Head of Vietnam's parliament resigns amid corruption probe: Vietnamese state media outlet VN Express reports that the head of Vietnam’s Parliament ...
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Vietnam Detains Parliament Chair’s Assistant as Builder Probed: Vietnam police detained the assistant to the head of the National Assembly over a probe into a ...
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In South China Sea, Xi Jinping's Ships Are Winning the Battle for Oil and Gas - Bloomberg
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What to know about Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death in $12.5 billion fraud case: A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been sentenced to death in the country’s ...
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Quick Glance: Death Sentence for Real Estate Tycoon in Vietnam's Largest Fraud Case
- Truong My Lan, a prominent businesswoman and real estate tycoon, was sentenced to death in Vietnam's largest financial fraud case, marking a shocking development in the country's escalating anti-corruption campaign.
- Born in 1956, Lan founded the Van Thinh Phat company with her family in 1992, which grew to become one of Vietnam's richest real estate firms linked to some of Ho Chi Minh's most valuable properties.
- She was accused of using the bank as her cash cow, illegally controlling it between 2012 and 2022, and using thousands of 'ghost companies' in Vietnam and abroad to give loans to herself and her allies.
- Her arrest in October 2022 falls within a period of increased anti-corruption efforts in Vietnam ramping up since 2022, impacting the country's economic outlook and unsettling foreign investors.
Vietnam police arrest National Assembly chairman's assistant: Police in Vietnam have arrested Pham Thai Ha, an assistant of the country's National Assembly ...
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Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud: Truong My Lan started life as a market trader. Now, she has been convicted of stealing ...
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Before Israel’s war on Gaza: Other times US campuses became battlegrounds: Students from Columbia and other US universities have protested the Vietnam war ...
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Vietnam continues support for bank engulfed in massive fraud, central bank says: Vietnam's central bank said on Friday it had continued providing support to ...
reuters.com/business/finance/vietnam-continues-support-bank-engulfed-massive-fraud-central-bank-says-2024-04-19/
‘Perfect landing spot.’ Apple plans to spend more in Vietnam as it looks beyond China
cnn.com/2024/04/18/tech/apple-vietnam-supply-chain-china/
Farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice in Vietnam: Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change ...
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Columbia’s 1968 protests were also marked by arrests: The student uprising began with a rally protesting the university’s effort to build a gym on public land in ...
washingtonpost.com/history/2024/04/22/columbia-protests-civil-rights/
Vietnamese experts say Hanoi should push Phnom Penh to delay a Cambodian canal project to allow consultation in order to protect the Mekong River Delta ... Show more www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/vietnam-cambodia-canal-04242024062321.html
More damage control than deterrence in death sentence for Vietnam’s $12 billion fraudster
rfa.org/english/commentaries/vietnam-corruption-lan-04162024145901.html
Khmer Krom protest in Phnom Penh, calling for the release of 13 Khmer Krom monks and activists who are jailed in Vietnam.
Juan González Reflects on Historic 1968 Columbia Protests & Crackdown on Gaza Solidarity Encampment
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Silverglate: Colleges must educate, not indoctrinate: The bottom line is that universities should educate students, enabling them to analyze facts and principles ...
bostonherald.com/2024/04/26/silverglate-colleges-must-educate-not-indoctrinate/
Philippine deals with US, Japan will not affect China's investments, Marcos says: Business deals that the Philippines secured at a summit with Japan and the ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-deals-with-us-japan-will-not-affect-chinas-investments-marcos-says-2024-04-13/
Quick Glance: Biden emphasizes US support for Philippines and Japan
- President Joe Biden reinforced the unwavering U.S. defense commitment to Pacific allies.
- The Philippines and China have faced repeated confrontations in the disputed South China Sea.
- The White House highlighted the significance of the first-ever trilateral summit with Japan and the Philippines as a response to China's attempts at "intimidation".
- The United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan announced joint military exercises in the Indo-Pacific for 2025.
