Vietnam asks Malaysia to free woman accused in Kim Jong Nam death

Vietnam has called on Malaysia to free a Vietnamese woman accused of the 2017 VX prison murder of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean leader’s half-brother.

The request came a day after a Malaysia court dropped the same charge against an Indonesia woman.

Foreign minister Pham Binh Binh in a telephone call to his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah, asked Malaysia to ensure a fair trial and free Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong.