Vietnam

The passing of Vietnam’s 80-year-old leader paves the way for a leadership contest at the 2026 National Party Congress Thousands of Vietnamese citizens gathered to bid a final farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most influential leader in years, ahead of his funeral and burial ceremonies. The 80-year-old leader passed away last week in a Hanoi hospital. Having led the Communist Party since 2011, Trong orchestrated a notable anticorruption campaign that impacted the

Full Autopsy Expected Within 24 Hours, as Cyanide Residue Found on Drinking Cups Thai police are investigating the deaths of six foreigners, believed to have been caused by cyanide poisoning, whose bodies were discovered in a luxury Bangkok hotel. Authorities reported on Wednesday that traces of the lethal substance were uncovered inside the room at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, where the victims were located a day earlier. Thaksin Released on Bail During Politically Sensitive Trials Businesses