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1 day, 14 hours ago

‘Historic achievement’: Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line opens

Thousands of selfie-taking Ho Chi Minh City residents crammed into train carriages on Sunday as the traffic-clogged business hub celebrated the opening of its first-ever metro line after years of delays. The metro “meets the growing travel needs of residents and contributes to reducing traffic congestion and environmental pollution”, the city’s deputy mayor Bui Xuan Cuong said. Back on the …

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3 days ago

Coast Guard personnel of India, Vietnam hold joint sea exercises

The Hindu

Vietnam Coast Guard ship CSB 8005 departed Kochi on Friday, after a visit that strengthened the partnership between the Vietnam Coast Guard and Indian Coast Guard. A key highlight was a comprehensive sea exercise code-named ‘Sahayog–Hop Tac’, conducted off the coast of Kochi. The exercise also included Visit Board Search and Seizure operations to inspect vessels suspected of illegal activities …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Arson at karaoke bar in Vietnam’s Hanoi kills 11, police say

Al Jazeera

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security says suspected perpetrator confessed to starting blaze after dispute with staff. A suspected arson attack at a cafe and karaoke bar in Vietnam’s Hanoi has killed 11 people and injured two others, police have said. Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday that it had arrested a man who confessed to starting the blaze …

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5 days, 9 hours ago

Vietnam to showcase locally made weapons at international arms fair, eyes military exports

Firstpost

Vietnam is a major importer of weapons, especially from Russia, having invested for years in its defence capabilities in an unstable region where it has clashed with China over boundaries in the South China Sea Russian-made S125-2TM anti-aircraft missiles are displayed at the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022, in Hanoi, Vietnam. File image/ Reuters Vietnam will showcase locally made weapons …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Riding the Trend of the Times with A Strong Sense of Responsibility

China Daily

The Great Hall of the People in Beijing. In the course of 2024, China and Brazil have announced joint efforts to build a China-Brazil community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet, demonstrating their sense of responsibility as two emerging countries; China and Serbia have launched efforts to build a China-Serbia community with …

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6 days, 2 hours ago

From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024

Associated Press

A world altered by climate change After heat records were smashed and a torrent of extreme weather events rocked countless countries in 2023, some climate scientists believed that the waning of the El Nino weather pattern could mean 2024 would be slightly cooler. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Residents collect drinking water …

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6 days, 14 hours ago

Coffee prices are higher than ever. Here's what it means for your cup

NPR

Coffee prices are higher than ever. Here's what it means for your cup toggle caption Pierre Andrieu/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Brian Phillips gets texts from coffee farmers in Brazil almost every day. "My friend Sergio texted me and was like, 'Hey, when you've got time for a call, we have to talk about next year,'" said Phillips, who sources beans …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Coffee prices haven't been this high in 47 years

NPR

Coffee prices haven't been this high in 47 years Coffee prices on the futures market hit a 47-year high last week. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: We don't want to alarm you coffee drinkers on this fine morning, but the price of coffee on the futures market broke a nearly 50-year record last week. And it doesn't help that this week, one …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Autoridades: Dos policías vietnamitas agredieron sexualmente a dos mujeres en Nueva Zelanda

Associated Press

WELLINGTON, Nueva Zelanda — Las autoridades de Nueva Zelanda no tienen “ninguna duda” de que dos funcionarios vietnamitas agredieron sexualmente a dos jóvenes camareras en un restaurante durante una visita al país, pero no pudieron acusar a los hombres antes de que regresaran a Vietnam, informó la policía el jueves. Una de las mujeres dijo que fueron atacadas en un …

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1 week, 4 days ago

How a Navy sailor fell off his ship — then became a Vietnam POW hero

The Independent

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1 week, 5 days ago

Body believed to be that of missing Vietnam veteran found in outback WA

ABC

West Australian police have found a body they believe is that of a missing Vietnam veteran. Police said they found a body and the ute bogged on the edge of a salt lake about 55 kilometres north-east of Norseman. "He wasn’t anywhere near any tracks," cousin Bill Kosonen said. "He’d driven right to the edge of Lake Cowan and got …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Dubai visa rejected? Try these 5 vacay destinations on the same budget

Hindustan Times

Indians planning to visit Dubai may just have their travel dreams squashed because of mass visa rejections. Located between Java and Lombok, Bali is known for its captivating verdant sceneries, rich cultural heritage, friendly locals, beautiful beaches, crystal clear lakes, active volcanoes, stunning temples, and abundant wildlife. With a land of staggering natural beauty, one of the best coffees, rich …

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1 week, 6 days ago

How a Navy sailor fell off his ship — then became a Vietnam POW hero

The Independent

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

EV maker VinFast to build second production plant in Vietnam

Live Mint

HANOI, Dec 8 - Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast on Sunday announced a plan to build its second domestic production plant that will double its output capacity, saying it is needed to meet increased demand for its small and mid-sized models. VinFast said the new facility is expected to produce 300,000 units annually in its initial phase, the same capacity …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

How Environmental Changes, Urbanisation, and Salinisation Destroyed Vietnam's Mekong Delta

