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White and Kim impersonator Howard X are in Hanoi days before a meeting between the real leaders of the United States and North Korea. (Photo:AP)

Lookalikes of Kim Jong Un, Donald Trump commit to 'peace' ahead of Hanoi summit

Donald Trump's doppelganger says he has come to Hanoi to meet with a Kim Jong Un lookalike to end North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

22 Feb 2019 5:25 PM

Barber Le Tuan Duong has been overrun with customers since word got out about his free dos, a gesture he's offering out of sheer excitement for the February 27-28 meeting in Hanoi. (Photo: AP)

Barber marks US-North Korea summit with free Trump, Kim style haircuts

The barber would normally charge a whopping USD 43 for the Trump dye-job, a steep fee in a city where most haircuts cost a few dollars

21 Feb 2019 12:11 PM

Vietnam has no paramount ruler and is officially led by the president, prime minister and Communist Party chief. Quang was appointed to the role in April, 2016. (Photo: AP)

Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang passes away at 61: reports

Quang died in a military hospital from a 'serious illness, despite efforts by doctors and professors' Vietnamese media said.

21 Sep 2018 11:29 AM

'Police are trying to figure out what type of drug it was,' deputy director of Hanoi police Nguyen Van Vien said. (Representational Image)

7 dead, 5 in coma after taking drugs at music festival in Vietnam's Hanoi

The victims, who were all Vietnamese, 'all tested positive for drugs,' deputy director of Hanoi police Nguyen Van Vien said.

17 Sep 2018 4:12 PM

Myanmar is facing international pressure over atrocities allegedly committed by its military in the crackdown that followed August 2017 attacks by Rohingya militants on security forces. (Representational Image/ AP)

Suu Kyi says handling of Rohingya could have been better

The army is accused of committing mass rape, killings and setting fire to thousands of homes.

13 Sep 2018 1:14 PM

The photos, taken on Monday, show what appear to be at least 40 ships and submarines flanking the carrier Liaoning in what some analysts described as an unusually large display of the Chinese military's growing naval might. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

Satellite images show Chinese navy's 'show of force' in S China Sea

Sailing in linear form, sign of visual publicity than hard military operations, the flotilla was headed by submarines, with aircraft above.

27 Mar 2018 7:04 PM

Trump was speaking in Vietnam, which has become the most vocal opponent of China's claims and its construction and militarisation of artificial islands in the sea. (Photo: AP)

Trump willing to help mediate between claimants of South China Sea

Vietnam has reclaimed land around reefs and islets, but on nowhere near the same scale as China.

12 Nov 2017 4:29 PM

In a response to North Korea calling Trump’s speech in South Korea ‘reckless remarks by an old lunatic,’ Trump tweeted from Hanoi on Sunday morning. (Photo: AP)

Trump taunts Kim Jong saying ‘would never call him short and fat’

Trump has been working to rally global pressure against North Korea’s nuclear weapons program on a trip to Asia.

12 Nov 2017 11:37 AM

Trump explained that Putin reiterates his denial ‘every time’ the pair meet, adding his counterpart seems ‘very insulted’ by the persistent allegations. (Photo: File)

Amid rising tensions, Trump claims Putin told him ‘he didn’t meddle’ in US elections

Trump's relationship with Moscow has stalked the first year of his presidency.

11 Nov 2017 6:44 PM

Although he was addressing a meeting alongside the summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, Trump repeatedly referred to the Indo-Pacific region and mentioned the importance of India in his speech. (Photo: AP)

Trump sends strong message on trade with Asia: Vietnam

Trump said the United States was ready to make a bilateral deal only on the basis of ‘mutual respect and mutual benefit.’

11 Nov 2017 5:22 PM

Trump went on to say that the US would ‘no longer turn a blind eye to violations, cheating or economic aggression.’ (Photo: AP)

‘America first’ in trade practices, cannot be taken advantage of: Trump at APEC summit

As one of his first acts as president, Trump rejected the far-reaching Pacific Rim trade pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

10 Nov 2017 6:25 PM

He pointed out that India was celebrating the 70th anniversary of its Independence and highlighted that the country was a sovereign democracy with a population of 1.3 billion as well as the largest democracy in the world. (Photo: AP)

APEC summit: India’s growth ‘astounding,’ says Trump, praises Modi

The US president also used his speech at the APEC business meet to promote his vision for a free and open Indo- Pacific region.

10 Nov 2017 5:50 PM

The US administration thinks China’s economic leverage over North Korea is the key to strong-arming Pyongyang into halting its nuclear weapons and missile programmes. (Photo: AP/File)

Asia held hostage by North Korea’s ‘twisted fantasies,’ says Trump

Trump has embarked on a tour of Asia this week trying to rally regional support for curbing North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme.

10 Nov 2017 5:07 PM

More than 120,000 houses and 250,000 hectares of farmland were damaged in the storm. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Vietnam's deadliest typhoon in years kills more than 90, scores displaced

Typhoon Damrey is the latest and deadliest of the 12 major weather systems that have barrelled into the country so far this year.

09 Nov 2017 3:32 PM

This is Mary Kom's first international gold medal since the 2014 Asian Games and her first medal in over a year.

Asian Women's Boxing Championship: MC Mary Kom beats Kim Hyang Mi to win gold

Mary Kom prevailed in a unanimous 5-0 verdict to add another accolade to her already crowded cabinet.

08 Nov 2017 1:49 PM

Heavy rain has disrupted travel in some areas, limiting the rescue attempts for the missing (Photo: AP Exchange)

Floods, landslides kill 54, leave 39 missing in Vietnam

Tropical storm could bring more rains and misery to the central and northern regions.

13 Oct 2017 11:16 AM

40 are missing after floods and landslides ravaged northern and central Vietnam (Photo: AFP)

37 people killed, 40 missing as floods, landslides ravage Vietnam

Heavy rains lashed swathes of the country this week, with northern Hoa Binh province the hardest hit with 11 dead and 21 missing.

12 Oct 2017 6:34 PM

Throughout the northwestern area more than 650 houses were destroyed and damaged, hundreds of hectares of crops lost and roads broken, authorities said. (Photo: AFP)

Vietnam: 26 killed, 15 missing in flood, landslide

Last year, around 235 people were reported dead and missing due to flooding and bad weather in Vietnam.

07 Aug 2017 1:49 PM

China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. (Photo: Representational Image)

Amid South China Sea tension, Vietnam renews India oil deal

A senior official of ONGC Videsh said 'Vietnam wants us to be there because of China's interventions in the South China Sea'.

07 Jul 2017 9:56 AM

Video showing Dao being pulled from United Airlines Flight 3411 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Sunday went viral. (Photo: Videograb)

Vietnamese call for boycott of United Airlines after passenger dragged from plane

The ire in Vietnam grew quickly after it was reported that David Dao's origins were not in China, as many had at first assumed.

12 Apr 2017 12:51 PM

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