ukraine crowds protest over russia summit

Ukraine crowds protest over Russia summit

Some 5,000 Ukrainians rallied in Kiev on Sunday (Dec 8) warning President Volodymyr Zelensky to resist pressure from Russia's Vladimir Putin when the two men meet on Monday for talks on the conflict in Ukraine's east.
14 missing in deadly ukraine fire president

14 missing in deadly Ukraine fire: President

Fourteen people remain missing from a fire that claimed a student's life in Ukraine's southern port city of Odessa, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday (Dec 5).
another suspect charged for human trafficking in uk lorry incident

Another suspect charged for human trafficking in UK lorry incident

British police have charged a 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland with human trafficking as part of their inquiry into the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a container truck near London last month.
ageing japan bomb survivors back popes anti nukes call

Ageing Japan bomb survivors back pope's anti-nukes call

Kenji Hayashida thought about committing suicide in the years after an atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown of Nagasaki.
migrants found alive in refrigerated truck on dutch uk ferry

Migrants found alive in refrigerated truck on Dutch-UK ferry

A ferry crew found 25 migrants in a refrigerated container on a boat sailing from the Netherlands to Britain on Tuesday (Nov 19), emergency services said.
pm receives president of east asian community institute of japan

PM receives President of East Asian Community Institute of Japan

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received President of the East Asian Community Institute of Japan Hatoyama Yukio, who is former Prime Minister of Japan and former chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance.
eu embarrassed by incoming foreign policy chiefs twitter gaffe

EU embarrassed by incoming foreign policy chief's Twitter gaffe

The European Commission fielded questions on Friday (Nov 8) over a Twitter gaffe by its next foreign policy chief, current Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell, who posted a sensitive extradition-related document from UK authorities on his feed.
working session discusses citizen protection measures in lorry death case

Working session discusses citizen protection measures in lorry death case

A working session was held in Hanoi on November 8 to discuss citizen protection measures regarding the case of 39 victims found dead in a container truck in the UK on October 23.
victims in essex lorry incident thought to be vietnamese uk police infographics

Victims in Essex lorry incident thought to be Vietnamese: UK police (Infographics)

UK police said they believe all victims in the Essex lorry death case are Vietnamese, adding that they have identified some of the victims.
lorry tragedy in uk highlighted at governments regular meeting

Lorry tragedy in UK highlighted at Government’s regular meeting

The Vietnamese Government is working closely with the UK authorities to identify the victims of the shocking October 23 lorry incident in Essex, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said on November 5.
vietnams officials likely to send first report on lorry deaths back today

Vietnam’s officials likely to send first report on lorry deaths back today

Two separate groups of public security and foreign affairs officials departed for the United Kingdom at the weekend, following news that all victims in the Essex lorry tragedy were believed to be Vietnamese.
deputy pm chairs meeting over essex lorry deaths

Deputy PM chairs meeting over Essex lorry deaths

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has required relevant ministries and agencies to continue coordinating closely with the UK to identify victims in the Essex lorry case, in order to release official information on the case.
uk brexit accord rules out trade deal with us trump

UK Brexit accord rules out trade deal with US: Trump

President Donald Trump on Thursday (Oct 31) criticised British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit divorce deal, saying it made it impossible to strike a future commercial agreement with the United States.
vietnam uk discuss coordination in identifying essex tragedy victims

Vietnam, UK discuss coordination in identifying Essex tragedy victims

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam and UK Home Secretary Priti Patel discussed coordination in identifying nationality of 39 people found dead in Essex, during their phone conversation on October 30.
deputy fm makes phone call to british official over lorry deaths

Deputy FM makes phone call to British official over lorry deaths

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has thanked the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and relevant agencies of the UK for their active support and sharing of information related to lorry deaths in Essex with Vietnam.