The Hindu

Published : Dec 07, 2024 12:08 IST - 14 MINS READ The Mekong delta in Vietnam is a world in itself, where water and earth intertwine in a primeval dance, creating a region of incredible fecundity and profound beauty, a testament not only to nature’s bounty but also its relentlessness. And, as a 2017 paper in Environmental Research Letters showed, …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Truong My Lan: Vietnamese tycoon in a race to repay $9 billion to avoid execution

CNN

CNN — Property tycoon Truong My Lan was one of Vietnam’s richest businesswomen. She had been put on death row by a Ho Chi Minh City court in April for embezzling more than $12 billion – an amount equivalent to roughly 3% of Vietnam’s entire economy. Humble beginnings Born to a modest Sino-Vietnamese family in 1956, Lan started out selling …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Chinese online retailer Temu suspended in Vietnam

Associated Press

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has suspended the operations of Chinese online retailer Temu after it failed to meet a government deadline to register the company by the end of November. Temu said Thursday it was working with the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to register its e-commerce services and had submitted required …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Women in this Country Rent Boyfriends

Deccan Chronicle

In a society where young women have to face a lot of family pressure to get married, a growing trend of renting boyfriends has started in Vietnam. According to the South China Morning Post, this unconventional practice has become increasingly popular among women aiming to avoid the stigma of being single, particularly during family gatherings such as the Lunar New …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

India has seen limited success so far in capturing China Plus One strategy: NITI Aayog Report

Live Mint

New Delhi, December 4 : India has had limited success in capitalizing on the opportunities presented by the China Plus One strategy, according to a report by NITI Aayog. While the global trade landscape in 2024 has been significantly influenced by geopolitical developments, the NITI Aayog report noted that India has faced challenges in emerging as a preferred alternative to …

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If Trump starts a trade war with Mexico and Canada, where will Americans get all their stuff from?

CNN

New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump appears keen on launching a simultaneous trade war with America’s three biggest trade partners: Mexico, China and Canada. In Trump’s ideal world, these higher tariffs would directly boost domestic manufacturing, since US businesses would be able to avoid tariffs entirely. Cars With Mexico the top source of US motor vehicle imports, European nations …

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If Trump starts a trade war with Mexico and Canada, where will Americans get all their stuff from?

CNN

New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump appears keen on launching a simultaneous trade war with America’s three biggest trade partners: Mexico, China and Canada. In Trump’s ideal world, these higher tariffs would directly boost domestic manufacturing, since US businesses would be able to avoid tariffs entirely. Cars With Mexico the top source of US motor vehicle imports, European nations …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Vietnam court upholds death sentence for property tycoon

Raw Story

A Vietnamese court upheld the death penalty Tuesday for a property tycoon in a multibillion-dollar fraud case -- but said her life could still be spared if she paid back three quarters of the assets she embezzled. Property developer Truong My Lan, 68, was convicted this year of swindling money from Saigon Commercial Bank -- which prosecutors said she controlled …

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This Vietnamese Property Tycoon Is Facing Death Penalty For World's Biggest Bank Fraud — All About It

ABP News

A Vietnamese real estate tycoon is at the centre of the largest bank fraud in global history, facing a death sentence for embezzling billions of dollars. The Case That Shook Vietnam Truong, once the chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Group and one of Vietnam’s wealthiest figures, was convicted earlier this year for secretly controlling Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, the …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Vietnam court may commute tycoon’s death sentences if she repays $11 billion

Associated Press

HANOI, Vietnam — A court in Vietnam on Tuesday upheld the death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan but said it could be commuted to life if she reimburses some $11 billion, or three-fourths of what she defrauded in the country’s biggest financial crime. As chairperson of the Van Thinh Phat real estate firm, the court said she …

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‘Historic achievement’: Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line opens

Coast Guard personnel of India, Vietnam hold joint sea exercises

Arson at karaoke bar in Vietnam’s Hanoi kills 11, police say

Vietnam to showcase locally made weapons at international arms fair, eyes military exports

Riding the Trend of the Times with A Strong Sense of Responsibility

From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024

Coffee prices are higher than ever. Here's what it means for your cup

Coffee prices haven't been this high in 47 years

Autoridades: Dos policías vietnamitas agredieron sexualmente a dos mujeres en Nueva Zelanda

How a Navy sailor fell off his ship — then became a Vietnam POW hero

Body believed to be that of missing Vietnam veteran found in outback WA

Dubai visa rejected? Try these 5 vacay destinations on the same budget

How a Navy sailor fell off his ship — then became a Vietnam POW hero

EV maker VinFast to build second production plant in Vietnam

How Environmental Changes, Urbanisation, and Salinisation Destroyed Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Truong My Lan: Vietnamese tycoon in a race to repay $9 billion to avoid execution

Chinese online retailer Temu suspended in Vietnam

Women in this Country Rent Boyfriends

India has seen limited success so far in capturing China Plus One strategy: NITI Aayog Report

If Trump starts a trade war with Mexico and Canada, where will Americans get all their stuff from?

If Trump starts a trade war with Mexico and Canada, where will Americans get all their stuff from?

Vietnam court upholds death sentence for property tycoon

This Vietnamese Property Tycoon Is Facing Death Penalty For World's Biggest Bank Fraud — All About It

Vietnam court may commute tycoon’s death sentences if she repays $11 billion