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Record Vietnam floods kill 10, turn streets into canals
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» HANOI — Major flooding that killed 10 people in central Vietnam this week also turned streets in Hoi An into canals on Thursday after a major river reached a 60-year high, authorities said.
Made in Vietnam: Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» HANOI — Since the United States accused Vietnam of being a hub for counterfeit goods, Tran Le Chi has found it increasingly hard to track down her favourite fake Chanel T-shirts, Gucci sunglasses and Louis Vuitton handbags.
Typhoon Noru tears across Vietnam, Laos
AFP, Published on 28/09/2022
» Typhoon Noru tore roofs from homes and caused power outages across central Vietnam Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of people taking refuge after the storm claimed at least 10 lives in the Philippines.
Rice fields and Rihanna: the Vietnamese couturier with a celeb clientele
AFP, Published on 22/12/2021
» HO CHI MINH CITY: When billionaire singer Rihanna posed for an ad campaign by luxury shoemaker Manolo Blahnik, she also made a star out of the little-known Vietnamese designer who made the oversized white shirt she posed in.
Rights groups condemn 10-year jail term for Vietnam blogger
AFP, Published on 10/03/2020
» HANOI: The jailing of a Vietnamese blogger for 10 years was condemned by rights groups Tuesday as "unacceptable" and an attack on free speech.
Jakarta: Boeing design flaw a factor in Lion Air crash
AFP, Published on 25/10/2019
» JAKARTA: A design flaw, inadequate pilot training and poor flight crew performance contributed to a Boeing jet crashing in Indonesia last year, killing all 189 people on board, investigators said Friday.
Top N.Korean plans summit with Trump on White House visit
AFP, Published on 19/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - A top North Korean general on Friday met President Donald Trump at the White House to prepare a fresh summit, a sign of progress in reaching a denuclearization deal that could end decades of hostility.
Mattis to visit toxic Agent Orange site in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 17/10/2018
» HO CHI MINH CITY - The toxic legacy of the Vietnam War will come under the spotlight again Wednesday when US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visits a former storage site for Agent Orange, which is blamed for birth defects and cancers among a million Vietnamese.
Time now the enemy in battle to find missing GIs in jungles of Vietnam
AFP, Published on 27/04/2018
» HANOI - When Tycoria Johnson told her family she was going to Vietnam to help recover the remains of an American killed there during the war, her mother was proud -- but anxious.
Ride-hailing apps run Indonesian tuk-tuks off road
AFP, Published on 25/03/2018
» JAKARTA: Auto-rickshaw driver Zainuddin used to make decent money navigating Jakarta's congested roads and narrow alleyways.