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Indonesian authorities on Wednesday arrested a senior cabinet minister on corruption charges in a case they said caused more than half a billion dollars in state losses. Johnny G. Plate is the fifth minister in President Joko Widodo’s administrations to be charged with corruption. Most recently, his social affairs and …

A mother and her family, including two children, managed to escape a house fire in Hanoi by climbing onto a neighbors’ balcony. At around 5 a.m. Wednesday, the fire broke out in their house on Vinh Phuc Street of Ba Dinh District. Five people were inside the house: Tam and …

Police in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 have detained a Vietnamese American Legal Permanent Resident after the U.S. Consulate General suspected him of fraud. The man allegedly provided the city police with false information about the loss of his Legal Permanent Resident, known more popularly as the “green card,” …

Remains of 96 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, who died in the Lao provinces of Vientiane, Xaysomboun and Xieng Khouang, have been repatriated following ceremonies in Xieng Khouang. The remains were found by a search and repatriation team of the Military Command of the Vietnamese central province of Nghe An …

With sparkling lights and beating drums, Italian luxury label Gucci took over a 14th century Seoul Palace on Tuesday to showcase its cruise collection, blending Korean heritage and modern fashion. In a mix of street and sportswear, models dressed in surfing suits or carrying skateboard-shaped bags strutted between ancient pillars …

Joe Biden and opposition Republican leaders on Tuesday offered hope of a deal that could avoid a catastrophic US debt default, although the president was forced to shorten an upcoming Asia-Pacific tour for further crisis talks. After the latest negotiations ended without a breakthrough, Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy told …

A Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members on board has capsized in the Indian ocean and President Xi Jinping has ordered that all efforts be made to search for survivors, state media reported on Wednesday. The distant-water fishing vessel “Lupeng Yuanyu 028”, owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co Ltd …

A traffic camera has captured foreigners riding motorbikes Monday on the Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway, which is off-limits to two-wheel vehicles.     Foreigners caught driving motorbikes in northern expressway Nhóm người nước ngoài đi xe máy vào cao tốc A camera captures foreigners on four motorbikes running on the Hanoi-Hai …

President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision approving the agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil matters between Vietnam and Thailand. The agreement, proposed by the Vietnamese government on April 27, is expected to create a legal basis for the requests for judicial assistance in civil matters and the …

A police officer is in critical condition after being stabbed by a 69-year-old man he stopped for drunk driving in northern Vietnam. Traffic police officers in Bac Kan Province stopped motorcyclist Nguyen Van Minh on Monday night at a DUI checkpoint. Minh was found to have an alcohol level of …