HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The Olympic torch was paraded through the streets of Vietnam's largest city Tuesday on the final leg of an international tour that has been dogged by protests against …

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Very green irrigated fields around Salavan - just starting to turn yellow. Already people are starting to harvest dry season rice in some places, just before the start of the rainy season. As you can see by the picture

News ) - The Olympic torch was paraded through the streets of Vietnam's largest city Tuesday on the final leg of an international tour that has been dogged by protests against China.Hundreds of flag-w…

Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein arrived in Thailand Tuesday for a three-day visit that is to include a home-cooked meal by his Thai counterpart.

Vietnam tightened security and detained several people Tuesday, witnesses said, ahead of the final international leg of an Olympic torch relay that has been dogged by protests against

Cambodia is seeking to become one of the world's leading rice exporters, with the country's agriculture minister Chan Sarun saying he hopes to produce enough rice to export some 8 million tonnes annua…

guardian.co.uk on Tuesday April 29 2008. It was last updated at 11:30 on April 29 2008. Seven anti-China protesters were arrested in Vietnam today ahead of the latest leg of the Olympic torch relay in…

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnam announced Monday it would stop processing new adoption applications from U.S. citizens from July on, after allegations of baby-selling, corruption and fraud. …