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US, Vietnam Strengthen Partnership During Biden Visit

US, Vietnam Strengthen Partnership During Biden Visit

US Pres. Joe Biden on Sunday during a visit to Vietnam agreed to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with the Southeast Asian nation. The deal has a diplomatic piece as well as a business push to boost the production of semiconductors....

Politics

Report: Vietnam's 'Kissing Rocks' at Risk of Collapse

Report: Vietnam's 'Kissing Rocks' at Risk of Collapse

According to a study published by Vietnam's Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (IGMR), Trong Mai Islet — otherwise known as the "kissing rocks" in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay — is on the verge of collapse due to rising seawater levels, tidal forces, tourism, and other factors.

Vietnam

Barbie Movie Banned in Vietnam Over Map

Barbie Movie Banned in Vietnam Over Map

The government of Vietnam has banned the upcoming Barbie film because of its depiction of a map showing China's disputed territorial claims of much of the resource-rich South China Sea, the so-called "nine-dash line."

World

UK Joins Trans-Pacific Trade Pact

UK Joins Trans-Pacific Trade Pact

On Friday, the UK announced it has agreed to join an 11-country trans-Pacific trade deal, named the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) — a step PM Rishi Sunak's office called the biggest trade deal since Brexit....

Iran

Cambodia Opposition Leader Sentenced to 27 Years House Arrest

Cambodia Opposition Leader Sentenced to 27 Years House Arrest

On Friday, Kem Sokha, formerly Cambodia's most prominent opposition leader of the now-dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP), was sentenced to 27 years under house arrest after being convicted of treason....

Freedom & human rights

Cambodia: Prime Minister Orders Shut Down of Independent Broadcaster

Cambodia: Prime Minister Orders Shut Down of Independent Broadcaster

One of the last remaining independent broadcasters in Cambodia, Voice of Democracy (VOD), has ceased operations after Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday ordered its shutdown over alleged attacks by the outlets on the politician and his son....

Cambodia

Report: US Responsible for Bombing Nord Stream Pipeline

Report: US Responsible for Bombing Nord Stream Pipeline

On Wednesday, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published a report on his Substack claiming that the US was responsible for bombing the Nord Stream pipelines last year. Hersh cited a source allegedly with “direct knowledge” of the plot....

Politics

Seoul Court: S. Korea Must Compensate Vietnam War Victim

Seoul Court: S. Korea Must Compensate Vietnam War Victim

This marks the first time South Korea is held responsible for a massacre of civilians during the Vietnam War, likely setting a precedent in the country and encouraging victims of other alleged mass killings to file similar lawsuits

South Korea

Vietnam: President Resigns Amid Crackdown on Corruption

Vietnam: President Resigns Amid Crackdown on Corruption

On Tuesday, the Vietnamese government announced that Pres. Nguyen Xuan Phuc had submitted his resignation after the ruling Communist Party (CPV) found him responsible for multiple violations and wrongdoings committed by officials who served under him.

World

Apple Suppliers Looking to Manufacture in Vietnam

Apple Suppliers Looking to Manufacture in Vietnam

Two of tech giant Apple's main suppliers, Taiwan-based Foxconn and Luxshare Precision Industry, are reportedly in talks to manufacture Apple Watches and Macbooks in Vietnam for the first time.

Money