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DONG NAI, VIETNAM – It was March and Nguyen Thi Bong had been complaining about the foul smell of pig manure in Village number 5 in Phu An commune for years. [1]

HANOI -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in communist comrade Vietnam on Monday and called for defending a multilateral trade system that is being rocked by U.S. President Donald Trump. [2]

Despite knowing the damage she was causing, Nguyen Thi Vang still walks through the coral reef in the Tam Hai sea to collect seaweed for her daily meals. “When I walk, I heard its broken sound and I feel painful,” said Nguyen. [3]

HANOI — Former IT entrepreneur and banker Nguyen Quang A is running a disciplined campaign to be elected to Vietnam’s parliament, declaring his assets, securing voter endorsements and appearing in a slick online video. [4]

Dr Nguyen Khac Giang is Visiting Fellow at the Vietnam Studies Programme of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He was previously Research Fellow at the Vietnam Center for Economic and Strategic Studies. [5]

HANOI -- Vietnam's National Assembly on Thursday elected Vo Van Thuong as the country's new president in an extraordinary session following the abrupt resignation of his predecessor, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Thuong's nomination by the Communist Party Ce... [6]

International relationsTop Vietnamese lawmaker in China after president's surprise ouster Vuong Dinh Hue is one of four pillars running nation as it balances U.S., China ties Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue speaks to Chinese Presiden... [7]

Vietnam’s appointment of its first female president belies a deep gender imbalance in the communist country’s politics and society and will do little to improve women’s rights, advocates said on Monday. [8]

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[1] TH mekongeye.com · 2022-10-10 · 85% match

Vietnam’s pig farms an environmental nightmare

DONG NAI, VIETNAM – It was March and Nguyen Thi Bong had been complaining about the foul smell of pig manure in Village number 5 in Phu An commune for years.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-14 · 50% match

Xi Jinping calls for Vietnam to join China in tackling trade war

HANOI -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in communist comrade Vietnam on Monday and called for defending a multilateral trade system that is being rocked by U.S. President Donald Trump.

[3] TH mekongeye.com · 2018-09-17 · 75% match

Community-based tourism and new livelihoods in Vietnam

Despite knowing the damage she was causing, Nguyen Thi Vang still walks through the coral reef in the Tam Hai sea to collect seaweed for her daily meals. “When I walk, I heard its broken sound and I feel painful,” said Nguyen.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-03-04 · 60% match

Vietnam’s Communists Put to the Test as Dissidents Bid for Parliament

HANOI — Former IT entrepreneur and banker Nguyen Quang A is running a disciplined campaign to be elected to Vietnam’s parliament, declaring his assets, securing voter endorsements and appearing in a slick online video.

[5] TH fulcrum.sg · 2023-02-27 · 56% match

Nguyen Khac Giang

Dr Nguyen Khac Giang is Visiting Fellow at the Vietnam Studies Programme of ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He was previously Research Fellow at the Vietnam Center for Economic and Strategic Studies.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-03-02 · 56% match

Vietnam's parliament elects Thuong as new president

HANOI -- Vietnam's National Assembly on Thursday elected Vo Van Thuong as the country's new president in an extraordinary session following the abrupt resignation of his predecessor, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Thuong's nomination by the Communist Party Ce

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-04-08 · 56% match

Top Vietnamese lawmaker in China after president's surprise ouster

International relationsTop Vietnamese lawmaker in China after president's surprise ouster Vuong Dinh Hue is one of four pillars running nation as it balances U.S., China ties Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue speaks to Chinese Presiden

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-09-25 · 55% match

Vietnam Has First Female President, but Activists Are Unimpressed

Vietnam’s appointment of its first female president belies a deep gender imbalance in the communist country’s politics and society and will do little to improve women’s rights, advocates said on Monday.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-09-22 · 55% match

Vietnamese President Quang, contender for top leader, dies at 61

HO CHI MINH CITY/HANOI -- Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, once seen as a potential successor to the Southeast Asian nation's top leader, died on Friday at the age of 61, according to state media.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-07-24 · 54% match

Vietnamese Dissident Said Weak from Hunger Strike

HANOI, Vietnam — One of Vietnam’s most prominent dissidents is on the 30th day of a hunger strike in protest against being held under solitary confinement, family members said Monday, casting fresh attention on Vietnam’s human rights record ahead of

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