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Renowned war correspondent Peter Arnett dies at 91
News Agencies, Published on 18/12/2025
» Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who became one of the world’s foremost war correspondents, died on Wednesday at age 91, according to US media reports.
Vietnam tycoon to avoid death penalty after law change
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/06/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including bribery and embezzlement, paving the way for tycoon Truong My Lan to be spared execution, according to a senior parliament official.
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.
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.
Vietnam court upholds property tycoon’s death sentence
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 03/12/2024
» A court in Vietnam has upheld a death sentence against the property tycoon Truong My Lan but said her life could be spared if she returns three-quarters of the $12 billion she embezzled.
Vietnam convicts death-row tycoon of fraud in new trial
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/10/2024
» A Vietnamese real estate tycoon facing the death penalty for fraud has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on additional charges, showing the extent of the ruling Communist Party’s determination to crack down on corruption.
Vietnam evacuates hundreds as new storm hits
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/09/2024
» Vietnam evacuated hundreds of people, shut schools and suspended flights on Thursday as a new tropical storm barreled into the country’s central region.
Vietnam tycoon faces second fraud trial after death sentence
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/09/2024
» HANOI - The second trial of Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, already facing the death penalty for massive fraud, began Thursday morning, underscoring the new Communist Party chief's determination to press ahead with a crackdown on corruption.
Vietnam tycoon on death row illegally moved money overseas
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, sentenced to death in the country's largest-ever financial fraud case, had illegally transferred money abroad, according to police, with state media on Thursday reporting US$4.5 billion had been moved.