Vietnam condemns China’s ‘brutal behavior’ in fisher attack

Agence France Presse 10/03/2024

  HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s foreign ministry condemned on Wednesday China’s “brutal behaviour” during a violent attack on Vietnamese fishers in the disputed South China Sea. The 10 fishermen were reportedly beaten with iron bars and robbed…

Rescue on as Typhoon Yagi leaves 40 missing, 63 dead in Vietnam

AFP 09/10/2024

Hanoi, VIETNAM– Emergency workers raced to evacuate thousands of people from severe floods Tuesday after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam, killing 63 people and leaving 40 others missing. Yagi struck on Saturday with winds in excess…

Typhoon Yagi weakens, leaves dozens dead in Vietnam, China, PH

Agence France Presse 09/09/2024

HA LONG, Vietname — Typhoon Yagi weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, after killing more than a dozen people, tearing roofs off buildings, sinking boats and triggering landslides across Vietnam. The typhoon had left a trail…

DTCC brings home 6 gold medals from dancesport tilt in Vietnam

Glendale G. Rosal 07/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of Cebu’s dancesports pillars, Eleanor Hayco, and her dance partner, Lloyd Bartolini, brought home four gold medals from the recently concluded World Dance Sports Federation (WDSF) World Challenge Cup Rising Stars &…

US think tank: Vietnam speeds up island-building in SCS

06/09/2024

WASHINGTON — Vietnam has significantly increased its dredging and land reclamation in the South China Sea (SCS), nearly matching the amount of new land created in the past two years combined, setting up for a record year in…

What to know about real estate tycoon sentenced to death in Vietnam’s largest fraud case

Associated Press 04/12/2024

HANOI, Vietnam— A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was sentenced to death Thursday in the country’s biggest ever financial fraud case, a shocking development in an intensifying anti-corruption drive in the southeast Asian nation. Truong My Lan, a…

Vietnam’s incense village is a Instagram hotspot

01/24/2024

Hanoi, Vietnam—In a tiny village in northern Vietnam, Dang Thi Hoa ties up a bundle of freshly dried incense sticks ahead of Lunar New Year and watches a line of tourists waiting to pose for pictures. Three generations of Dang Thi…

Yassi Pressman mi-bakasyon sa Thailand, Vietnam kauban si Luigi Villafuerte

CDN Digital 01/03/2024

Malipayon nga gi-saulog nila ni Yassi Pressman ug Camarines Sur Gov. Luigi Villafuerte ang holiday season samtang nag beach trip ug mibisita sa mga tourist spots sa Thailand ug Vietnam. Gipakita ni Yassi sa iyang mga fans…

Arci Muñoz says credit card stolen during flight, used in Vietnam, Indonesia

Anne Pasajol 11/13/2023

Arci Muñoz narrated how a man stole her credit card while she was asleep on a business-class seat during an international flight as she lamented that the “world is not a safe place.” The actress gave an account of…

Flag gaffe puts Philippines Miss Grand International bet in a tight spot

Armin P. Adina 10/10/2023

The Philippines’ representative of the 2023 Miss Grand International pageant taking place in Vietnam is in the spotlight, albeit negatively, when she was recently photographed waving a Philippine flag with the wrong end attached on a stick.…

PH, Vietnam eye 5-year rice trade agreement

Jean Mangaluz 09/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Vietnam are working on a five-year rice trade agreement that is hoped to help address the former’s food security concerns. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh…

Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over South China Sea map

Reuters 07/03/2023

HANOI — Vietnam has banned Warner Bros’ highly-anticipated film “Barbie” from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China’s unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday. The U-shaped…

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