monday, January 2nd 2017, 13:20

Vietnamese doctors remove scissors left in man's abdomen for 18 years.
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Fighting for Vietnam

Tuesday, December 6th 2016, 2:38

Portraits of the female veterans who risked their lives for their country
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The 96-year-old keeping a dying song alive

Tuesday, November 29th 2016, 0:09
related places: Quan Ho

Groups of elderly Vietnamese women are trying to keep alive a traditional folk song called Quan Ho, which has been sung for centuries but is at risk of being forgotten.
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Prince William 'struggled' with parenthood

Saturday, November 19th 2016, 14:22

Speaking on a Vietnamese talk show, Prince William says he has "struggled at times" with parenthood.
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Stunts for likes

Saturday, November 5th 2016, 0:30

A trend in which people promise to carry out dangerous dares for Facebook likes is causing worry in Vietnam.
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Vietnam karaoke bar fire kills 13

Wednesday, November 2nd 2016, 2:40
related places: Hanoi

Thirteen people are killed when a fire breaks out at a Hanoi karaoke bar and spreads to other buildings.
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