TRAN VAN MINH

Associated Press
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Vietnam says China is holding 21 fishermen

China is holding 21 Vietnamese fishermen on a disputed island in the South China Sea, officials said.

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Vietnam man next to crying child opens plane door

A mom with a screaming child wanted a quick getaway from a plane on the tarmac in Vietnam and asked for help. The man next to her obliged by opening the emergency exit and triggering the escape slide.

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Bus, truck collide in central Vietnam, killing 10

Police say 10 people were killed and 19 others injured when a truck collided with a bus in central Vietnam.

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Rescuers work to net Vietnam's 'sacred' turtle

Thousands of Vietnamese jostled and climbed trees around a lake in the capital Tuesday hoping to see a rare giant turtle considered sacred by many but in desperate need of medical attention.

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Vietnam hikes fuel prices by up to 24 percent

Vietnam raised fuel prices by up to 24 percent, adding to soaring inflation and causing gridlock in the capital Hanoi as motorists scrambled to fill their tanks before the hike took effect.

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Vietnam devalues currency by 8.5 percent

Vietnam devalued its currency Friday by 8.5 percent as the Communist-ruled country grapples with double-digit inflation and a widening trade deficit.

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9 friends die in Vietnam at New Year party

Vietnamese police say nine friends died during a lunar New Year party after they started a car parked inside a house to play music following an electricity outage.

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Vietnam reporter set on fire, badly burned

A Vietnamese journalist says one of her colleagues has suffered severe burns after an intruder broke into his house, doused him with chemicals and set him on fire while he was sleeping.

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'Virginity test' helps free 3 in Vietnam rape case

An acupuncturist who claims she can detect a man's virginity based on a small dot on the ear has become a minor celebrity in Vietnam, where she is credited with helping to free three convicted rapists from prison.

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No guy-in-a-bar iPhone story in Vietnam

This time it's not a crazy story about a guy who left a phone in a Silicon Valley bar. The latest clamor over a possible next-generation iPhone prototype has erupted in an unlikely place — Vietnam.

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Rare rhino shot, horn chopped, in Vietnam preserve

A Javan rhino, one of the world's rarest large mammals, has been found shot dead with its horn chopped off in a national park in southern Vietnam, a suspected victim of poachers, conservationists said Monday.

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Vietnam discovers elephant tusks from Kenya

Authorities in the northern port city of Haiphong have discovered nearly two tons of elephant tusks illegally imported from Kenya.

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Shooting rampage by Vietnam soldier leaves 5 dead

A Vietnamese soldier shot and killed four people and seriously injured five others before shooting himself dead, state media and witnesses reported Wednesday.

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Vietnamese Man Sets Himself on Fire

A Vietnamese man set himself on fire to protest the confiscation of the land where he lived that authorities said belonged to the government, police and state media reported Wednesday.

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Flooding From Vietnam Typhoon Kills 23

Floods and landslides triggered by a typhoon that struck Vietnam's central coast earlier this week have claimed 23 lives and left nine others missing, disaster officials said Saturday.

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