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Death toll from Iran approaches 2,600, rights group reports
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2026
» DUBAI/JERUSALEM — The death toll from unrest in Iran climbed to almost 2,600, a rights group said on Wednesday, as Tehran stepped up diplomatic contacts with US-allies in the region over a crisis that has drawn threats of intervention from President Donald Trump.
Cambodia to keep up crackdown on scam centres after arrest of alleged mastermind
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2026
» Cambodia's arrest of alleged scam centre kingpin Chen Zhi and his extradition to China was "not the end" of the Southeast Asian nation's battle to stamp out trans-border crimes, its foreign minister said.
World reaction to US action against Venezuela
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2026
» World leaders' reactions to Saturday's US attack on Venezuela.
Vietnam set to make it harder for media to protect sources, to expand state secrets
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam's parliament adopted reforms to the media and state secrets laws on Wednesday which press freedom advocates say will make it harder for journalists to protect the identities of their sources and increase legal risks for reporting.
Putin says authorities must 'strengthen' Russian identity in Ukraine
Reuters, Published on 26/11/2025
» MOSCOW — Russian authorities must increase the number of people who identify as Russian and speak Russian in the parts of Ukraine incorporated into the country since Moscow's 2022 invasion, according to a document signed by President Vladimir Putin.
UN cybercrime pact to be signed in Hanoi raises hopes, concerns
Reuters, Published on 22/10/2025
» HANOI — A landmark UN cybercrime agreement aimed at curbing offences that cost the global economy trillions of US dollars annually is set to be signed by representatives from dozens of states in Hanoi this weekend, despite criticism over human rights risks.
Japan warns Vietnam of job losses as Hanoi motorbike ban hits Honda
Reuters, Published on 21/10/2025
» HANOI/TOKYO — The Japanese government and some of the nation's top manufacturers have warned Vietnam that a planned ban on petrol-powered motorbikes in Hanoi could spark job losses and disrupt a US$4.6 billion market that is dominated by Honda, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and seven people familiar with the matter.
UK, US sanction Southeast Asian scam networks
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2025
» LONDON: Britain and the United States on Tuesday sanctioned a Southeast Asia-based multinational network accused of operating large-scale online scam centres that used trafficked workers to defraud victims around the world.
In rare move, Dutch government takes control of China-owned chipmaker Nexperia
Reuters, Published on 14/10/2025
» AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government has taken control of Chinese-owned computer chipmaker Nexperia, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing as a global fight brews over technology intellectual property, especially around semiconductors.
Vietnam asks United States to reconsider seafood export ban
Reuters, Published on 16/09/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam has asked the United States to reconsider a decision that could lead to a ban on some Vietnamese seafood exports to the American market starting next year, a potential blow to an economy already hit by US tariffs.