HANOI, Vietnam (Viet Nam News) -- Fans are chomping at the bit to witness the clash between Vietnam and South Korea in the semifinals of the Asian Games 2018 on Wednesday.Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo hails from South Korea, and the match has been billed as a derby between two South Korean coaches.Vietnam enjoyed an historic 1-0 win against Syria in their quarterfinal on Monday, while South Korea beat Uzbekistan in a 4-3 thriller.After beating Uzbekistan and before the Vietnam game had been

VIENTIANE, Laos -- The government will work with the countries whose companies are stakeholders in the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project to investigate the cause of the collapse of the project’s saddle dam, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith announced yesterday.The 410-megawatt capacity hydro plant is a joint venture between SK Engineering and Construction and Korea Western Power of South Korea, Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding PCL of Thailand and Lao Holding State Enterprise of Laos

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean company director was hauled to court on Thursday (July 19) for allegedly supplying luxury items such as musical instruments, wines and perfumes to North Korea.Ng Kheng Wah, 55, is said to have engaged in a conspiracy with general wholesale trade company T Specialist International and two others - Sherly Muliawan and Li Ik - to commit the offences.There were no details on Muliawan and Li in court documents. The Friendship bridge connecting the North Korean town of Sinuij

North Korean Ambassador to Thailand Mun Song-mo says his country will “definitely win” any war with the United States if Washington does not drop its “plan to destroy us.” Calling US President Donald Trump a “mad man”, the envoy from Pyongyang told The Nation in an exclusive interview last Friday: “We now have the hydrogen bomb. If a war breaks out, we are ready to fight and we will surely win the war against the United States.”In the rare interview, the North Korean envoy, however, stressed: “W

BANGKOK (ANN) -- The Star's editor-in-chief Datuk Leanne Goh of Malaysia has been appointed the Asia News Network chairperson for the period 2017-2018. Datuk Leanne Goh, editor-in-chief of The StarThe appointment was made by the Executive Board of ANN, an alliance of 22 media from 21 countries over the weekend. She succeeds Zaffar Abbas, Editor of Dawn from Pakistan. Goh serves as a ANN Executive Board member and recently, received a lifetime achievement award in recognition of her leadership in