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Hanoi-Jerusalem relationship at high, Vietnam looks to Israel’s high-tech industry for opportunity
, Israeli Ambassador Yaron Mayer, celebrating his first Vietnamese new year. (photo credit: Israeli Embassy in Vietnam) Israeli ambassador…
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Vietnam opens pivotal Communist Party meeting to pick top leaders
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party on Monday opened its National Congress, a closely watched political gathering that will determine the…
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Clip shows floodwaters sweeping away bridge in Vietnam, not Indonesia
Days of heavy rain triggered destructive flash-flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, but a video showing a bridge…
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Death toll from Vietnam floods, landslides rises to at least 43
Torrential rains and landslides have killed at least 43 people in Vietnam since last weekend, authorities said on Friday. Nine others…
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Vigil held on Long Island for Vietnam war veteran killed by hit-and-run driver
A somber gathering was held on Long Island on Veterans Day, for an 80-year old Vietnam war hero, killed just last week. People gathered…
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Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing at least 114 in Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in Vietnam on Thursday after killing at least 114 people and flooding entire towns in the Philippines. More…
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Vietnam rethinks its flood strategy as climate change drives storms and devastation
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms collapsed hillsides and left vast…
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Floods kill nine in Vietnam as historic cities inundated
Torrential rains have triggered severe flooding in central Vietnam, killing nine people and leaving five missing, authorities said…
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PM urged to raise toxic limoncello deaths with Vietnam leader
The prime minister is being urged to raise the case of a British woman and her fiancé who died from methanol poisoning in Vietnam when he…
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Record rains flood historic cities in Vietnam
Torrential rains have triggered severe flooding in central Vietnam, submerging large parts of the historic city of Hue and surrounding…
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Vietnam stocks slump after state media report on alleged bond irregularities
Vietnam’s main stock index fell to its lowest closing level in a month on Monday (Oct 20) after state media reported the results of a…
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Vietnam’s love affair with gas bikes is colliding with a new electric reality
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is split between two visions: the rumbling, reliable gas-powered motorbikes that now rule the roads, and…
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Vietnam Yet To Receive Proposals For Digital Asset Trading Pilots: Ministry
The Vietnam Finance Ministry said it has not yet received any proposals from enterprises seeking to participate in the country’s digital…
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What Catherine Leroy’s Fearless Photographs Reveal About the Vietnam War
Accusations of fakery in combat photography go back at least to Mathew Brady’s pictures of Civil War battlefields. Brady’s troop of…
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Vietnam Jails 43 in $3.8B Crypto Gambling Ring
| Credit: Getty Images. Key Takeaways A court in Vietnam sentenced over 40 people for an illicit online crypto gambling operation worth…
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Eight Israeli tourists wounded in Vietnam bus crash
Eight Israeli tourists were injured when their bus collided with a truck in Vietnam’s Quảng Ngãi Province. All are in stable condition,…
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Clip of strong winds in Vietnam falsely shared by Thai users to taunt Cambodia
After major storms caused flooding in parts of Southeast Asia, a video of people battling strong winds surfaced in Thai social media posts…
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Vietnamese rice grower helps tackle Cuba's food shortage
Outside Havana, a combine belonging to a private Vietnamese company is harvesting rice, directly farming Cuban land -- in a first -- to…
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An alternative to hiking Sapa: try this hill-tribe trek in Vietnam instead
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In the mountainous jungles of Hoa Binh province, a dark leaf glistens on…
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Old clip falsely linked to fatal tour boat accident in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay
An old video of a ferry capsizing after being battered by strong winds and waves has been recirculated by social media users who falsely…
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Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City—find out which one's right for you
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Hanoi may be Vietnam’s capital, but Ho Chi Minh City isn’t your ordinary…
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Creepy find: German customs net tarantulas in cookie shipment
German customs officers have discovered a massive haul of about 1,500 tarantulas hidden inside a shipment disguised as cookies,…
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Hospital operator IHH eyes Indonesia, Vietnam for expansion
IHH Healthcare is looking to potential new markets Indonesia and Vietnam as the Malaysian hospital operator continues building scale to…
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Sales of the Skoda Kushaq start in Vietnam
Sales of the locally produced Skoda Kushaq have now begun in Vietnam. Skoda is leveraging synergies with India, from where it imports…