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August 6, 2024 at 2:06 AM

Billionaire tycoon found guilty of defrauding stockholders, sentenced to 21 years

A prominent Vietnamese business tycoon has been found guilty of defrauding stockholders of nearly $150 million by falsely inflating the value of his company, in a case that comes as the government cracks down on widespread corruption in the country
August 6, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Trinh Van Quyet, a prominent Vietnamese business tycoon, is escorted to a court for his trial of defrauding stockholders, in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Anh Tuc)
August 5, 2024 at 7:50 AM

Vietnam's coast guard visits Philippines for joint drills as they face tensions

A Vietnamese coast guard ship arrived in Manila on Monday for a four-day goodwill visit and joint exercises as the two countries attempt to put aside their own territorial disputes in the face of rising tensions with China over control of key features ...
August 5, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Philippine Coast Guard personnel wave Vietnamese and Filipino flags to welcome the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) ship, CSB 8002, in Manila, Philippines, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan)
August 3, 2024 at 9:58 AM

Vietnam's president is confirmed as the new Communist Party chief

Vietnamese President To Lam has been confirmed as the new chief of the Communist Party after his predecessor died July 19
August 3, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Vietnamese President To Lam delivers a speech during a news conference held by the Central Committee of the Communist Party, which elected Lam as the new Communist Party Chief, the country’s most power role, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, Hanoi, Vietnam. (Duong Van Giang/VNA via AP)
August 2, 2024 at 9:58 AM

Rain-related disasters have killed more than 250 in a deadly week across Asia

In India and China, torrential rains have killed more than 250 people in the past week
August 2, 2024 at 9:58 AM
FILE - Motorcyclists and cars drive through a flooded road caused by heavy monsoon rainfall in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)
July 30, 2024 at 8:57 PM

William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died

William Calley Jr., the only U.S. soldier convicted in the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, has died
July 30, 2024 at 8:57 PM
FILE - Former Army Lt. William Calley poses for a photo at the Kiwanis Club, Aug. 19, 2009, in Columbus, Ga. where he spoke publicly for the first time about the My Lai massacre in Vietnam in 1968. Calley, who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most notorious war crime in modern American military history, died on April 28 at a hospice center in Gainesville, Fla., The Washington Post reported Monday July 29, 2024, citing his death certificate. He was 80. (The Ledger-Enquirer via AP, File)
2 months ago

Putin deepens ties with Vietnam amid Russian isolation over Ukraine

Putin's visit to Vietnam is widely seen as aimed at sending a signal that Russia still has friends in the region.
2 months ago
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Vietnam's President To Lam attend a reception at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam June 20, 2024.
3 months ago

Civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen talks being 1st Vietnamese woman in space

Civil rights activist and astronaut Amanda Nguyen speaks to ABC News ahead of her Blue Origin flight to space.
3 months ago
Amanda Nguyen 1st Vietnamese woman in space speaks with Juju Chang on GMA, May 3, 2024.
9 months ago

US and Vietnam strengthen ties almost 50 years after the Vietnam War

ABC News' Selina Wang traveled with President Biden to Vietnam as the two countries boosted diplomatic and economic ties, attempting to close the curtain on the "bitter" legacy of the Vietnam War.
9 months ago
VIDEO: US and Vietnam strengthen ties almost 50 years after the Vietnam War
1 year ago

Biden arrives in Vietnam following G20 summit in India

Vietnam is expected to elevate the U.S. to the highest diplomatic status that it has only given to a handful of countries.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Biden arrives in Vietnam following G20 summit in India
1 year ago

5 things to watch as Biden travels to India for G20, Vietnam to announce partnership

President Joe Biden is scheduled to depart for India and Vietnam Thursday on a trip that includes the Group of 20 summit.
1 year ago
President Joe Biden boards Air Force One for a trip to attend the G20 summit in New Delhi, Sept. 7, 2023, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
2 years ago

Friendship forged in war endures between American and Vietnamese vet

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz spoke with two veterans, one American and one South Vietnamese, who fought together in the Vietnam war, and have remained friends for a half century.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Friendship forged in war endures between American and Vietnamese vet
6 years ago

Scientists call on VA to study toxic exposure in vets, again

Scientists call on lawmakers and the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund a new program to study generational health effects among Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans.
6 years ago
In this file photo marines are in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 23, 1990.
6 years ago

State Department 'deeply concerned' over arrest of US citizen at Vietnam protest

The American who was arrested while protesting in Vietnam has been visited by at least one diplomat since he was taken into custody.
6 years ago
Will Nguyen was detained in Vietnam during a protest on June 10, 2018.