The Latest Breaking News from Vietnam

Honoring the last of ‘The Greatest Generation’

Henry W. Clark, a World War II veteran from Harvey, plans to be on board a July 12 Honor Flight Chicago bound for Washington, D.C. So does the Rev. George Kane, a retired Catholic priest, who was a chaplain during the Vietnam War.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 7, 2023

Robusta Coffee Closes Sharply Higher on Tight Global Supplies

Sep arabica coffee (KCU23 ) on Friday closed up +0.45 (+0.28%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU23 ) closed up +111 (+4.42%). Coffee prices Friday settled higher, with robusta up sharply at a 1-week high. Friday's fall in the dollar (DXY00 ) to a 2-week low was bullish for most...

Barchart · Jul 7, 2023

The Barbie movie’s South China Sea flap is turning into a Republican political football

Warner Bros. insists that a “childlike crayon drawing” has no geopolitical significance, but Vietnam is so enraged it’s banned the movie entirely.

Fortune · Jul 7, 2023

Studio defends Barbie movie after controversial map prompts Vietnam ban

Warner Bros says map is ‘child-like’ after Vietnam accused film-makers of depicting China’s nine-dash line in South China Sea

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

Blackpink caught up in Vietnam-China feud

Vietnam is investigating the website of Blackpink’s tour organiser, ahead of the K-Pop superstars’ concert in Hanoi, after fans complained that it shows a map of the South China Sea with disputed boundaries.

Bangkok Post · Jul 7, 2023

Warner Bros defends South China Sea map after Vietnam ban

Studio says the ‘child-like crayon drawing’ in Barbie film was not intended to make a political statement.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023

Migrants get an extension on amnesty

The cabinet has agreed to extend its foreign migrants' amnesty programme until the end of the month, allowing about 500,000 workers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to sort out the permits they need to legally reside and work in the country.

Bangkok Post · Jul 6, 2023

After Barbie Got Banned In Vietnam, A Warner Bros. Spokesperson Responded

A representative from Warner Bros. speaks out following Barbie’s recent ban in Vietnam.

Cinemablend · Jul 6, 2023

What Vietnam's ban of the Barbie movie tells us about China's politics of persuasion

Barbie has always had some degree of notoriety. She is at once a symbol of female empowerment, ridicule and consumerism. People might suspect that the recent ban of the Barbie movie by the Vietnamese government is motivated by these concerns. Instead, international political intrigue provides a better explanation.

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2023

How we're using the Vietnamese ethnic savings scheme 'Hụi' to buy back our cultural heritage

Hụi is a constant but often hidden feature of life for many Vietnamese-Australians.

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2023