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How Hong Kong pair landed in Myanmar scam farm 'living a life worse than death'
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/10/2025
» HONG KONG — Having lived in safe Hong Kong all her life, Nancy never imagined that an overseas job would lead to forced labour in a scam farm, a harrowing experience that lasted for half a year before she could be reunited with her family.
Wait for Vatican white smoke fires up social media
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» PARIS — Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from the White House on down.
Suspect arrested in Hanoi cafe fire that killed 11
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2024
» HANOI - Police in Vietnam have arrested a man suspected of starting a blaze that killed 11 following an argument with staff in a Hanoi cafe, authorities said on Thursday, while two of the seven pulled from the flames were admitted to hospital.
Myanmar’s war has forced doctors and nurses into prostitution
The New York TImes, Published on 16/12/2024
» After seven years of medical school in Myanmar, May finally achieved her goal of becoming a doctor. But a month after she graduated and found a job, her dreams started unravelling.
Vietnam orders apartment block checks after deadly blaze
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» HANOI - Vietnam on Thursday ordered nationwide checks on small apartment buildings after a fire tore through a block in Hanoi, killing 56 people in the country's deadliest blaze in two decades.
Dozens dead in Hanoi apartment fire
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» HANOI - Dozens of people died in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, state media said Wednesday, with witnesses reporting screams from inside and a small boy thrown from the building.
Fire kills many in nine-storey building in Vietnam
Reuters and AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» HANOI - Many people were feared dead and several injured in a fire at a nine-storey apartment block in Vietnam's capital of Hanoi, the official news agency said on Wednesday, while authorities have yet to confirm the number of deaths.
Yoon's 'American Pie' stuns Biden
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» WASHINGTON: From discussing nuclear war to belting out a beloved hit: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's White House visit ended on a high note when he sang Don McLean's "American Pie" to great applause.
Rescuers scour gutted Cambodian casino
AFP and Reuters, Published on 30/12/2022
» POIPET, Cambodia: Rescue teams recovered eight bodies on Friday from the charred rooms of a casino-hotel, bringing the known death toll to 27, with more than 20 people still missing.
China sentences Canadian star Kris Wu to 13 yrs for rape
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese-Canadian ex-pop star Kris Wu has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of rape, a Chinese court said Friday.