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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An overnight fire in a small apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam, killed at least 14 people and injured at least six others, state media said Friday.
TOKYO -- Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on Thursday expressed confidence that power grid improvements will help avoid a repeat of the electricity shortages that hurt the economy in last year's peak season.
TOKYO -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused the U.S. of "not using all its might, influence and resources" to address the "humanitarian crisis" in Gaza that has resulted from the Israel-Hamas war.
But grumbles about overtourism are increasing, as the town’s population of just 120,000 is submerged by more than 4 million tourists annually, and original artisans and craftspeople are elbowed aside by larger souvenir businesses and tour groups.
The report last week by a Chinese think tank found Vietnam had reclaimed more land in the region over the past three years than in the previous four decades, warning such activity could “complicate and expand” disputes in the waters.
TOKYO -- Vietnam's national assembly on Wednesday elected 66-year-old Public Security Minister To Lam as the country's president, the second-highest post in the Communist Party.
A powerful security official was named president of Vietnam on Wednesday, the third person in the job in less than 18 months amid jostling ahead of a generational change in leadership.