Vietnam
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Vietnam floods: streets of Hoi An submerged like canals of Venice – in pictures
Flooding that killed 10 people in central Vietnam this week turned streets in the historic town of Hoi An into…
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BBC journalist barred from leaving Vietnam and interrogated repeatedly
BBC ‘deeply concerned’ for journalist’s wellbeing after Vietnamese police withhold their ID card and passportV…
- Asia Pacific, Environment, Extreme weather, India, Philippines, South and Central Asia, Vietnam, World news
Weather tracker: Eight dead as Tropical Storm Fengshen hits Philippines
Tens of thousands evacuated amid significant damage from intense rainfall and storm surgeEight people have die…
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Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to at least 30 across Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines
Vietnamese authorities said the typhoon was the most devastating storm to hit the country this yearThe death t…
- Asia Pacific, China, Environment, Extreme weather, Hong Kong, Natural disasters, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, World news
Super Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong – video
Super Typhoon Ragasa has caused widespread flooding and damaged roads in Hong Kong, which resumed internationa…
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Weakened Super Typhoon Ragasa heads towards Vietnam after battering China and Hong Kong
Huge clear-up efforts start after storm leaves trail of destruction, with 25 reported dead in Taiwan and the P…
- Asia Pacific, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, South China Sea, Taiwan, US news, Vietnam, World news
US warships patrol South China Sea after two Chinese ships collide
USS Higgins and USS Cincinnati sailed near Scarborough Shoal after Chinese tried to drive away Philippine vess…
- Asia Pacific, Business, Donald Trump, Environment, Farming, Global development, Golf, Sport, Tariffs, Trump tariffs, US news, US politics, Vietnam, World news
Farmers displaced by $1.5bn Trump golf course reportedly being offered rice and cash
White House denies suggestions resort in Vietnam presents conflict of interest amid row over compensation rate…
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Tourist boat capsizes in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, killing at least 30 – video
A tourist boat capsized during a thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, killing at least 30 people and…
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At least 38 dead after tourist boat capsizes in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam
Rescue workers save 12 people with seven still missing after vessel overturns during sudden thunderstormA tour…
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South Sudan says eight deportees from the US are under government care
Deportees include two people from Myanmar, two from Cuba, and one each from Vietnam, Laos and MexicoWar-torn S…
- Asia Pacific, Donald Trump, Global economy, International trade, Tariffs, US foreign policy, Vietnam
Is Trump tariff deal really a win for Vietnam – or a way of punishing China?
US exports account for third of Vietnam’s GDP and 40% tariff on so-called transshipments – products with Chine…
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Vietnam scraps two-child policy as it tackles falling birthrate
Authorities seek to increase number of births amid fear ageing society could threaten economic growth plansVie…
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Hanoi bans The Economist’s issue featuring Vietnam’s leader on its cover, reports say
Media quoted unnamed distributors who said they could not obtain copies of the magazine or that it had been ba…
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Emmanuel Macron says video of wife pushing him shows them ‘joking around’
French president denies quarrelling with Brigitte Macron after footage is seized on by Russia and far-right ac…