Afghan govt holds talks with Taliban in Kabul on prisoner swap Afghan government representatives have met with the Taliban in Kabul for the first time to discuss a prisoner swap aimed at jump-starting a floundering peace process, officials said on Wednesday.

Đồng Nai to speed up capital disbursement, site clearance for Long Thành int'l airport project

Đồng Nai authorities plan to speed up capital disbursement, as well as site clearance, compensation and resettlement for affected households, so that construction of Long Thành International Airport can begin this year. 

Korean language education video series featuring BTS set for release this week The management agency of K-pop boy band BTS will this week launch a series of short video clips designed to provide Korean language education to non-Korean fans, the agency said Monday.

Growing bill to fix Britain's Big Ben The bill to repair London's iconic Big Ben clock tower has increased by millions of pounds after the discovery of World War II bomb damage, pollution and asbestos, Britain's parliament said on Thursday.

Trump confirms killing of AQAP chief in Yemen President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that the US had killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - days after the jihadist group claimed responsibility for a mass shooting at a US naval base.

Trees planted on former battleground The central province of Quảng Trị, in co-operation with PeaceTrees Việt Nam (PTVN), has planted trees on the river banks of Bến Hải in celebration of the 25th anniversary of US-Việt Nam diplomatic relations as part of PeaceTrees Việt Nam’s unexploded ordnance (UXO)-mission in the province.

Trump warns Iran against retaliation, threatens cultural sites US President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed "major retaliation" if Iran tries to avenge the killing of its key military commander Qasem Soleimani and doubled down on a threat to bomb Iranian cultural sites.

Unexploded bombs still around

Bombs and landmines caused great suffering during the war years. They continue to cause problems because many are still lying around without ever having exploded.

Clearing the country of bombs, bit by bit

There are an estimated 800,000 tonnes of unexploded bombs in Việt Nam, with 9,200 communes contaminated by ordnance, accounting for 21 per cent the country's area

US strikes in Somalia kill four militants The United States military said it killed four "terrorists" in airstrikes against the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia on Sunday, a day after the country's deadliest attack in two years.