Vietnam

In a rare case, the federal government intervenes to end the visa turmoil of people who own a Vietnamese restaurant in Tasmania, with the family planning to celebrate by doing what "brings us joy" — cook and serve food.

Here are 10 questions to help you understand the diversity, traditions, foods, and significance of the Year of the Dragon — and how to greet people celebrating the Lunar New Year.

The government of South-East Asia's largest auto market is determined to increase domestic EV use and at the same time become a leading zero-emissions vehicle maker.

Human Rights Watch warns of an authoritarian slide across the region in its latest annual world report. Still, there were several milestones in 2023, particularly across LGBT rights and same-sex marriage.

Bear bile was once believed to treat everything from hangovers to cancer, but extraction of the product means some bears are still being hunted and caged.

The extraction of bear bile involves animals being hunted and caged in farms across Asia, despite the fact the trade in these products is illegal almost everywhere – including Australia. But there is an end in sight.

Sixteen-year-old Lachlan Cook died in Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital in 2019 after an emergency flight home from the Kilvington Grammar School trip.

The former US secretary of state once described himself as "drawn into the vortex" of the Vietnam War. In reality, his role in the conflict was more controversial. 

Disappearing Cantonese dialects and centuries-old Vietnamese instruments feature alongside bilingual K-rap and punk Malaysian street art in a program that champions freedom of expression.

Plenty of people squirm at the thought of eating tripe or liver. But some Australians are turning to it as a more ethical and nutritious way to eat meat.

A Vietnamese court has jailed Hoang Thi Minh Hong, the director of an environmental advocacy group, for tax evasion but Human Rights Watch is accusing local authorities of weaponising laws to target activists.

Former Australian police officer Stephen Carmody is working with an anti-wildlife crime group to fight pangolin trafficking. And he's helping catch some big targets.

The building's small balconies were surrounded by iron, with the apartment block having only a single exit — and no emergency ladder on the outside.

International K-pop star Lisa Manobal has come under fire from some Chinese fans on social media after it was announced the Blackpink singer would dance at the Crazy Horse cabaret club in Paris.

Vietnam elevates the US to the strategic South-East Asian nation's highest diplomatic status after US President Joe Biden arrives in Hanoi to an honour guard and school children waving American flags.

China's neighbours have "resolutely rejected" the map in what is the latest dispute in a long-running conflict over the South China Sea. 

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Smith SG MC, the most esteemed commander of Australia's bloodiest battle of the Vietnam War, has died in his Buderim home on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.  

Barry Vassella's anxiety emerged with the sudden force of a gunshot, overwhelmed by a memory he could not yet decipher, and sparked simply by a log on the ground at a golf course.

Satellite photos of construction on Triton Island, one of the major islands in the Paracel group that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, causes speculation a new airstrip is in the works, but analysts say it may be too early to tell. 

Dot Angell worked as a civilian nurse in the Vietnam War. She and other civilians suffered similar mental and physical health problems to returned soldiers and an even longer battle to have their efforts recognised.   

As Australia prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of our withdrawal from Vietnam, actor Kate Mulvany opens up about the toll the war took on her veteran father and her and the unanswered questions about Agent Orange.

The country could be the latest to ban the film saying it promotes "Western deviances", an Algerian publication has reported. 

Football fanatics from diverse backgrounds have found inspiration in Matildas players — including Mary Fowler and Sam Kerr, who are "rewriting the possibilities" for women of colour in sport.

Kuwait bans the blockbuster film, with Lebanon poised to do the same, saying the film contradicts religious values. 

Australian man Chau Van Kham was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving four years of a 12-year sentence on terrorism charges this month. His lawyer, Dan Phuong Nguyen, has an incredible survival story of her own.