Thousands in Vietnam mourn at funeral of Communist Party chief Trong | Politics News
The 80-year-old leader’s death sets the stage for a leadership race during the National Party Congress in 2026.Thousands of people across Vietnam paid their final…
Putin says Russia may send weapons to North Korea | Vladimir Putin News
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia might supply weapons to North Korea in what he suggested would be a mirror response to the Western arming…
Why is Russia’s Putin visiting Vietnam after North Korea? | News
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held talks with Vietnam’s leaders, hours after flying into Hanoi for a visit to an old ally that has…
As Putin visits, Vietnam says will boost ties with Russia for global peace | Politics News
Vietnamese President To Lam has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hanoi by promising to boost ties for the peace and stability of the region…
Russia’s Putin arrives in Vietnam for final stop on two-nation Asia tour | Vladimir Putin News
Putin hails Vietnam for backing ‘a pragmatic way to solve the crisis’ in Ukraine in an op-ed released in advance of his visit. Russian President…
Bush Joins Midnight Name Reading at Vietnam Wall
WASHINGTON — At the stroke of midnight, a shiny limousine slowed to a halt at the black granite wall and, without fanfare, the President of the…
Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death could face new charges, state media says | Corruption
Truong My Lan accused of illegally transferring $4.5bn in latest development in country’s biggest-ever fraud case. A Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to death for…
Best new Las Vegas restaurants and bars on the Strip and beyond
The Las Vegas dining scene has a spicy relationship with stereotypes. It creates them, embraces them, defies them, reinvents them. Which tropes we hold closest…
Art, violence and resistance: Raoul Peck and Viet Thanh Nguyen | Al Jazeera
Filmmaker Raoul Peck and author Viet Thanh Nguyen discuss their road to making art that’s political and subversive. Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck highlights the roots…
Apartment block fire in Vietnam’s Hanoi kills 14, state media says | News
Fire reportedly started in courtyard between two buildings used to sell and repair electric bicycles. A fire at an apartment block in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi…
Vietnam’s security chief To Lam becomes new president | Politics News
Lam’s appointment comes after a major anticorruption drive that analysts say he has weaponised for his benefit. Vietnam’s rubber-stamp parliament has approved public security minister…
Vietnam nominates public security minister to be new president | Politics News
To Lam has been public security minister since 2016 and has taken a hard line on human rights movements in the country. Vietnam’s governing Communist…
Pete McCloskey, antiwar candidate who took on Nixon, dies at 96
When Pete McCloskey challenged President Richard M. Nixon for the Republican nomination in 1972, his defeat was nothing short of stunning. Only one of the…
Do pro-Palestinian protests signal a shift in U.S. support for Israel?
WASHINGTON — The relationship between the United States and Israel has been a tight embrace almost ever since the founding of the Jewish-led state 76 years…
Week in pictures: A heatwave in Vietnam to Orthodox Easter in Jerusalem
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Vietnam’s Economy: Mixed signs of Recovery
Vietnam’s economy is displaying a combination of positive and negative indicators in its recovery, with an estimated growth rate of 5.5% in 2024 that is…
Head of Vietnam’s parliament resigns amid corruption crackdown | Corruption News
The top lawmaker in Vietnam has been forced to step down as the country’s anticorruption drive gathers pace. The head of Vietnam’s parliament has resigned…
Vietnam jails soft drinks tycoon for eight years in $40m fraud case | Corruption
Tran Qui Thanh was found guilty of scamming investors over loans issued in 2019 and 2020. Vietnam’s top soft drinks tycoon was jailed for eight years…
Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death in $12.5 billion fraud case
A court in Vietnam handed the death sentence on Thursday to real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for her role in a 304-trillion-dong ($12.5-billion) financial fraud,…
World’s first GOLD PLATED hotel where everything is covered in 24-carat bling from walls to toilets and even STEAKS
LIVING a life of luxury couldn't be much easier than when staying inside of a completely gold plated hotel. The one-of-a-kind complex comes with a…