Vietnam News

Australia executives suspended over banknote probe

Australia executives suspended over banknote probe
AFP - Saturday, November 21

SYDNEY (AFP) - - Two executives at a banknote-making firm part-owned by Australia's central bank have been suspended over a police probe into alleged bribery and kickbacks, officials said. More »

  • Bomb left over from Vietnam war explodes, kills 4

    AP - Thursday, November 19

    HANOI, Vietnam - A police officer says four fishermen were killed when a Vietnam War-era bomb they were handling exploded.

  • Four killed in Vietnam by war-era bomb: police

    Four killed in Vietnam by war-era bomb: police

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    HANOI (AFP) - - Four men were instantly killed when a bomb left over from the Vietnam War blew up as they were trying to open it to remove explosive material, police said Wednesday.

  • Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club

    Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club

    AFP - Tuesday, November 17

    HANOI (AFP) - - Vietnam is expected to take a key step towards meeting its burgeoning appetite for electricity by paving the way for its first nuclear power plant, but debate is still raging over the controversial project.

  • Cambodian opposition leader stripped of immunity

    Cambodian opposition leader stripped of immunity

    AFP - Monday, November 16

    PHNOM PENH (AFP) - - Cambodia's parliament stripped immunity from main opposition leader Sam Rainsy Monday, clearing the way for charges against him for uprooting markings at the border with neighbouring Vietnam.

  • 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.