Truong My Lan’s life could still be spared if she pays back three-quarters of the assets she embezzled.
Pham Nhat Vuong’s Xanh SM has big ambitions, but critics question its growth potential in fiercely competitive market.
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Al Jazeera looks back at the most devastating period in Laos’s history, when the US waged a years-long ‘Secret War’.
Confrontations in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines continue despite efforts to manage disputes.
Tigers at resort in Dong Nai province died after being fed sick chicken, additional deaths reported in other locations.
As part of major state anticorruption drive, she was convicted in April for her role in a $12.5bn financial fraud case.
UN’s children’s agency says there’s an urgent need for access to clean water, sanitation as Red Cross mobilises relief.
The strongest storm to hit Asia this year has killed hundreds with floodwaters inundating cities and displacing people.
Vietnam govt estimates 179 killed and 145 missing as water level in the Red River in the capital reaches a 20-year-high.
Fifty-four people are still missing, authorities say, as typhoon threatens to bring destruction to the capital Hanoi.
Torrential rains have caused havoc, landslides and a bridge collapse, and swept a bus into a torrent.
Super Typhoon Yagi has made landfall in northern Vietnam, killing more than a dozen people and causing damage.
One of the most powerful typhoons to hit Vietnam in a decade ripped roofs off buildings, sank boats and caused flooding.
Meteorological agency describes storm as ‘one of the most powerful’ in a decade.
