Vietnam tells monks to stop profiting from karma rituals
Vietnamese authorities have ordered monks at a popular Buddhist pagoda to stop "soul summoning" and "bad karma eviction" ceremonies after an investigation found the rituals were a scam.
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Vietnam arrests 8 Chinese suspected of drug trafficking
Vietnamese police have arrested eight Chinese suspected of drug trafficking after seizing 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of methamphetamine worth up to $26 million.
Vietnam urges Malaysia free 2nd woman in N. Korean killing
Vietnam is urging Malaysia to release the second woman accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader.
Kim pays respects at embalmed body of Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid his respects to Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, whose embalmed body is on permanent display, just like Kim's own father and grandfather in North Korea.
Kim Jong Un set to leave Hanoi after summit breakdown
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is spending his last day in Hanoi, where he laid a wreath at a war memorial and is set to visit the mausoleum of national hero Ho Chi Minh.
NKorea leader Kim Jong Un tours Hanoi after summit breakdown
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading out of his locked-down hotel in Hanoi for official meetings with Vietnamese leaders a day after his summit breakdown with President Donald Trump.
Officials say Trump overstated Kim’s demand on sanctions
President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Kim demanded the U.S. lift all of its sanctions, a claim that North Korea's delegation called a rare news conference in the middle of the night to deny.
The Latest: Trump warns US enemies after summit collapse
The Latest on the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local): 2:30 a.m.
The Latest: Trump, Kim hold 1st formal bilateral meeting
The Latest on the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local): 10 a.m.
Vietnam jails 2 ex-police generals for role in gambling ring
A court in northern Vietnam on Friday jailed two former police generals for protecting a multimillion-dollar online gambling ring as the Communist government steps up its crackdown on graft.
Vietnam, US complete cleanup of toxic chemical from airport
Vietnam and the United States said Wednesday they have finished the cleanup of dioxin contamination at Danang airport caused by the transport and storage of the herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
Vietnam jails 5 activists over attempted subversion
A court in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City sentenced five activists to up to 15 years in prison on Friday after finding them guilty of running a political group that worked to overthrow the country's one-party Communist rule.
Vietnam nominates Communist Party chief to become president
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has nominated its general secretary for the additional post of president, succeeding President Tran Dai Quang, who died last month, and ending a decades-long policy of separating top leadership positions.
Mourners pay tribute at funeral of Vietnam’s late president
Vietnam's late President Tran Dai Quang was mourned as a great loss and praised for his contributions to his country at his funeral Wednesday.
Vietnam jails activist for anti-government posts on Facebook
A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an activist to 27 months in prison for Facebook posts that judges say insulted the ruling Communist Party and government and called for anti-government protests.
Vietnam to hold state funeral for President Tran Dai Quang
Vietnam will hold a state funeral and national mourning this week for President Tran Dai Quang, who died last week of a viral illness at age 61.
Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang dies of illness at 61
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country's No. 2 after the ruling Communist Party's leader, died Friday after a serious illness, the government said.
Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang dead at 61 due to illness
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang has died.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to skip UN General Assembly session
A senior Myanmar official has confirmed that the country's leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, will not attend the U.N. General Assembly session beginning next week in New York.
Vietnamese court sentences US citizens to 14 years in jail
A court in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City sentenced two Americans of Vietnamese descent to 14 years in jail on Wednesday after finding them guilty of attempting to overthrow the government, state media reported.