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One-party Vietnam holds parliamentary election
AFP, Published on 15/03/2026
» HANOI (VIETNAM) - Vietnam goes to the polls on Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly, the country's top legislative body that serves mainly to ratify decisions by the ruling Communist Party.
Maersk to take over Panama Canal port operations from HK firm
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» PANAMA CITY - Danish firm Maersk will temporarily take over operation of two ports on the Panama Canal from Hong Kong company CK Hutchison, whose concession has been annulled, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said Friday.
Israel awaits return of last hostage remains
AFP, Published on 04/12/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel awaited the return of the last hostage remains held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the military said on Thursday that those of a Thai national had been identified after they were handed over.
Vietnam flooding submerges homes, kills 41, after relentless rain
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» NHA TRANG (VIETNAM) - Rescuers plucked stranded people from the rooftops of submerged homes as widespread flooding inundated central Vietnam, where authorities said on Thursday at least 41 people were killed.
Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port
AFP, Published on 10/11/2025
» HOI AN (VIETNAM) - Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find.
Thais and Cambodians refuse to quit homes on clash frontier
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» SURIN (THAILAND) - Under the drumbeat of artillery fire near Thailand's border with Cambodia, farmer Samuan Niratpai refuses to abandon his buffalo herd -- stubbornly risking his life to tend his livestock.
Grand Vietnam parade 50 years after the fall of Saigon
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam mounted its biggest-ever celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.
Grand Vietnam parade 50 years after the fall of Saigon
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Vietnam is set to hold its biggest celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.
Xi’s Vietnam trip aims to ‘screw’ US, Trump complains
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» HANOI - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Vietnam to join forces in upholding free trade, before wrapping up a visit that President Donald Trump said was aiming to “screw” the United States.
China, Vietnam sign agreements after Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere'
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» HANOI - China and Vietnam signed dozens of cooperation agreements Monday, strengthening ties between the communist-run countries after Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners".