Fireworks light up Japan to lift spirits amid pandemic

A court in Vietnam handed lengthy jail terms on Monday to two former chairmen of Danang city, accused of economic mismanagement, state media reported on Monday. Tran Van Minh and Van Huu Chien were sentenced to 17 and 12 years in prison, respectively, by Hanoi People's Court, reported Tuoi Tre newspaper.

Vietnam: Hanoi People's Court jails Danang ex-chairmen over economic mismanagement

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will stick to his commitments on denuclearization, even as the strongman threatened a "new strategic weapon.

Kim 'a man of his word' on denuclearisation: Donald Trump

The "militarisation" of the South China Sea is threatening peace in the contested waterway, the European Union's top diplomat said Monday in Hanoi, echoing warnings from the US as pressure mounts against Beijing's ambitions in the region.

European Union criticises 'militarisation' of South China Sea

North Korea has restored part of a missile launch site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with US President Donald Trump last year, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency and two US think tanks reported on Tuesday.

North Korea rebuilding main missile site launch it promised Trump to dismantle: Report

China called Friday for North Korean sanctions relief to be discussed at the UN Security Council after US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un ended a summit without a deal.

North Korean sanctions relief should be discussed at UNSC: China

North Korea's foreign minister Ri Yong Ho said that Pyongyang made a "realistic proposal" during Kim Jong-un's summit with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi, Yonhap news agency reported.

North Korea offered to close Yongbyon nuclear plant for partial sanctions relief during Trump-Kim summit: Foreign minister

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un meet for second summit in Hanoi

Trump-Kim summit brings tourists to 'historic' event

US President Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un opened the second summit in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Wednesday. Kim and Trump shook hands and smiled briefly in front of a row of their countries' flags at the Metropole hotel in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi.

Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi as second summit begins

US President Trump shakes hands with North Korea leader Kim

US President Donald Trump landed in Hanoi on Tuesday for two days of talks to try to persuade North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to give up his nuclear arsenal. Trump arrived on Air Force One after flying half way around the world from Washington, while Kim arrived earlier, following a two-and-a-half-day train journey from Pyongyang.

After Kim, Trump arrives in Hanoi for summit talks

Vietnam is preparing for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to arrive by train for his summit in Hanoi next week with President Donald Trump, two sources with direct knowledge of security and logistics planning told Reuters on Wednesday.

North Korea's Kim to travel to Vietnam for Trump summit by train, could take him over 2 days to get there

Trump to meet Kim Jong-un in Hanoi

Le Thi Thu Hang, a spokeswoman at the Vietnam Foreign Ministry, said negotiations on the Code of Conduct had made some progress recently.

Tough South China Sea talks ahead as Vietnam seeks to curb China's actions

Some are hoping the event will breathe life into Vietnam's movie industry, still in its infancy and mostly unknown, even on home soil

Vietnam: Stars hit red carpet at the Hanoi film festival

The clean energy innovation on the floating village about 5 km from Hanoi's central business district is the brainchild of Le Vu Cuong

Plastic buckets, broken printers shine light on Hanoi's poor

The elections created a buzz due to attempts of 100 ordinary people to run as independent candidates;11 got in despite strict vetting

Vietnam communists tighten their grip after election victory

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