# Vietnam

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# Rare

Tests show twins have different fathers after husband became suspicious one looked different

One of the twins has thick, wavy hair while the other has thin, straight hair.

66.2k

Mar 12th 2016, 7:45 AM

# city of ghosts

The Vietnamese town where the dead live more comfortably than the living

In the so-called City of Ghosts, an influx of foreign cash has triggered something of a competitive tomb building spree.

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Feb 27th 2016, 8:45 AM

# Tragedy

British tourists killed in Vietnam were 'sucked down by waterfall'

Aid workers recovered the bodies of the three tourists yesterday.

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Feb 27th 2016, 7:22 AM

# RIP

Three British tourists found dead after climbing waterfalls in Vietnam

It is not yet known how they died.

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Feb 26th 2016, 3:45 PM

# not even close

Irish Water have been sending a Wexford couple's bills... to Vietnam

Could it be the fault of the new postcodes?

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Nov 16th 2015, 10:52 PM

# Stunning

An Irishman went around Vietnam 40 years after the war - and took some incredible photographs

Ian Thuillier spent three months travelling around the country earlier this year.

31.9k

Sep 19th 2015, 8:30 PM

# Trafficking

From Vietnam to Mountjoy: Shackled by debt, trafficked and trapped in an Irish growhouse

Q’s story is terrifying and heartbreaking, as well as a look at the failure of global laws.

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Sep 7th 2015, 6:05 AM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

A shooting in Dublin, Labour’s popularity and war veterans had everyone talking today.

14.5k

Aug 15th 2015, 8:27 PM

# On this Day

There's a campaign to have a US military ship named after an Irishman from Ballyhaunis

On this day in 1966, Gallagher threw himself on top of a grenade in order to save his comrades.

25.4k

Jul 18th 2015, 2:53 PM

# documentary

From Irish orphanage to saving lives in Vietnam: The inspirational Christina Noble

A new movie explores Noble’s life, and how she has helped thousands of children. It airs tomorrow night on RTÉ One.

44.9k

Jun 7th 2015, 7:30 PM

# Essex

Two pregnant women found among 68 trafficked in containers

The four men driving the vehicles have been arrested on suspicion of breaking immigration laws.

8.3k

Jun 5th 2015, 12:46 PM

# Vietnam

This drone footage from the world's largest cave is just stunning

Sit back and enjoy.

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Mar 17th 2015, 6:30 PM

# Human Trafficking

Two men freed after cannabis arrest, saying they had been trafficked into Ireland

The judge found that the gardaí investigating the case were also investigating the claims that they had been trafficked.

8.0k

Mar 11th 2015, 5:41 PM

# sucker

Woman finds three-inch leech living up her nose

She nicknamed him ‘Mr Curly’.

4.9k

Oct 13th 2014, 10:35 AM

# Collision Course

So what happens when you leave an intern in charge of a busy airport runway?

You might end up with two planes almost colliding, which is what happened last month in Vietnam.

24.3k

Jul 15th 2014, 9:40 AM

# grounded

Crew suspended after plane lands at wrong airport

The plane landed at an airport 130km away from where it was supposed to be.

31.8k

Jun 24th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Zebra crossing

Think your morning commute is bad? Crossing the road in Vietnam is utter madness

We’ll just stay at home forever, thanks.

3.9k

May 22nd 2014, 7:57 AM

# Chaos

3,000 evacuated from Vietnam after wave of anti-Chinese violence

The violence was triggered by Beijing’s deployment of an oil rig in contested South China Sea waters.

6.7k

May 18th 2014, 7:18 AM

# family reunion

Facebook post reunites Vietnam war veteran with the son he left behind

The power of social media, proved once more.

6.4k

Apr 28th 2014, 4:05 PM

# hope fading

Oil slick not from missing Malaysia jet

Investigators say they are chasing ‘every angle’ on the jet that went missing two days ago.

29.3k

Mar 10th 2014, 11:22 AM

# Found

Possible debris from vanished Malaysia Airlines found in the sea off Vietnam

This is the first time authorities have given any positive indication that traces of the Boeing 777 have been found.

44.6k

Mar 9th 2014, 8:07 PM

# Vietnam

Vietnam police investigate riot at Samsung factory

Thirteen people have been injured in the incident, four critically.

9.0k

Jan 10th 2014, 7:45 AM

# what you're reading

Here are the 10 most read stories on TheJournal.ie this year

Boston bombings, slavery in London, and Peggy Mangan – these are the stories you read this year.

21.2k

Dec 25th 2013, 9:45 AM

# sitdown sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

13.6k

Nov 17th 2013, 10:00 AM

# Typhoon

Typhoon death toll could reach 10,000 in one city alone

Several hundred people have been confirmed dead in the Philippines, but that could rise dramatically as more cities report in.

15.2k

Nov 10th 2013, 8:18 AM

# RIP

Vietnam hero General Vo Nguyen Giap dies, aged 102

He is survived by Dang Bich Ha, his wife since 1949, and four children.

9.2k

Oct 4th 2013, 8:33 PM

# Treehouse

Father and son found after 40 years living in Vietnamese forest

Ho Van Thanh, 82, and his son, Ho Van Lang, 42, emerged bedraggled from the remote mountainous region in an emaciated condition, wearing loincloths made from tree bark.

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Aug 10th 2013, 3:25 PM

# Vietnam

Clumsy crane operator knocks out electricity in a third of Vietnam

An operator knocked down a tree – which cut the main high-voltage line between the north and south of the country.

16.5k

May 23rd 2013, 10:04 PM

# Sweatshops

Fast fashion, fair wage: What Vietnam can teach Bangladesh

Vietnam – working on improving technology, conditions and pay – is proving more attractive to brands who want to protect their consumer reputation.

12.4k

May 5th 2013, 9:15 AM

# Found Alive

Vietnam documentary maker stands by film about 'left behind' soldier

After days of online controversy, Michael Jorgensen says his documentary Unclaimed has found a Vietnam vet who was left behind after the war.

11.1k

May 4th 2013, 8:45 AM

# evening fix

The Evening Fix... now with added Barack Obama playing Daniel Day-Lewis

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.

8.2k

Apr 28th 2013, 8:00 PM

# Lost

This US soldier 'found alive' in Vietnam 44 years after being left behind

Filmmaker says John Robertson, now 76, can no longer speak English, remember his birthday or the names of his American children.

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Apr 28th 2013, 12:00 PM

# Vietnam

US noted Ireland's 'tendency to identify with North Vietnamese' in 1973

In a confidential wire leaked by Wikileak, then US Ambassador to Ireland John DJ Moore spoke about the country’s reluctance to take a lead role in the European Community.

16.9k

Apr 18th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Winter Soldier

Rare screening of Vietnam war documentary in Dublin

Winter Soldier will have three screenings at the IFI this weekend.

4.8k

Jan 31st 2013, 7:05 AM

# sitdown sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

10.1k

Jan 27th 2013, 10:29 AM

# Irish Aid

Here's how Ireland distributed €159m among nine countries last year

The amount was 12 per cent less than the nearly €180 million given to countries including Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Timor Leste and Vietnam in 2011.

10.7k

Jan 19th 2013, 3:56 PM