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Vietnam floods kill 25 as new typhoon approaches INTERNATIONAL

Vietnam floods kill 25 as new typhoon approaches

Severe flooding in central Vietnam has killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes, officials said Monday, as the country braced for further destruction with a typhoon barrelling closer.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India offers $500 mn defence credit as Vietnam seeks arms boost INTERNATIONAL

India offers $500 mn defence credit as Vietnam seeks arms boost

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered Vietnam a credit line on Saturday of half a billion dollars for defence cooperation, giving a lift to a country rapidly pursing a military deterrent as discord festers in the South China Sea.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Vietnamese woman cuts off limbs for insurance payout INTERNATIONAL

Vietnamese woman cuts off limbs for insurance payout

A Vietnamese woman paid a friend to cut off her hand and foot in a bid to claim a handsome insurance payout, state-run media reported Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Cambodia's 'jungle woman' returned to Vietnamese father INTERNATIONAL

Cambodia's 'jungle woman' returned to Vietnamese father

A ‘jungle woman’ who was discovered scavenging naked by a farmer in Cambodia nine years ago, was reunited with her father in Vietnam on Saturday, her adoptive family said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Vietnamese girls switched at birth returned to biological parents INTERNATIONAL

Vietnamese girls switched at birth returned to biological parents

Two Vietnamese girls switched at birth have been returned to their biological parents after three years, local media reported on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China vows to protect South China Sea sovereignty after ruling INTERNATIONAL

China vows to protect South China Sea sovereignty after ruling

China vowed to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty in the South China Sea and said it had the right to set up an air defence zone, after rejecting an international tribunal's ruling.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US announces full lifting of Vietnam arms embargo INTERNATIONAL

US announces full lifting of Vietnam arms embargo

The United States has fully lifted its ban on weapons sales to Vietnam, President Barack Obama announced on Monday during a visit to Hanoi, unpicking a decades-old embargo on the one-time enemy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
At least 13 dead in Vietnam bus smash INTERNATIONAL

At least 13 dead in Vietnam bus smash

At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in a horrific road accident involving two passenger buses and a truck in southern Vietnam on Sunday, state media reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Obama to talk trade, rights in Vietnam but 'no decision' yet on arms INTERNATIONAL

Obama to talk trade, rights in Vietnam but 'no decision' yet on arms

Trade, security and human rights will top the agenda when US President Barack Obama visits Vietnam later this month, a State Department official said Tuesday, adding there was ‘no decision’ yet ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Vietnam tells Taiwanese firm to dig up waste pipe INTERNATIONAL

Vietnam tells Taiwanese firm to dig up waste pipe

Vietnam has told owners of a Taiwanese-built steel plant to dig up a controversial waste pipe...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Vietnam political bloggers jailed for "abusing freedom" - lawyer INTERNATIONAL

Vietnam political bloggers jailed for "abusing freedom" - lawyer

Vietnam jailed a well-known political blogger and his assistant on Wednesday for abusing democratic freedom, their lawyer said, in a verdict that stirred public interest and a mix of concern and criticism from rights groups and the United States.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Coffee festival at Katara promotes cultural exchange ARABIA

Coffee festival at Katara promotes cultural exchange

Cultural aspects related to coffee-making and drinking, with emphasis on various distinctive tastes, are among the highlights of 'My Coffee My Identity' festival at Katara, the Cultural Village Foundation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016