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Scores killed by Asia’s most powerful storm of the year

Scores killed by Asia’s most powerful storm of the year

Typhoon Yagi rips through Vietnam after leaving trail of destruction across the Philippines and China.

Backlash against Vietnamese student shows online bullying on the rise, netizens say

Backlash against Vietnamese student shows online bullying on the rise, netizens say

The contest-winning pupil was pilloried for saying he wanted to live abroad.

Vietnamese activist begins 50-day hunger strike

Vietnamese activist begins 50-day hunger strike

The political prisoner is protesting an unfair appeal and the political rise of To Lam.

Wanderlust lands gifted Vietnamese student in trouble with police

Wanderlust lands gifted Vietnamese student in trouble with police

Skeptical of Vietnamese education, the youth wanted to study in the West.

Floods swamp Myanmar’s capital, stranding thousands in typhoon’s aftermath

Nearly 300 are dead or missing in Vietnam from this year's worst storm.

Vietnam arrests suspected government-in-exile supporter before National Day

Vietnam arrests suspected government-in-exile supporter before National Day

They were accused of being members of the U.S.-based Provisional National Government of Vietnam.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R) meets with Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang (L) at the Pentagon in Washington, Sept. 9, 2024.

Vietnam defense minister Phan Van Giang visits US to boost ties

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Defense trade and information sharing are high on the agenda as Hanoi seeks to strengthen maritime security.

Journalist Nguyen Vu Binh from a Nov. 2, 2020 post on his Facebook page. Binh was sentenced to seven years in prison for "propaganda" by a court in Hanoi on Sept. 10, 2024.

Vietnam jails journalist for 7 years for ‘propaganda’

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Nguyen Vu Binh told the court he was practicing his right to freedom of expression.

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New Vietnam president known for ‘Salt Bae’ feast

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Four months, $75,000: How Vietnamese are being smuggled to the U.S.

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Bicycle built for who?

Bicycle built for who?
Why did Marcos edit Facebook post on Vietnam minister’s visit?

Why did Marcos edit Facebook post on Vietnam minister’s visit?

The Philippine president cut a message of thanks to Vietnam for supporting a 2016 ruling on the South China Sea.

Seeking asylum, a Montagnard hill tribesman puts his hands together after emerging from dense forest 70 km (43 miles) northeast of Ban Lung, located in Cambodia's northeastern province of Ratanakiri on July 22, 2004.

EXPLAINED: Who are Vietnam’s Montagnards and what are their grievances?

One campaigner is fighting extradition from Thailand, saying Vietnamese authorities will kill him.

Nguyen Ngoc Anh in the protest against Formosa Plastics in 2016.

Vietnamese activist still proud after 6 years in prison

Participants carry a Republic of Vietnam "Freedom and Heritage" flag during the Vietnam Freedom March on The U.S. Capitol, April 30, 2005.

EXPLAINED: Why does the South Vietnamese flag spark tension?

President Richard Nixon and Vietnam’s President Nguyen Van Thieu speaks ,in San Clemente, California, on April 2, 1973.

Vietnamese celebrities targeted for being pictured with South Vietnamese flag

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