Vietnam

China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea

US accuses Beijing of ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea

9:33 pm November 4, 2019

Bangkok: Washington and Beijing traded tit-for-tat barbs over the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit in Bangkok Monday, with the US accusing the fellow superpower of intimidating claimants in the resource-rich waterway. China hit back with a veiled criticism of the US, accusing it of ratcheting up tensions in the waters, a key […]

PM Modi favours expansion of ties between India and ASEAN

4:12 pm November 3, 2019

Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday presented a brief blueprint for further expansion of India’s multi-sectoral engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), one of the most influential groupings for trade and investment globally. In his opening address at the India-ASEAN summit, the prime minister said enhancing surface, air and maritime connectivity […]

IndiGo becomes member of global airlines body IATA

7:37 pm October 30, 2019

New Delhi: Budget carrier IndiGo on Wednesday announced that it has become a member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) which represents around 290 airlines across the world, comprising 82 per cent of global air traffic. The announcement came after IndiGo’s expansion of international flight operations this year wherein it connected India with countries such […]

Flights and fake passports: The ‘VIP packages’ enticing Vietnamese to UK

7:49 pm October 28, 2019

Nghe An (Vietnam): For up to USD 50,000, Vietnamese migrants can get the “VIP package” to Britain — flight, fake passport and even a lawyer — illegal, but billed as safer than cheaper overland routes by people smugglers who provide a menu of options for those trying to reach the UK. Details of well-oiled smuggling […]

4th suspect arrested as UK truck deaths case probe deepens

12:51 am October 26, 2019

London : A fourth person was arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a container truck in southeastern England, British police said Friday as the investigation into one of the country’s worst human smuggling cases geared up. Police said a 48-year-old man from Northern Ireland was arrested Friday […]