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French colonial legacy fades as Vietnam fetes independence
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» HANOI - Crispy banh mi baguettes, grand colonial facades and chattering Francophone schoolchildren are lingering reminders of the French presence that once dominated Vietnam.
Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into force
AFP, Published on 25/12/2024
» Vietnam began enforcing new internet rules on Wednesday, requiring Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities, in what critics say is the latest attack on freedom of expression.
The winners at the 76th Cannes Film Festival
AFP, Published on 28/05/2023
» CANNES, France: The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival ended Saturday in the South of France with the awarding of its top prize, the Palme d'Or.
Vietnam parliament approves president's resignation
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» HANOI - Vietnam's rubber stamp National Assembly on Wednesday approved the resignation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, a day after he dramatically stepped down as part of an anti-corruption drive.
Vietnam factory workers laid off as West cuts imports
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Phan Thi Nhieu has spent a decade assembling shoes for worldwide brands such as Timberland and K-Swiss, but she is now among tens of thousands of Vietnamese factory workers laid off as Western consumers cut spending.
Vietnam arrests minister, mayor over Covid scandal
AFP, Published on 07/06/2022
» Vietnam's police have arrested the health minister and Hanoi mayor following accusations they were involved in a US$170 million coronavirus test-kit scandal, the public security ministry said Tuesday.
Vietnam's lockdown ensnares world's clothing giants
AFP, Published on 29/09/2021
» HANOI: From shoes and sweaters to car parts and coffee, Vietnam's strict and lengthy coronavirus lockdown has sparked product shortages among worldwide brands such as Nike and Gap which have grown increasingly dependent on the Southeast Asian nation's manufacturers.
Dragon dancers scale up ambitions in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 04/02/2021
» CAN THO (VIETNAM) - By day, Le Yen Quyen works as a pharmacist at her local health clinic in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. At night, she dances under the head of a lion on perilously high metal poles, practising her moves ahead of Lunar New Year festivities.
Ancient eye-popping martial art gains popularity in modern Vietnam
AFP, Published on 11/06/2020
» HANOI: In a sunny temple courtyard in Vietnam, Le Van Thang pushes an iron rod hard against his eye socket and tries to make it bend -- his dizzying strength honed through years of practising centuries-old martial art Thien Mon Dao.
Families of Vietnamese missing in UK stuck with crippling migrant loans
AFP, Published on 29/10/2019
» HA TINH, Vietham: They borrowed thousands of dollars to fund their children's illegal trips to Europe, and now the Vietnamese parents of missing migrants feared dead in Britain have no idea how to pay off the crippling loans.