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Vietnam handed over the remains of two American soldiers to U.S. representatives at a ceremony in Da Nang Monday. It was the 160th handover ceremony of the remains of American soldiers missing during the Vietnam War. Attending the ceremony were officials from the Vietnamese Office for Searching for Missing Persons …

Tran Qui Thanh, the 70-year-old chairman of Vietnam’s largest beverage producer Tan Hiep Phat (THP), was arrested Monday on charges of illegally appropriating property. Thanh’s daughter Tran Uyen Phuong, 40, was also arrested and Tran Ngoc Bich, 39, is under investigation but left out of custody, for allegedly colluding with …

President Vo Van Thuong announced a Vietnam’s gift worth US$1 million to Laos during his official visit on Sunday. The gift was announced as the Vietnamese president and Lao President and Party Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith co-chaired a meeting between the two countries’ delegations, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in …

Tran Qui Thanh, chairman of Vietnam’s major beverage producer Tan Hiep Phat (THP) and his daughter Tran Uyen Phuong, the company’s deputy general director, were arrested on Monday. Thanh, 70, and Phuong, 42, were arrested for abusing trust to appropriate others’ property, according to investigators from the Ministry of Public …

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on April 10 as part of his official visit to Laos. The Vietnamese leader congratulated Laos on its significant achievements in national development and expressed his belief that the country will surmount current difficulties to …

Streams of black, foul wastewater have overflowed into waters around Da Nang, despite there being no rain, the municipal environment department said. The Da Nang Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in cooperation with the Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Co., and other relevant entities, inspected estuaries across the city and …

At least 72 people have died by drowning in the Philippines since the start of the month, police said Monday, attributing the unusually high figure in part to millions hitting the beach for Holy Week. The holiday is traditionally marked in the Catholic-majority nation by millions of people leaving the …

The investor in the Long Thanh Airport project will fund the installation of air conditioners at schools that have been affected by dust from the construction site. The investor, Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), a joint-stock company with 95.4% state-owned shares, will spend VND300 million (US$12,840) to install air conditioners …

Hau, a garment factory worker in Hanoi’s Long Bien District, has paid social insurance premiums for 34 years. After more than three decades of sitting at sewing machines, the 54-year-old now suffers from pain in the back, neck and joints. With his children grown up and being able to take …

Two ships of the Vietnam Coast Guard left Dinh Vu Port in Hai Phong on Sunday for a joint patrol with the China Coast Guard in waters adjacent to the Gulf of Tonkin demarcation line. This is the first such activity in 2023 and the sixth between the two sides …