Visa exemption for foreigners to Phu Quoc takes effect
HANOI: A policy to grant a 30-day visa exemption for foreign passport holders visiting Phu Quoc Island off the coast…
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Second Chinese warship joins massive search for missing Malaysian jet
ABOARD JINGGANGSHAN: A second Chinese naval vessel cruised into position on Tuesday morning and joined the international massive hunt for…
Scant evidence of attack on lost Malaysia Airlines flight
Investigators in Malaysia are voicing skepticism that the airliner that disappeared early on Saturday with 239 people on board was…
Reporters flock to Vietnam’s Phu Quoc for missing plane case
HO CHI MINH CITY: Hordes of domestic and foreign reporters have flocked to Phu Quoc island district, the southern province…
Ukraine seeks US help after Putin talks tough
Russian president insists Crimea has the right to join his country KIEV: Ukraine sought urgent Western backing yesterday after Russian…
Powerful 6.9 quake strikes off California coast
LOS ANGELES: A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck late Sunday off the coast of northern California, the US Geological Survey said,…
China bird flu deaths reach 72 this year, says government
SHANGHAI: A total of 72 people died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in China in the first two months…
North Korean leader enjoys 100 pct ‘poll’ win
SEOUL: North Korea’s state media confirmed yesterday what was never in doubt — a 100 percent, no-abstention poll victory for…