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The U.S. Embassy wishes to cooperate with Vietnam to remove the Southeast Asian nation from the U.S.’s special watch list on religious freedom, Ambassador Marc Knapper said. The ambassador, meeting Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang in Hanoi on Friday, said that the Vietnam-U.S. relationship has been expanded …

A young national guardsman was charged Friday with orchestrating the most damaging leak of U.S. classified documents in a decade, as the government signaled it intends to make an example of the 21-year-old. Jack Teixeira was arrested Thursday following a week-long probe into the leak of documents — which unveiled …

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha got a soaking on Friday as a surprise participant in one of the world’s biggest water fights, showing no signs of any dampened spirits from a slump in popularity just weeks from an election. Dressed in the bright Hawaiian shirt traditionally worn at the Thai …

The United States, Japan and South Korea said in a joint statement they discussed the regularization of missile defense and anti-submarine exercises to deter and respond to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. The announcement was made at the 13th Defense Trilateral Talks held on Friday in Washington D.C. to …

The U.S. Embassy wishes to cooperate with Vietnam to remove the Southeast Asian nation from the U.S.’s special watch list on religious freedom, Ambassador Marc Knapper said. The ambassador, meeting Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang in Hanoi on Friday, said that the Vietnam-U.S. relationship has been expanded …

The planning and investment ministry has proposed exempting Ho Chi Minh City experts and scientists from personal income taxes for 5 years. The proposal is part of a draft on a National Assembly resolution regarding mechanisms and policies for the development of the southern metropolis. The Ministry of Planning and …

Two Lao people were sentenced to death on Friday for smuggling 45.7 kg of methamphetamine into the central province of Quang Tri. Thongvang, 35, and Tongleng Lo, 33, were sentenced to death by the Quang Tri People’s Committee for the illegal trade of narcotic substances. At around 4:30 p.m. on …

Police in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have arrested a teacher for raping five male students. Le Van Hung, 49, is facing charges of “raping people under 16,” police said Friday. Hung had previously been jailed for three years for “molesting children.” According to police, between 2020 and …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Hanoi Friday night to begin his three-day visit to Vietnam per an invitation by Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. This is Blinken’s first visit to Vietnam as a Secretary of State. He had already visited Vietnam in 2015 and 2016 …

Russian oil exports jumped to their highest level in almost three years in March despite Western sanctions, but revenues were down sharply from last year, the International Energy Agency said Friday. The West has imposed a slew of sanctions against Russia since Moscow attacked Ukraine in February 2022, including price …