US President Barack Obama lifted a decades-old arms export embargo for Vietnam during his first visit to the communist country today, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner even as he pushes for better human rights from the one-party state.

GoHop has seven nights in Vietnam with visits to Hanoi, Halong Bay and Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam is dropping visa requirements for tourists from five European countries to boost its slumping tourism industry.

He stands in the northbound lane of Vietnam’s Highway 1, traffic swirling around him, horns honking.

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A skydiving gecko and a fish that mates head-to- head are among hundreds of new species found by scientists in the Greater Mekong region.

People in Vietnam have been urged to stop protesting against China’s deployment of an oil rig in a disputed section of the South China Sea following deadly riots earlier this week.

Eleven people in the US, the UK and Vietnam have been arrested and accused of running a $200m (€153m) worldwide credit card fraud ring, US and UK law enforcement officials said last night.

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A crowded night bus has plunged off a bridge into a river in central Vietnam, killing 34 passengers and injuring 21 others in one of the country’s deadliest road accidents.

A bus plunged into a river bank in central Vietnam, killing 34 people and injuring 21 others in one of the country’s deadliest road accidents.

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A 29-YEAR-OLD Corkman was critically injured in the early hours of Sunday morning in a bus crash in southeastern Cambodia.

After nearly five decades of singing about a war that continues to haunt a generation of Americans, legendary performer Bob Dylan is finally getting his chance to see Vietnam at peace.

COUNTER-CULTURE legend Bob Dylan made his long-awaited China debut yesterday after finally getting approval to bring his charged songs of protest and struggle to a nation where dissent is muzzled.

American singer Bob Dylan, who became famous for his anti-war songs during the Vietnam War, is perform in the Communist country for the first time.

A mass grave was found containing the remains of 47 communist commandos killed during the Vietnam War, an official said today.

FROM Sydney to Pyongyang, fireworks, lion dances and prayers for good fortune ushered in the Year of the Tiger yesterday as a cold snap across China failed to dampen celebrations.

Vietnam has announced it will build its first two nuclear power plants, costing $11bn (€7.3bn) to meet booming demand.

A worker was killed and another injured in a tiger attack in a zoo in southern Vietnam.

DUBLIN is still one of the most expensive places in the world to have an office, just clinching a spot in the global top 10.

Flooding killed at least 11 people in Vietnam’s southern and central regions, submerged thousands of homes in its largest city and stranded air and railway passengers, officials said today.

Paedophile rock star Gary Glitter was said to be in “a good mood” today as he laughed and chatted with immigration officials who are trying to persuade him on to a flight back to the UK.

Paedophile rock star Gary Glitter was in limbo today after he failed to board a second flight to the UK following his release from a Vietnamese prison.

Shamed rock star Gary Glitter was in limbo today after refusing to board a flight to the UK following his release from a Vietnamese prison.

Paedophile singer Gary Glitter was on his way back to Britain today after finishing a prison sentence in Vietnam for abusing children.

Disgraced glam rocker Gary Glitter will be deported back to the UK after being released from prison in Vietnam next week.

Vietnam’s prime minister has warned that rice speculators face severe punishment after rocketing prices of the grain in recent days led to panic buying.

At least 34 workers were killed and dozens of others trapped or injured today when a bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed, officials said.

A bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed today, killing at least 12 workers and leaving dozens more missing or injured, officials said.

US actress Angelina Jolie’s son Pax Thien now has the Jolie-Pitt family name.

A court in Vietnam sentenced two human rights lawyers to up to five years in prison today, bringing to five the number of activists convicted this week in the country’s latest crackdown on dissent.

Angelina Jolie has filed legal papers to change the name of her newly adopted son to Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt.

Actress Angelina Jolie and her newly-adopted three-year-old son left Vietnam in a private jet today en route to the boy’s new home in the United States.

Angelina Jolie arrived in Hanoi today to complete the procedures necessary to take her adopted Vietnamese son to his new home in the United States.

HOLLYWOOD star Angelina Jolie says she is sorry her adoption of a Vietnamese boy has put him in the global spotlight but yesterday she managed to stay a step ahead of the media crowd.

SHE is a Hollywood idol, he is a three-year-old boy abandoned after birth, but their lives joined yesterday when Angelina Jolie adopted the tearful Vietnamese into the family she has formed with Brad Pitt.

Actress Angelina Jolie has picked up the three-year-old Vietnamese boy she plans to adopt, but faces a few last procedural hurdles before she can take him home to the United States.

ANGELINA JOLIE arrived in Vietnam last night to adopt a three-year-old boy, adoption officials said.

Angelina Jolie arrived in Vietnam today, where she plans to adopt a three-year-old boy.

US actress Angelina Jolie is expected to arrive in Vietnam later today to adopt a three-year-old boy, adoption officials said.