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Endangered moon bears rescued

Endangered moon bears rescued

Three endangered moon bears were rescued from illegal trafficking and captivity in northern Vietnam's Dien Bien Province on Wednesday.
Covid drives frontline medical workers to exhaustion

Covid drives frontline medical workers to exhaustion

The photos of two frontline healthcare workers sleeping on a street in Covid-19 protective clothing after a night at work in Dien Bien Province has deeply moved people.
May 20, 2021 | 11:02 pm PT
Former cop among seven sentenced to death for drug trafficking

Former cop among seven sentenced to death for drug trafficking

A court in the northern province of Dien Bien on Friday sentenced seven people to death and three others to life imprisonment for trafficking over 52 kg of heroin.
August 22, 2020 | 12:00 am PT
Locust swarm from China ravages northern Vietnam bamboo forests, corn fields

Locust swarm from China ravages northern Vietnam bamboo forests, corn fields

A locust swarm from China has been destroying bamboo forests and corn fields in Dien Bien Province in northern Vietnam since last week.
July 24, 2020 | 05:46 pm PT
Five dead as flashfloods, landslides hit northern Vietnam

Five dead as flashfloods, landslides hit northern Vietnam

Heavy floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in northern Vietnam over the past three days have left five dead and over 10,300 houses damaged.
April 25, 2020 | 06:07 am PT
Bauhinia flowers cast a spell over northern mountainous region

Bauhinia flowers cast a spell over northern mountainous region

March is a nice time of year to visit the northwest of Vietnam when the beautiful Bauhinia season peaks, painting the region white.
March 5, 2020 | 10:28 pm PT
Six sentenced to death for murder of young woman

Six sentenced to death for murder of young woman

Six of nine people involved in kidnapping, raping and murdering 22 year-old Cao Thi My Duyen in northern Dien Bien Province were sentenced to death Sunday.
December 28, 2019 | 09:35 pm PT
Police catch two men with 72 kg of heroin in northern Vietnam

Police catch two men with 72 kg of heroin in northern Vietnam

Dien Bien police caught two men with 72.6 kg of heroin on Saturday, the biggest bust in several years in the mountainous province.
November 9, 2019 | 10:53 pm PT
Three women caught transporting, trading 26kg of heroin

Three women caught transporting, trading 26kg of heroin

Three members of a drug trafficking ring have been arrested in northern Vietnam, the anti-drug police department said Thursday.
September 20, 2019 | 12:58 am PT
Animal health, provincial officials differ on reasons for swine fever outbreak

Animal health, provincial officials differ on reasons for swine fever outbreak

The reasons cited by animal health officials for the African swine fever outbreak do not match local conditions, provincial authorities say.
March 15, 2019 | 07:59 pm PT
‘Unpredictable’ African swine fever spreads to two more Vietnamese provinces

‘Unpredictable’ African swine fever spreads to two more Vietnamese provinces

The incurable African swine fever has spread to the northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Dien Bien, bringing the total number of infected localities to nine.
March 7, 2019 | 03:30 am PT
Vietnam arrests 3 Thai nationals in $2.2 million drug bust

Vietnam arrests 3 Thai nationals in $2.2 million drug bust

The massive haul is the second in a week around the Laos border.
March 28, 2018 | 12:08 am PT
Perilous river crossing makes first day at school nerve-racking in northern Vietnam

Perilous river crossing makes first day at school nerve-racking in northern Vietnam

The image is a stark reminder of the massive gap in education opportunities and insufficient support for children. 
September 4, 2017 | 07:00 pm PT
School kids take on raging river to get to school in northern Vietnam

School kids take on raging river to get to school in northern Vietnam

Try swapping the school bus for a bamboo raft in the northern province of Dien Bien.
August 20, 2017 | 01:31 am PT
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