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Can China correct course on Covid, like Vietnam?

The world's two largest Communist countries have a lot in common. Just over a year ago, Vietnam's party leaders gave General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong an unprecedented third five-year term as the top leader, crediting him with successfully containing the Covid-19 pandemic. China's President Xi Jinping is poised to win…

Bangkok Post

Oldham mill fire: human remains confirmed as four separate victims

Police confirmed four Vietnamese nationals were missing after remains discovered, one of whom has been formally identified

The Guardian - UK

PACT Act providing health care to burn pit victims caps decades of denied benefits for veterans

During a 13-month stint in Iraq that began in 2006, Heath Robinson served as a medic with the Ohio National Guard. Like thousands of others soldiers stationed there, he was routinely exposed to toxic smoke emanating from what are known as burn pits.

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Benzinga Before The Bell: More Amazon Workers Join Union Over Pay and Work Conditions, UK Inflation Highest In 40 Years, Sole Monkeypox Vaccine Maker Finds It Difficult To Meet Accelerating Demand And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, August 17

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Benzinga

Vietnam’s Co To Island Bans Plastic Products

In a major ecological boost, Co To island in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Vietnam, is set to stop visitors from bringing in plastic bags and bottles. As of September 1, visitors will be required to leave plastic behind before they board ferries at Van Don Wharf to visit…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: Apple Suppliers to Make Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam

Apple Inc's suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple's Chinese suppliers Luxshare Precision Industry and iPhone assembler Foxconn have started test production of Apple Watch and MacBook in Northern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hong Kong looks to SEA artists to tell its story

To promote its city as a hub of arts and cultural exchange, the Hong Kong Tourism Board has expanded its creative horizon with the Arts in HK with SEA Artists campaign, which features 18 talents from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines to create a collection of imaginative…

Bangkok Post

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Australian War Memorial publishes first list of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldiers who served in Vietnam War

The Australian War Memorial releases the first list of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldiers who served in the Vietnam War. The number of First Australians who fought in the conflict was not previously known because it was not recorded at the time of recruitment.

ABC News

Vietnam rejects activist's appeal against jailing for 'anti-state' videos

A Vietnamese court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison term for a prominent social commentator convicted of making propaganda videos against the tightly-controlled state, his lawyer said.

Reuters

Married man from Vietnam identified as Oldham mill victim via national immigration database, inquest hears

Uoc Van Nguyen, 31, is so far the only person to be identified after human remains relating to three people were discovered

Manchester Evening News

KTAM tips India, Vietnam for investment

India and Vietnam are the most promising markets for long-term investment thanks to their fast-growing economies that have helped them cope with global challenges and uncertainties, says Krungthai Asset Management (KTAM).

Bangkok Post

Hanoi brings back loudspeakers as old-school propaganda methods return to Vietnam

Speakers to be installed across capital for daily pronouncements as government’s plan labelled ‘archaic and redundant’

The Guardian - AU

Six northern provinces, Ayutthaya still flooded

Parts of six northern provinces are still under water as a result of heavy rain brought by tropical storm Mulan - now downgraded to a tropical depression over Vietnam - the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam considers $58.7-billion high-speed railway: govt

HANOI: Vietnam is considering building a high-speed railway that runs along the country's length with a possible price tag of up to $58.7 billion, the government said on Sunday.

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Reuters

Vietnam considers $58.7-billion high-speed railway - govt

Vietnam is considering building a high-speed railway that runs along the country's length with a possible price tag of up to $58.7 billion, the government said on Sunday.

Daily Mirror

Teen trafficking victim describes horror after not seeing daylight in two years

Dai was just 14 when he was tricked into leaving his home and going to work in another country under the false promise of better pay and job opportunities in China

Los Angeles Times

2 California companies face $1 million fines for smuggling protected live corals from Vietnam

LOS ANGELES — Two Inglewood marine wildlife companies pleaded guilty in federal court this week to illegally importing live coral from Vietnam, prosecutors said.

Manchester Evening News

Married man from Vietnam confirmed to have died following devastating Oldham mill fire

Uoc Van Nguyen, 31, was one of four Vietnamese nationals feared dead

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The teen rescued in ragged clothes who'd gone two years without seeing daylight

Hundreds of Vietnamese people are thought to be trafficked, exploited and harmed by criminals in this country each year. This is one man's story.

Bangkok Post

KBank eyeing regional AMC market

Kasikornbank (KBank) has studied bad asset management business in the Asian market, in line with the region's higher distressed debt because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said a KBank executive.

The Hindu

Indian football team to play against Vietnam, Singapore in September

The Indian team will face Singapore on September 24 before taking on Vietnam on September 27

Bangkok Post

Buried, murdered couple may have links to drug smugglers, say police

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The slain Vietnamese woman and Nigerian man recently found buried in Chok Chai district were lovers, and their deaths may be linked to transnational crystal methamphetamine trafficking, according to police.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam needs $8bn-$14bn power investment a year through 2030

HANOI: Vietnam will need investment of between US$8 billion and $14 billion a year through to 2030 to develop new power plants and expand its grid, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An said on Wednesday.

WEKU

Two sisters fight for Vietnam's independence

The novel Bronze Drum explores the legend of the sisters' rebellion against Chinese rule and the idea of collective memory as resistance.

Daily Record

Scots judo star who suffered horror bike crash in Vietnam ties knot with 'Prince Charming' hubby

The 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist first met husband Ally in 2017 - just months after doctors gave her a one percent chance of survival following a freak motorbike accident in Vietnam.

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