Vietnam News

Typhoon, Landslides Leave 35 Dead, Dozens Missing in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam — A typhoon that officials said was the most powerful to hit Vietnam in 20 years blew away from the country on Thursday after setting off landslides, sinking boats and knocking out power to at least 1.7 million …

Vietnam-linked Hacking Group Targets Toyota, Other Companies

A Vietnam-based hacking group is learning from China’s playbook, using increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks to spy on competitors and help Vietnam catch up to global competitors, according to cybersecurity experts. In the last two years, the group, which is believed to …

Explosions at House in Vietnam Kill 10 People

Vietnamese state media say 10 people, including a family of seven, were killed in twin explosions at a house used to store materials for creating smoke and fire effects in film production. Tuoi Tre news says the blasts took place …

Tourist Safety in Vietnam’s Famed Bay Questioned

By the time Michael Chai spotted the other boat bearing down on his craft, it was too late to shout a warning to the captain, and the vessels collided. Within a few seconds, he and 17 other Taiwanese tourists were …

5 Taiwanese Die in Boat Accident in Vietnam

Five Taiwanese tourists died when their cruise boat collided with another vessel Wednesday in Vietnam’s scenic Halong Bay, a hospital official and state media reported. Thirteen other tourists were rescued after the accident, Vietnam TV reported. It didn’t mention the …

Vietnam: 100,000 Killed, Hurt by Abandoned Weapons

More than 100,000 Vietnamese have been killed or injured by land mines or other abandoned explosives since the Vietnam War ended nearly 40 years ago, and clearing all of the country will take decades more, officials said Monday. “The war’s …

Vietnam to Evacuate Nearly 300,000 as Storm Nears

Vietnam is evacuating nearly 300,000 people from northern coastal areas as Tropical Storm Nock-ten approaches after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. Disaster official Nguyen Xuan Hung of central Nghe An province says provincial authorities have begun evacuating …