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WorldNovember 25

UK truck deaths: Driver enters guilty plea

A British man admitted on Monday plotting to assist unlawful immigration after 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in the back of a truck he was driving.
UK truck deaths: Driver enters guilty plea
UK truck deaths: Driver enters guilty plea
WorldDecember 28

Bomb kills three tourists, Egyptian guide near pyramids

Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and 11 others injured when a bomb blast hit their bus less than four km from Egypt's world famous Giza pyramids.
Bomb kills three tourists, Egyptian guide near pyramids
Bomb kills three tourists, Egyptian guide near pyramids
WorldJuly 30

Wedding minibus crash: Groom, 12 guests killed

Thirteen people were killed and four injured when a minibus carrying guests on the way to a wedding in central Vietnam collided head-on with a large container truck.
WorldJanuary 2

Traffickers jailed for enslaving women in UK nail bars

Members of a gang who forced Vietnamese girls and women into slavery in nail bars in Britain have been jailed for a total of nine years in what police believe is the first case of its kind.
Traffickers jailed for enslaving women in UK nail bars
Traffickers jailed for enslaving women in UK nail bars
WorldDecember 27

Vietnam jails 15 for plot to blow up airport - media

A Vietnamese court sentenced 15 people to multiple years in jail for plotting to bomb the country's biggest airport in the southern city of Ho Chi Minh, media reported.
Vietnam jails 15 for plot to blow up airport - media
Vietnam jails 15 for plot to blow up airport - media
WorldDecember 26

Typhoon misses Vietnam, takes heavy toll on Philippines

A storm that battered the Philippines killing more than 230 people in floods and landslides lost its power as it passed over Vietnam where hundreds of thousands had taken cover.
Typhoon misses Vietnam, takes heavy toll on Philippines
Typhoon misses Vietnam, takes heavy toll on Philippines
NationalNovember 10

Vietnam, Canada holding up TPP

Vietnam could be the place where the final Trans-Pacific Partnership deal is reached but it could also be the agreement's downfall.
Vietnam, Canada holding up TPP
Vietnam, Canada holding up TPP
WorldNovember 8

Reservoirs dangerously full before APEC summit

Vietnam's deadliest storm this year, Typhoon Damrey, has killed 106 people, while dozens of dangerously full reservoirs release water as the southeast Asian nation prepares to host a regional summit.
Reservoirs dangerously full before APEC summit
Reservoirs dangerously full before APEC summit
WorldNovember 5

Typhoon death toll rises to 27 ahead of APEC

The death toll rose to at least 27 on Sunday from the typhoon that pummelled central and southern Vietnam just days before the region is due to host the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
Typhoon death toll rises to 27 ahead of APEC
Typhoon death toll rises to 27 ahead of APEC
BusinessAugust 30

Vietnam may scuttle Trans-Pacific trade

Vietnam may be reluctant to undertake tricky reforms to be part of a controversial Pacific free trade deal if there is no sweetener of better US market access.
Vietnam may scuttle Trans-Pacific trade
Vietnam may scuttle Trans-Pacific trade