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Typhoon Bualoi batters Vietnam coast, killing 11
AFP, Published on 29/09/2025
» HANOI - Typhoon Bualoi ripped roofs from buildings and uprooted electrical poles along Vietnam's coast, killing at least 11 people, local and national officials said on Monday.
China's durian imports plunge as stricter checks catch out traders
Published on 27/06/2025
» China's imports of fresh durians have fallen this year because of stricter sanitation checks at the border, according to people who follow the trade.
China's durian imports plunge as stricter checks catch out traders
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/06/2025
» HONG KONG - China's imports of fresh durians have fallen this year because of stricter sanitation checks at the border, according to people who follow the trade.
Behaviour shift key to ending plastic use
News, Published on 12/05/2025
» Southeast Asia is no stranger to the plastic crisis. Despite growing awareness and countless"reduce, reuse, recycle" campaigns, single-use plastic consumption remains stubbornly high.
Typhoon Yagi weakens after killing dozens in Vietnam, China, Philippines
Published on 08/09/2024
» HANOI - Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday after wreaking havoc in northern Vietnam, China's Hainan and the Philippines, claiming dozens of lives, according to preliminary reports.
Vietnam ousts deputy PM in ‘blazing furnace’ anti-graft campaign
Published on 26/08/2024
» Vietnam’s National Assembly dismissed another deputy prime minister for violating anti-corruption rules, continuing an anti-graft campaign spearheaded by the late Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Vietnam top official held over sand mining as sinkholes spread
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/12/2023
» HANOI - The head of a Vietnamese province was arrested by police for allegedly helping a company illegally mine sand, in part blamed for shoreline erosion and sinkholes across the Mekong Delta — the nation’s rice bowl.
Vietnam dismisses two ministers amid corruption probes
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.
Vietnam karaoke fire survivors recall terror
Published on 08/09/2022
» Survivors of a karaoke bar blaze in Vietnam spoke on Thursday of their terror as they tried to escape an inferno which killed 32 people and has raised questions about fire safety standards.
Death toll jumps to 23 in Vietnam karaoke bar fire
Published on 07/09/2022
» HANOI: The death toll from a fire at a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam has risen to 23, a local official said Wednesday.