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Vietnam sentences hill tribe villagers for protest
AP - Friday, August 8HANOI, Vietnam - A Vietnamese court has sentenced four ethnic minority villagers to up to six years in jail for staging anti-government protests, state-controlled media reported Thursday. More »
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Reports: Japan execs arrested on bribery suspicion
AP - Tuesday, August 5TOKYO - Tokyo police arrested four former executives of a Tokyo consulting firm Monday, including the president, on suspicion that they bribed a Vietnamese official for construction contracts financed by Japanese aid, news reports said. More »
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Swiss president visits Vietnam to boost ties
AP - Tuesday, August 5HANOI, Vietnam - Swiss President Pascal Couchepin met Monday with his Vietnamese counterpart to discuss ways to boost economic and educational ties, the two leaders said. More »
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Vietnam deports US man wanted on sex abuse charge
AP - Sunday, August 3HANOI, Vietnam - State media say Vietnamese authorities have deported a U.S. citizen of Vietnamese origin who is wanted by the FBI on charges of sexually abusing his daughter. More »
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Vietnamese government revokes press credentials
AP - Saturday, August 2HANOI, Vietnam - The Vietnamese government has revoked the press credentials of seven local journalists, including two who openly criticized the state's handling of the media, after accusing them of violating press rules and embezzlement, state-controlled media reported Saturday. More »
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Vietnam hands child abuse suspect to FBI: report
AFP - Saturday, August 2HANOI (AFP) - - Vietnamese police have handed a Vietnamese-American man wanted on child sexual abuse charges in the United States to the FBI, state-run media reported Saturday. More »
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Fire on Vietnam Airlines jet in Japan: official
AFP - Thursday, July 31TOKYO (AFP) - - A fire broke out Wednesday from the engine of a Vietnam Airlines passenger plane after it landed in Japan, but no one was injured, the transport ministry said. More »
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Vietnam detains 3 people for allegedly staging anti-government protests
AP - Wednesday, July 30HANOI, Vietnam - An elderly Vietnamese veteran protesting the communist government's seizure of village farmland was arrested after camping out for two months inside a local People's Committee building, an official said Tuesday. More »
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North Korean foreign minister visits Vietnam to boost ties
AP - Saturday, July 26HANOI, Vietnam - North Korea's foreign minister began a three-day visit to Vietnam to boost ties between the two communist countries but will not discuss an expected visit by supreme leader Kim Jong Il, an official said Saturday. More »
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Japanese foreign minister visits Vietnam to boost economic relations
AP - Saturday, July 26HANOI, Vietnam - Japan's foreign minister visited Vietnam on Friday to boost economic ties and bilateral relations with the communist country, where Tokyo is the biggest aid donor. More »
- Japanese foreign minister visits Vietnam to foster economic relationsAP -Saturday, July 26
- Landslide kills 4 construction workers in northern VietnamAP -Wednesday, July 23
- Vietnam seizes nearly 4 tons of bulletsAP -Tuesday, July 22
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