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Vietnam court upholds 9-year jail sentence for democracy activist

Prominent human rights campaigner Pham Doan Trang was sentenced to nine years for ‘propaganda against the state’.

Al Jazeera

Vietnam upholds 9-year jail term for dissident journalist

A Vietnamese court on Thursday upheld a nine-year prison term for a journalist and prominent dissident convicted of anti-state activities, her lawyers and state media said.

Reuters

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

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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

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

Singapore, Vietnam ease anti-gay laws; Indonesia urged to look other way

Indonesia’s top Islamic scholars have urged Jakarta not to follow the lead of neighbouring countries in decriminalising gay sex, as many in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation continue to view same-sex relationships as deviant.

Bangkok Post

Hundreds of Taiwanese trafficked to Cambodia and held captive by telecom scam gangs

Police forces in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Vietnam have launched major operations to rescue their citizens and shut down trafficking syndicates

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Vietnam says homosexuality ‘not a disease’ in win for gay rights

Announcement from Health Ministry also bans conversion therapy but lacks enforcement powers.

Al Jazeera

Queensland government endorsed Star casino stake for Hong Kong company with Chinese Triad links

An ABC investigation reveals the links between a company with a major stake in Australia's most expensive casino venture and notorious organised crime figures in Hong Kong and Macau.

ABC News

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

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

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

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

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

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The Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

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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Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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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…

Bangkok Post

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…

ABC News

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.

Reuters

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.

Manchester Evening News

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

Bangkok Post

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).

The Guardian - AU

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’

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