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A vulnerable bird that usually migrated to the wetlands of the Mekong Delta has become a rare visitor to the area DONG THAP, VIETNAM – Twenty years ago, Nguyen Van Liet took scientists to the wetlands near his hometown of Tram Chim on Vietnam’s Mekon... [1]

Taiwan tensionsTaiwan reckons with alleged Chinese spying close to halls of power President Lai seeks countermeasures as espionage cases surge Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech at Songshan airbase in Taipei on March 21. [2]

HANOI — A Vietnam court jailed a prominent human rights activist for two and a half years on Wednesday after finding him guilty on tax evasion charges supporters say were aimed at muzzling critics of the Communist Party. [3]

Jonathan Stromseth is a nonresident senior fellow in the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington. [4]

EconomyPhuong Nguyen: Vietnam's reformers struggle to find the right way forward Communist government faces challenges to extend markets and sustain growth The International Labor Organization estimates that 86% of the 2 million jobs in Vietnam's clo... [5]

BANGKOK — Another name has been added to the growing list of Vietnamese bloggers accused of crossing a red line in the communist-ruled country, where the guardians of the one-party state brook no criticism that challenges its supremacy. [6]

TAIPEI -- Lai Ching-te, whose coal miner father died while he was a toddler, took over as leader of Taiwan's ruling party on Wednesday, promising to address voter dissatisfaction and push through reforms ahead of a presidential election in less than ... [7]

HANOI -- Vietnamese consumers, riding the country's wave of economic growth, have embraced smartphones and other mobile handsets with a passion. [8]

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[1] TH mekongeye.com · 2022-09-19 · 85% match

Vietnam loses sacred cranes after habitat change

A vulnerable bird that usually migrated to the wetlands of the Mekong Delta has become a rare visitor to the area DONG THAP, VIETNAM – Twenty years ago, Nguyen Van Liet took scientists to the wetlands near his hometown of Tram Chim on Vietnam’s Mekon

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-04 · 36% match

Taiwan reckons with alleged Chinese spying close to halls of power

Taiwan tensionsTaiwan reckons with alleged Chinese spying close to halls of power President Lai seeks countermeasures as espionage cases surge Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech at Songshan airbase in Taipei on March 21.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-10-03 · 48% match

US Cries Foul as Vietnam Jails Govt Critic for ‘Tax Dodging’

HANOI — A Vietnam court jailed a prominent human rights activist for two and a half years on Wednesday after finding him guilty on tax evasion charges supporters say were aimed at muzzling critics of the Communist Party.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-09-18 · 44% match

U.S., Vietnam have work to do to build out new partnership

Jonathan Stromseth is a nonresident senior fellow in the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-01-12 · 44% match

Phuong Nguyen: Vietnam's reformers struggle to find the right way forward

EconomyPhuong Nguyen: Vietnam's reformers struggle to find the right way forward Communist government faces challenges to extend markets and sustain growth The International Labor Organization estimates that 86% of the 2 million jobs in Vietnam's clo

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-03-20 · 44% match

Vietnam’s Internet Dilemma: Online Censorship

BANGKOK — Another name has been added to the growing list of Vietnamese bloggers accused of crossing a red line in the communist-ruled country, where the guardians of the one-party state brook no criticism that challenges its supremacy.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-01-18 · 42% match

William Lai eyes Taiwan's presidency as new leader of ruling DPP

TAIPEI -- Lai Ching-te, whose coal miner father died while he was a toddler, took over as leader of Taiwan's ruling party on Wednesday, promising to address voter dissatisfaction and push through reforms ahead of a presidential election in less than

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-02-24 · 42% match

(jp)Vietnam's mobile leader roaming far afield for growth

HANOI -- Vietnamese consumers, riding the country's wave of economic growth, have embraced smartphones and other mobile handsets with a passion.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-11-11 · 41% match

Rural Vietnamese vlogger gets 15 minutes of global fame

On his 49th birthday in October the American rapper Snoop Dogg showed his 55 million Instagram fans a video of his face pasted onto that of a vlogger named So Y Tiet, who was counting up to 49 in a sing-song voice.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-03-17 · 39% match

Samsung C&T wins $940m deal for Vietnam's first LNG power plant

HANOI -- Samsung C&T will partner with Vietnamese construction company Lilama to build Vietnam's first liquefied natural gas power facilities as the country works to pivot away from coal.

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