China asks Vietnam to probe passport slur
China has asked Vietnam to investigate reports that a Chinese visitor’s passport was handed back with obscenities written on two pages. Pictures show a four-letter word written on the pages…
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Vietnam requests Thailand to investigate firing at fishermen
Representatives from the Vietnamese foreign ministry’s Consular Department have met with officials of the Thai Embassy in Hanoi to protest the use of violence against Vietnamese fishermen and requested Thailand’s…
Body of British backpacker Aiden Webb found in Vietnam
A British backpacker has been found dead in northern Vietnam, nearly a week after he was last seen. Aiden Webb, 22, from Norwich, set off to climb the Fansipan mountain…
China says U.S., Vietnam relations mustn’t pressure Beijing
– Improved relations between the U.S. and Vietnam must not lead to greater pressure on China or threats to its interests, an official Chinese newspaper said Tuesday, May 24, according…
Obama in Vietnam to boost ties
US President Barack Obama landed in Vietnam late on Sunday for a landmark visit capping two decades of rapprochement between the former wartime foes, as both countries look to push…
Obama announces lifting of Vietnam arms embargo
President Barack Obama has announced the lifting of an arms embargo on Vietnam, removing a vestige of wartime animosity in an attempt to shore up the communist country in its…
Obama seeks to turn old foe Vietnam into new partner
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Barack Obama on Sunday headed for his first visit to Vietnam, a trip aimed at sealing the transformation of an old enemy into a…