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Typhoon Bualoi batters Vietnam coast, killing 11
AFP, Published on 29/09/2025
» HANOI - Typhoon Bualoi ripped roofs from buildings and uprooted electrical poles along Vietnam's coast, killing at least 11 people, local and national officials said on Monday.
World Press Photo suspends credit for 'Napalm Girl' picture
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» AMSTERDAM - World Press Photo suspended on Friday the credit for who took one of the most iconic pictures in history, the Vietnam War image "Napalm Girl", after doubts were raised over the photograph's authorship.
AP to continue crediting 'Napalm Girl' photo to Nick Ut after probe
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» NEW YORK - The Associated Press news agency will continue to credit one of its most distinctive photos, "Napalm Girl" taken during the Vietnam War, to photographer Nick Ut despite questions about who took it, the wire said Tuesday.
iPhone maker Foxconn buys huge site in India
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» BENGALURU, India: Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn has bought a huge tract of land on the outskirts of Indian tech hub Bengaluru, the key Apple supplier said in a filing Tuesday as it looks to diversify production away from China.
Vietnamese families bury first victims of UK truck tragedy
AFP, Published on 28/11/2019
» DIEN CHAU (VIETNAM) - Throngs of weeping relatives on Thursday buried the first of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck in Britain last month, in emotional ceremonies for the young victims whose deaths have rattled their rural towns.
Vietnam families to bury victims of UK truck tragedy
AFP, Published on 28/11/2019
» DIEN CHAU (VIETNAM) - The families of some of the 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck in Britain prepared for emotional burials for their children Thursday after an agonising weeks-long wait to bring their bodies home.
Vietnam village mourns cousins killed in UK lorry tragedy
AFP, Published on 27/11/2019
» DIEN CHAU, Vietnam: They wailed and clutched white roses, praying for their dead -- families of two cousins who were among 39 Vietnamese found in a lorry in Britain held emotional homecomings for the young men Wednesday.
Vietnam to repatriate 39 nationals found dead in UK truck
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» LONDON - Vietnam said Thursday it was working to repatriate 39 bodies now identified as Vietnamese nationals found in a truck near London last month, in a case that exposed the deadly risks of illegal migration to Europe.
Vietnam arrests eight over UK truck deaths
AFP, Published on 04/11/2019
» HANOI: Vietnam has arrested eight more people in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in a truck in Britain who are believed to be Vietnamese, police said Monday.
Families of Vietnamese missing in UK stuck with crippling migrant loans
AFP, Published on 29/10/2019
» HA TINH, Vietham: They borrowed thousands of dollars to fund their children's illegal trips to Europe, and now the Vietnamese parents of missing migrants feared dead in Britain have no idea how to pay off the crippling loans.