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Podcast: Pension reform fury, employment after 55, Paris Peace Accords

A majority of French people disapprove of the government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64-years-old. Women could come off worse than men, and it will involve addressing senior employment, which France does not do particularly well. And how the Paris Peace Accords, marking a temporary end…

Radio France Internationale

Pricey power bills dent Thai allure

Foreign investment in Thailand may decline in the long term if the government fails to tackle expensive power bills, making the nation less competitive than its neighbours, warns the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Bangkok Post

SAS: Who Dares Wins in terrifying medical emergency as recruit yells for ambulance

The 20 new SAS: Who Dares Wins contestants are already being put to the brutal test of the punishing jungle phase of SAS selection in Vietnam

Daily Mirror

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LBJ OK? Historian Mark Lawrence on a president resurgent

Fifty years after Lyndon Johnson died, the director of the 36th president’s library discusses his politics and progressive ideals

The Guardian - US

Travel and the joy of not playing safe

We were on the bus from Cambodia to Vietnam when my son threw up. Would clinics be open on Lunar New Year?

Salon

Lunar New Year starts Sunday: Here’s how Chicago celebrates

In Chinatown, preparations are being made to ring in the Year of the Rabbit — the luckiest of 12 zodiac signs — on Sunday. In Vietnamese communities, it’s the Year of the Cat.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lunar New Year: A festival celebrated by more than a billion people

The Lunar New Year is a huge holiday in China, but also in other Asian countries like Korea and Vietnam. More than one billion people will be celebrating the event, which begins on January 22. For most, it's the Year of the Rabbit but in Vietnam, people will mark the…

France 24

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Vietnam succession battle heats up after president’s ouster

HANOI: Over the past few years, Vietnamese Communist Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong has won praise from investors for removing corrupt officials. Now as some big names fall, it is becoming clear his campaign serves another purpose: strengthening his hand in choosing a successor.

Bangkok Post

LOCALIZE IT: Lunar New Year traditions part of US fabric

Families from China to the U.S. to Vietnam will ring in the Lunar New Year on Sunday. The holiday follows the Chinese zodiac, where each year is tied to one of 12 animals. This year is the Year of the Rabbit (or Year of the Cat in Vietnamese culture). Loved…

The Independent UK

What is the Lunar New Year? Traditions and celebrations explained

Sunday marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit and more than a billion people from China and Asia will celebrate.

Al Jazeera

Together we can end child labour

Some 62 million children in the Asia-Pacific region are in child labour. It is a simple sentence to write but far harder to comprehend. Spend a moment to think just how big that number is -- roughly similar to every child aged under 14 in the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan…

Bangkok Post

Vietnam legislature approves president’s resignation

 HANOI: Vietnam’s legislature on Wednesday approved the resignation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, state media reported, amid a major escalation of the country’s anti-graft campaign.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam legislature approves president's resignation amid graft crackdown

Vietnam's legislature on Wednesday approved the resignation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, state media reported, amid a major escalation of the Southeast Asian country's anti-graft campaign.

Reuters

Têt in London: The best restaurants to celebrate Vietnamese New Year, from Bánh Bánh to Eat Vietnam

Celebrate Têt in one of London’s finest Vietnamese eateries, says Ben McCormack

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Financial Times

What it would take for Apple to disentangle itself from China

The tech giant increasingly finds itself beholden to America’s biggest geopolitical rival. But is diversification even possible?

Al Jazeera

‘Prison after prison’: Debts trap foreigners in Vietnamese jails

At least 16 foreigners continue to be held over alleged unpaid debts and compensation despite completing jail terms.

Bangkok Post

Thais target World Cup spot

Thailand aim to become a force in Asia and claim their first-ever World Cup berth after retaining the Asean title on Monday night.

The Conversation

This lunar year will be the Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat, depending on where you live

On Jan. 22, 2023, more than a billion people globally will welcome the Year of the Rabbit – or the Year of Cat, depending on which cultural traditions they follow – as the start of the Lunar New Year. In the New York City public school district, Lunar New Year…

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The Independent UK

Vietnamese president resigns, criticized for major scandals

Vietnam’s president has resigned, becoming the most senior member of the government to step down after a series of high-profile corruption scandals for which he was held responsible

Al Jazeera

Vietnam President Phuc resigns amid ministers’ corruption scandal

Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s resignation has been anticipated since the dismissal of two deputy prime ministers in January.

Bangkok Post

Vietnamese president ousted in graft purge

HANOI: Vietnam’s president has stepped down and been ousted from the Communist Party’s top bodies in an unparalleled shakeup, as party secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s anti-corruption purge casts an ever-widening net.

Reuters

Vietnam president quits as Communist Party intensifies graft crackdown

Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned after the ruling Communist Party blamed him for "violations and wrongdoing" by officials under his control, the government said on Tuesday, in a major escalation of the country's anti-graft campaign.

Bangkok Post

Captain Theerathon shoots winner as Thailand retain Asean title

Thailand successfully defended their Asean Championship football title after a 1-0 victory over Vietnam in the second leg of the final on Monday gave Mano Polking's side a 3-2 aggregate triumph against their Southeast Asian rivals.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam lawmakers to hold rare extraordinary meeting: sources

The meeting of the National Assembly would come as the communist country pursues a "blazing furnace" anti-corruption crackdown that has already led to the arrest of a health minister and investigations into hundreds of senior officials.

The New Daily

VietJet Air offers low-cost Melbourne to Vietnam fares from March

Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet has announced that it will launch its first service between Vietnam and Australia, connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Melbourne starting 31 March 2023.

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