Do Muoi, Former Vietnam Communist Party Chief, Dead at 101
HANOI — Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Do Muoi, a committed communist, has died at age 101.
The government said in...
String of Disasters Exacts Heavy Damage, Human Toll in Asia
BANGKOK — A recent string of natural disasters, the latest a deadly earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, have exacted a severe toll both in...
Burials Beginning in Indonesia as Rescue Need Grows Urgent
PALU, Indonesia — A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims was being prepared for hundreds of bodies in a hard-hit city Monday as...
People Line Streets of Hanoi to Mourn President Quang
Thousands of people lined the streets of Hanoi on Thursday to pay their last respects to Vietnam's late President Tran Dai Quang.
Indonesian Teen Rescued After 49 Days at Sea
An Indonesian teenager survived 49 days adrift at sea after his wooden fish trap slipped its moorings and ...
Vietnam Jails Activist For Anti-Government Facebook Posts
A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an activist to 27 months in prison for Facebook posts that judges say insulted the ruling Communist Party and government.
Cambodia Pardons Australian Filmmaker Convicted of Espionage
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has pardoned Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, who was sentenced last month to six years in jail on an espionage charge...
Malaysian Death Sentences Commuted for 3 Mexican Brothers
KUALA LUMPUR — The deaths sentences against three Mexican brothers convicted of drug trafficking in Malaysia have been commuted to prison terms, a lawyer...
Vietnamese President Quang Dies of Illness
HANOI — Official media say Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang has died at age 61 due to illness.
Indonesia Imposes Moratorium on New Palm Oil Plantations
JAKARTA — Indonesia's president has signed a moratorium on new palm oil development and ordered a review of existing plantations, an official said Thursday,...
