CPJ boldly distorts Vietnam’s press

CPJ boldly distorts Vietnam’s press

(VOVworld) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on February 14th released its annual report on global press freedom, which listed Vietnam among the world’s top 5 countries for jailing the...
45th anniversary of Tet Offensive

45th anniversary of Tet Offensive

(VOVworld) - 45 years ago, Vietnam launched an offensive that propelled the national revolution into a new period. To commemorate this occasion, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan or People’s Army...

Indonesia arrests 11 in terror strike plots

An Indonesian anti-terror squad arrested 11 militants who were plotting a series of strikes — including an attack against a U.S. embassy. The suspects, who are believed to belong to a local...
Controlling information on the Internet

Controlling information on the Internet

(VOVworld) - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court recently jailed bloggers under article 88 of the Criminal Code, after security agencies found websites containing propaganda that distorted Vietnamese Party and State...

Indonesian police arrest 10 terror suspects

An elite Indonesian anti-terror squad has arrested 10 Islamic militants and seized a dozen homemade bombs from a group suspected of planning suicide attacks against security forces and the government...
Libya arrests 50 after attack on US consulate

Libya arrests 50 after attack on US consulate

Libyan President Mohammed Magarief said on Sunday that about 50 people have been arrested in connection with the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi last week, which he said was planned by...

Arrest after China flight threat: state media

Police in southern China have arrested a man suspected of threatening to blow up a commercial jet, following a similar incident affecting a flight from Beijing. Police arrested Xiong Yi, 29, in Dongguan city...
China – Japan relations strained

China – Japan relations strained

Japanese activists have swum ashore and raised flags on an island claimed by both Japan and China, fanning an escalating territorial dispute between the two countries
Philippines arrests an Abu Sayyaf founder

Philippines arrests an Abu Sayyaf founder

Philippine authorities have arrested a founding member of Abu Sayyaf, the Al-Qaeda-linked group blamed for some of the worst terrorist attacks in the region. Ustadz Ahmadsali Asmad Badron, also known...
Japanese Embassy in Seoul attacked

Japanese Embassy in Seoul attacked

A small truck driven by a local man smashed into the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul on Monday morning, but no casualties were reported, said police. The policemen on guard...