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Based on 9 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

QUANG BINH, VIETNAM – It was mid-October in 2020 when Tran Thi Hien watched the weather forecast on TV, which warned of heavy and prolonged rains. [1]

Local news agencies in Vietnam report that Typhoon Yagi intensified into a super typhoon by Thursday afternoon, with sustaine [2]

QUANG NAM, VIETNAM ― The fast-growing and economical acacia has spread in Central Vietnam in response to the global call for wood pellets to replace coal-fired energy. But it has left biodiversity loss and, in some cases, even death in its wake. [3]

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department issued its tenth warning on Typhoon Bualoi today (Sept 29), confirming the storm made la [4]

HANOI, Vietnam—“If Dad calls, tell him I got too close to being dead but I’m OK I was real lucky. I’ll write again soon.” That poignant message never reached the mother of Army Sgt Steve Flaherty. [5]

NGHE AN, Vietnam—With tears in their eyes and white roses in their hands, friends and relatives of the 39 Vietnamese people who were found dead in the back of a British truck last month sobbed as the first bodies to be repatriated arrived in rural Vi... [6]

HO CHI MINH CITY Vietnam has made Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts, director of the Hollywood blockbuster "Kong: Skull Island," a tourism ambassador for the U.S. and the U.K. for the next four years. (confirmed by 2 sources) [7]

HANOI, Vietnam—Dinh Thi Hong Loan grasps her girlfriend’s hand, and the two gaze into each other’s love-struck eyes. Smiling, they talk about their upcoming wedding—how they will exchange rings and toast the beginning of their lives together. [8]

Sources
[1] TH mekongeye.com · 2023-01-23 · 75% match

The struggle to survive worsening storms and floods in Central Vietnam

QUANG BINH, VIETNAM – It was mid-October in 2020 when Tran Thi Hien watched the weather forecast on TV, which warned of heavy and prolonged rains.

[2] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-09-06 · 73% match

Super Typhoon Yagi heading for Vietnam, expected to make landfall on Saturday, impacting Northern provinces

Local news agencies in Vietnam report that Typhoon Yagi intensified into a super typhoon by Thursday afternoon, with sustaine

[3] TH mekongeye.com · 2023-11-19 · 68% match

A thorny dilemma: Acacia plantations in Vietnam may not be all that green

QUANG NAM, VIETNAM ― The fast-growing and economical acacia has spread in Central Vietnam in response to the global call for wood pellets to replace coal-fired energy. But it has left biodiversity loss and, in some cases, even death in its wake.

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-09-29 · 40% match

Typhoon Bualoi weakens over Laos but brings heavy rains and flood risks across Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department issued its tenth warning on Typhoon Bualoi today (Sept 29), confirming the storm made la

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-06-05 · 40% match

Hanoi Opens Three MIA Digs, Releases Letters

HANOI, Vietnam—“If Dad calls, tell him I got too close to being dead but I’m OK I was real lucky. I’ll write again soon.” That poignant message never reached the mother of Army Sgt Steve Flaherty.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-11-28 · 40% match

Vietnam Receives First Group of Bodies Found in Truck in Britain

NGHE AN, Vietnam—With tears in their eyes and white roses in their hands, friends and relatives of the 39 Vietnamese people who were found dead in the back of a British truck last month sobbed as the first bodies to be repatriated arrived in rural Vi

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-23 · 40% match

Vietnam tries to cash in on King Kong

HO CHI MINH CITY Vietnam has made Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts, director of the Hollywood blockbuster "Kong: Skull Island," a tourism ambassador for the U.S. and the U.K. for the next four years.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-07-30 · 40% match

Unlikely Vietnam Considers Gay Marriage

HANOI, Vietnam—Dinh Thi Hong Loan grasps her girlfriend’s hand, and the two gaze into each other’s love-struck eyes. Smiling, they talk about their upcoming wedding—how they will exchange rings and toast the beginning of their lives together.

[9] MM burma.irrawaddy.com · 2018-08-17 · 38% match

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Your Thoughts … ဗီယက်နမ် အလယ်ပိုင်း ကွမ်နန် Quang Nam ပြည်နယ်ရှိ ဘင်လန်ဝါ့ဒ် Binh Lan Ward ကျေးရွာ/ Mai Duong Your Thoughts … No Result View All Result Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a

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