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Storm-triggered landslide kills 13 in Vietnam

Storm-triggered landslide kills 13 in Vietnam
AFP - Saturday, November 7

HANOI (AFP) - - At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, according to officials. More »

  • Tapes show Kennedy was conflicted over Saigon coup

    AP - Wednesday, November 4

    WASHINGTON - Newly released White House tapes from the Vietnam War era portray President John F. Kennedy wrestling over the fate of South Vietnam's strongman in a situation that appears to mirror President Barack Obama's quandary today in dealing with Afghanistan's shaky government.

  • Storm kills at least 40 in Vietnam: official

    Storm kills at least 40 in Vietnam: official

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    HANOI (AFP) - - Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.

  • Tropical storm kills 11 in Vietnam

    AP - Tuesday, November 3

    HANOI, Vietnam - Disaster officials say Tropical Storm Mirinae has killed 11 people, left two missing and forced families onto rooftops in central Vietnam.

  • Vietnam finds mass grave of communist soldiers

    AP - Thursday, October 29

    HANOI, Vietnam - An official says authorities in southern Vietnam have found a mass grave containing the remains of 12 communist soldiers killed during the Vietnam War.

  • Vietnam protests China's treatment of fishermen

    AP - Thursday, October 22

    HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has demanded that China investigate "brutal" treatment of Vietnamese fishermen who sought shelter during a typhoon in disputed South China Sea islands, where officials allege they were beaten and robbed by Chinese personnel.

  • US House demands Vietnam free bloggers

    US House demands Vietnam free bloggers

    AFP - Thursday, October 22

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The US House of Representatives on Wednesday called on Vietnam to free jailed bloggers, voicing concern that the communist country is stepping up curbs on Internet freedom.

  • South Korean president visits Vietnam

    AP - Wednesday, October 21

    HANOI, Vietnam - The Vietnamese and South Korean presidents have agreed to expand their countries' relationship beyond economics and trade and to develop security ties.

  • Carter to build homes in Asia

    Carter to build homes in Asia

    AFP - Wednesday, October 21

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Former US president Jimmy Carter will head to Asia next month to lead thousands of volunteers building homes for the poor in five nations along the Mekong River, a humanitarian group said Tuesday.

  • NKoreans leave Danish Hanoi embassy for Seoul: sources

    AFP - Wednesday, October 21

    HANOI (AFP) - - After nearly a month at the Danish embassy, nine North Korean asylum-seekers flew out of Vietnam on Tuesday minutes before the South Korean president arrived for a state visit, sources said.