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A king cobra (file pic)

Man arrested with car full of snakes

Vietnamese police say they have seized 53 king cobras from a car in Hanoi and arrested the driver.

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Duncan Island in the Paracel group (Wikipedia file)

China opening disputed islands

China says it is opening up a disputed island chain to tourism in another step in its battle to stake its claim on the territory.

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China says flares didn't hit boats

China said its navy fired flares at Vietnamese fishing boats but denied Hanoi's claim that a vessel was damaged.

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China fired flare at fishermen - Vietnam

Vietnam has accused a Chinese vessel of firing a flare on a Vietnamese fishing boat.

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Vietnam to participate in UN missions

Vietnam has said it will begin participating in UN peacekeeping operations from early next year.

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Vietnamese in Hanoi protest against China's claim to disputed islands in the South China Sea (Reuters file)

ASEAN wants SChina Sea talks

Southeast Asian leaders want China to start formal talks "as soon as possible" to prevent an outbreak of violence in disputed South China Sea territories.

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Zingme is similar to Facebook

US relies on pirate site to network

Washington is a vocal proponent of intellectual property rights, and a site like Zing would be shut down in the United States.

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The mangrove terrapin was handed over to Cambodian authorities in a ceremony in southern Ho Chi Minh City on Friday (Photo: AAP)

Vietnam returns endangered turtle to Cambodia

A critically endangered turtle that somehow made it to Vietnam decades ago has been returned to its original home: Cambodia.

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Julie Ferne suffered fatal head injuries after falling down a staircase while holding grandson Carter Preston

Baby on mend after Vietnam fall

A baby boy is on the mend after being critically injured in a fall in Vietnam which killed his New Zealand grandmother.

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Julie Ferne and Carter Preston

Kiwi woman dies after fall in Vietnam

A New Zealand woman has died after an accident in Vietnam which has left her newborn grandson in a critical condition.

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Flooded streets in Vietnam's capital Hanoi (Reuters)

Vietnam typhoon kills 27

At least 27 people have been killed as typhoon Kai-Tak swept across Northern provinces of Vietnam over the weekend, said government officials.

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Excavator is seen at ground-breaking ceremony of joint US-Vietnam Dioxin Cleaning Project  (Reuters)

US Agent Orange cleanup underway

The United States has begun cleaning up Agent Orange 50 years after it was first used in Vietnam.

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Letters from Vietnam finally make it home video

Four decades ago an American soldier wrote home, telling of the horrors he saw in Vietnam.

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Kim Phuc speaks to the media on the Gold Coast (AAP)

Iconic 'napalm girl' photo turns 40

A single photo communicated the horrors of the fighting in a way words could never describe, helping to end one of the most divisive conflicts in American history.

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US President Barack Obama (R) stands with his wife Michelle Obama (2nd R), Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shiseki (L) (Reuters)

Obama: Vietnam veterans under-appreciated video

Obama has paid tribute to the men and women who have died defending America, pointing to Vietnam veterans as an under-appreciated and sometimes maligned group of war heroes who remained true to their nation despite an unwelcome homecoming.

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Water buffalo are normally a docile species (Reuters file)

Rampaging buffalo injures 10

A water buffalo injured 10 people in central Vietnam while rampaging down crowded streets, across a river and through a house before being gunned down at a kindergarten, an official said.

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Nguyen Manh Phan tries to get the driver to stop

Fleeing bus driver takes cop on wild ride

A Vietnamese traffic cop clung to the windshield wipers of a moving bus for nearly a kilometre.

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Vietnam has accused China of violating its sovereignty in the South China Seas (Reuters)

Vietnam accuses China of violating sovereignty

Vietnam has accused China of violating its sovereignty in the latest spat between the communist neighbours over disputed islands in the South China Sea.

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Five sentenced to death for drug trafficking

A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced five people to death for heroin trafficking.

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Vietnam jails Buddhist activist

Vietnam has sentenced a Buddhist activist to five years in prison for distributing anti-government leaflets and CDs.

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