The Latest Breaking News from Vietnam

Vietnam War photographer Tim Page dies in Australia at 78

Legendary Vietnam War photographer, writer and counter-culture documenter Tim Page has died Wednesday at his Australian home

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Coffee lovers set for price pain as reserves shrink

Vietnam's vast hoard of coffee beans is shrinking, a phenomenon that is set to push rising global prices even higher.

Bangkok Post · Aug 24, 2022

Vietnam declares being LGBTQ+ is ‘not an illness’ in victory for gay rights

Campaigners hail landmark decision as a ‘huge paradigm shift’ in attitudes towards sexuality

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

Apple Supplier Foxconn to Invest $300 Mln More in Northern Vietnam

Apple supplier Foxconn has signed a $300 million memorandum of understanding with Vietnamese developer Kinh Bac City to expand its facility in the north of the country to diversify and boost production, state media said on Saturday. The Taiwanese company's new factory, on a plot of 50.5 hectares (125 acres)…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 20, 2022

Casino workers flee Cambodia by swimming to Vietnam

Dozens of Vietnamese casino workers allegedly forced to toil without pay in Cambodia have fled back to their homeland by swimming across a river, authorities in Phnom Penh said on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19, 2022

Two arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over Oldham mill fire

Arrests relate to human remains believed to be missing Vietnamese men found in Bismark House Mill

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2022

The Greatest Beer Run Ever: trailer released for new comedy with Zac Efron, Russell Crowe and Bill Murray

And this extraordinary tale of one man smuggling booze to his friends fighting in the Vietnam War is actually true

Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2022

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 · Aug 17, 2022

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 · Aug 17, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2022