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Relatives carry the remains of one of the victims after body was repatriated from Britain

Bodies of UK truck victims arrive in Vietnam for burial

The first remains of the 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain last month arrived in Vietnam, capping a weeks-long wait by families eager to bury their loved ones.

World • 27 Nov 19

The 39 Vietnamese nationals were found dead in the truck container in October

Teenager among 39 dead in lorry was in Dutch centre

One of the teenagers among the 39 people whose bodies were found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex had gone missing from an asylum centre in the Netherlands.

UK • 08 Jan 21

Hanoi, where seven tiger carcasses were found

Seven dead tigers found in car in Vietnam

Seven frozen tiger carcasses found in a car in Hanoi has led to the arrest of a key wildlife trafficking suspect, Vietnamese state media said today, as the country tries to tackle a well-worn smuggling route from Laos.

World • 26 Jul 19

Doan Thi Huong (C) broke down in tears in court

Kim Jong-nam murder suspect loses bid for release

A Vietnamese woman charged with murdering the North Korean leader's half-brother has lost her bid for release in Malaysia, days after her Indonesian co-accused was freed.

World • 14 Mar 19

Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un tomorrow

Trump lands in Hanoi for nuclear summit with Kim

US President Donald Trump has landed in Hanoi, Vietnam for two days of talks to try to persuade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear arsenal.

World • 26 Feb 19

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un are due to meet in Vietnam on 27 and 28 February

Why Vietnam for the second Trump-Kim summit?

Analysis and Comment • 06 Feb 19

19 people have been killed, with an additional 13 still unaccounted for

At least 19 dead following flash floods in Vietnam

At least 19 people have died following flash floods in Vietnam, officials said, as residents in affected areas sought safety on higher ground.

Vietnam • 23 Jul 18

The Paracel Islands are also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan

Chinese bombers land on disputed South China Sea runway

China has for the first time landed several bombers on an island in the disputed South China Sea.

China • 19 May 18

Local residents navigate a boat in the flooded tourist town of Hoi An

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 27

The death toll from a typhoon that has hit central and southern Vietnam has risen to 27, just days before the region is due to host the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.

World • 05 Nov 17

Mainstream Renewable Power said the three wind farms in Vietnam will have a combined total capacity of 940 MW

Mainstream Renewable Power agrees Vietnam deal

Irish energy firm Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a $2.2 billion deal to build and operate three wind farms in Vietnam.

Business • 07 Nov 16

Floods surround houses in Ha Tinh province, Vietnam

Vietnam braced for typhoon as floods leave 25 dead

Severe flooding in central Vietnam has killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes, with the country braced for further destruction with a typhoon moving closer.

News • 17 Oct 16

Two women were infected with the Zika virus in Vietnam

Two cases of Zika virus confirmed in Vietnam

Mosquitoes have infected two women with the Zika virus in Vietnam, health authorities have said, in the country's first cases of a disease linked in Brazil to thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly.

News • 05 Apr 16

Rescuers carry one of three bodies of British tourists

Britons in Vietnam 'sucked down' waterfall

Three British tourists found dead in waters below a waterfall in Vietnam were sucked down by the surging stream, state-run media quoted their guide as saying.

World • 27 Feb 16

EU Trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said the deal would increase market access for businesses on both sides

EU agrees 'in principle' to Vietnam trade deal

The EU has announced a free trade deal "in principle" with Vietnam aimed at removing nearly all tariffs on goods traded between the two countries.

Business • 04 Aug 15

Barack Obama said Command Sergeant Major Adkins had placed himself in the line of fire repeatedly to save fellow Americans

Obama awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam veterans

US President Barack Obama has awarded the Medal of Honor to two Vietnam veterans.

News • 17 Sep 14

Policemen ask people to leave a street near to the Chinese embassy in Hanoi

3,000 Chinese evacuated from Vietnam after riots

Vietnam flooded major cities with police to avert anti-China protests in the wake of deadly rioting in industrial parks that deepened a tense standoff with Beijing over sovereignty in the South China Sea.

News • 18 May 14

Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says reports are 'inaccurate' (Pic: EPA)

Malaysia denies plane 'flew on' for four hours

Malaysia's acting transport minister has said that reports that the missing Malaysian airplane flew for a number of hours are "inaccurate".

News • 13 Mar 14

Officials identify the search area at a media briefing in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia identifies passenger with stolen passport

Malaysia has identified one of two men who boarded the missing Malaysia Airlines flight with stolen passports, the country's police chief said this morning.

News • 10 Mar 14