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by Matthew Knight and Claire Lee North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s armoured train arrived in China late Saturday ahead of his highly anticipated second summit with US President Donald Trump in Vietnam, according to media reports. The train arrived in the border city of Dandong after 9:00 pm local time (1300 GMT), according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency and the specialist outlet NK News. Official North Korean news agency KCNA confirmed Kim’s departure […]
Vietnamese authorities are preparing for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to arrive by train next week ahead of his summit with US president Donald Trump, several sources told AFP Friday. The leaders are slated to meet in Hanoi on February 27-28 to follow up on their first meeting last June in Singapore that ended with vaguely worded commitments on dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear program. Sources told AFP that Kim was expected to arrive by train […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam has accused Facebook of violating a new cybersecurity law by refusing to scrub anti-government content from its site, the first reprimand since the controversial bill came into effect days ago. The law, which went live January 1 and has drawn criticism from the US, the EU and web freedom groups, requires internet companies to remove “toxic content” and hand over user data when requested by authorities. It also stipulates that […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Floods caused by heavy downpours have killed 13 people in central Vietnam, officials said Thursday, as farmers scrambled to save crops and livestock ahead of more bad weather forecast for this week. Torrential rains have lashed six provinces in the centre of the country since Saturday, killing thousands of cows and chickens and flooding several cities — including the coastal resort town of Danang. More than 50 centimetres (20 inches) of […]
by Jenny Vaughan and Tran Thi Minh Ha Agence France Presse MEO VAC, Vietnam (AFP) — Vu Thi Dinh spent weeks scouring the rugged Vietnamese borderland near China after her teenage daughter vanished with her best friend, clutching a photo of the round-faced girls now feared sold as child brides. The anguished mother showed everyone she met the snap of the 16-year-old friends Dua and Di in white and red velvet dresses, the words “Falling […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP-Services) — Imagine you could quench your thirst with water that doesn’t originate from a river, spring or lake, but comes directly out of the blue sky, from the air that surrounds you. What sounds like a science fiction movie is already a reality, and it is potentially for everyone. The new technology, developed by Watergen, an Israel-based tech company, is currently being showcased in Vietnam’s capital city Hanoi. And this is […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — In the heart of Hanoi’s busy Old Quarter, French-built railroad tracks have become a hotspot for tourists seeking the perfect Instagram selfie and café owners serving up hot coffee and cold drinks. Though picturesque, they are also perilous: the tracks are still in use and most days visitors must scramble for safety as the daily train rumbles through. But for many the thrill of dodging a speedy train is part of […]
by Thomas WATKINS Agence France Presse HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AFP) — The toxic legacy of the Vietnam War will come under the spotlight again Wednesday when US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visits a former storage site for Agent Orange, which is blamed for birth defects and cancers among a million Vietnamese. US forces used what is now the Bien Hoa airport outside Ho Chi Minh City as one of the main staging grounds […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Hundreds of black-clad mourners, weeping or lighting incense and laying wreaths, gathered early Wednesday for a somber final tribute at a state funeral for Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang who died last week after a prolonged illness. Long lines of officials, family, police and monks in golden robes streamed through the National Funeral House in downtown Hanoi where Quang’s flag-draped coffin lay beneath a large portrait of the leader who passed […]
By Caesar Vallejos, Eagle News Service Showcasing Vietnam’s timeless charm and tourism products that create endless experiences for visitors, the Vietnam Tourism Roadshow introduced new destinations that are expected to deliver the best travelling experiences. The roadshow was held at the AG New World Manila Bay Hotel last September 24, 2018. Once known as a war-torn country, Vietnam which had 13 million international visitors last year, will be hosting the 2019 ASEAN Tourism Forum […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government offered its deepest condolences to the government of Vietnam on Sunday on the death of its President, Tran Dai Quang, last Friday. Quang, 61, passed away from a “serious illness despite devoted treatment by professors and doctors” both in Vietnam and abroad, the official Vietnam News Agency said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement: “The Palace offers its deepest condolences to the government and people of Vietnam […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang died Friday at age 61 after a prolonged and serious illness, state media reported. He passed away from a “serious illness despite devoted treatment by professors and doctors” both in Vietnam and abroad, the official Vietnam News Agency said. In office as president since April 2016 after more than four decades at the powerful Ministry of Public Security, Quang had a reputation as a tough leader with […]