Opinion | The Ghost of the 1968 Antiwar Movement Has Returned: The suffering in the war in Gaza is unacceptable. Young people will make that point clear this ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/24/opinion/chicago-dnc-antiwar-protests.html
Apple CEO says company is 'looking at' manufacturing in Indonesia: Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is “looking at” manufacturing in Indonesia as he met with ...
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Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has arrested Pham Thai Ha, deputy head of the country’s National Assembly office and assistant to the assembly chairman ... Show more
$1.7 Billion Cambodian Canal Project Draws Increasing Scrutiny: The China-backed Techo Funan Canal, which will connect the Mekong River to the country’s coast ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/1-7-billion-cambodian-canal-project-draws-increasing-scrutiny/
Massive fraud case exposes Vietnam’s corrupt bank system: The financial crisis of 2008 showed just how much the world depends on banks being well run. Since then ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/massive-fraud-case-exposes-vietnams-corrupt-bank-system/
Apple CEO says that he wants to increase investments in Vietnam: Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that he wants to further increase investment in Vietnam a day ...
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China counters closer U.S.-Japan-Philippines ties with diplomatic flurry: HONG KONG -- While U.S. President Joe Biden invited leaders from Japan and the ...
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Chinese military willing to raise strategic trust level with Vietnam: China's defence minister told his Vietnam counterpart that China is willing to bring the ...
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Vietnam is planning high-speed rail connections with China: Vietnam aims to start building two high-speed railway lines linking its capital Hanoi with China ...
cnn.com/2024/04/10/travel/vietnam-high-speed-rail-china/
How deep is Vietnam’s financial rot?: The real estate tycoon at the center of a US$12.46 billion fraud case has been sentenced to death ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/how-deep-is-vietnams-financial-rot/
China’s durian output to quadruple in 2024, processing poised to permeate with demand ‘on a rapid rise’
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Opinion | Some Anti-Israel Protesters Are Paid: Rockefeller and Soros grants are subsidizing those who disrupt college campuses.
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Vietnam National Assembly chairman meets China's President Xi in Beijing: Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met Chinese President Xi Jinping in ...
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Quick Glance: High-Level Meeting between Vietnamese and Chinese Leadership in Beijing
- Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman, Vuong Dinh Hue, recently met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China.
- Hue continued his official visit in China, which is set to last for a week.
- In Vietnam, the pillars of leadership include not only the National Assembly Chairman but also the party chief, the president, and the prime minister.
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Vietnam court jails soft drinks tycoon in $40 million scam case: HO CHI MINH CITY: Vietnam's top soft drinks tycoon was jailed for eight years on Thursday (Apr ...
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Activists press Apple to oppose Vietnam's detainments of climate experts: Apple was pressed on Thursday to take action on Vietnam's detention of climate experts ...
reuters.com/sustainability/activists-press-apple-oppose-vietnams-detainments-climate-experts-2024-04-11/
"The eruption of student protests on American university campuses against the US-backed Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza has invited comparison ... Show more www.dawn.com/news/1829656/vietnam-moment #DawnToday
CNA Explains: How a death sentence in Vietnam links to a massive anti-corruption drive
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Vietnamese Court Sentences Property Tycoon to Death in Giant Fraud Case: Truong My Lan was found guilty of embezzling an astonishing $12.54 billion from Saigon ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/vietnamese-court-sentences-property-tycoon-to-death-in-giant-fraud-case/
Over 100 pro-Palestinian activists arrested from New York’s Columbia University campus in protest reminiscent of Vietnam War demos https://arab.news/bhdxf
Vietnamese female billionaire sentenced to death for biggest bank fraud: In one of the greatest bank fraud cases in the world, Vietnamese billionaire has been ...
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Vatican foreign minister travels to Vietnam in unprecedented visit: The Vatican's foreign minister Paul Richard Gallagher began an unprecedented six-day visit to ...
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Nguyen James Han, an American citizen who is a member of California-based Provisional National Government of #Vietnam stand trial before a court in Ho Chi Minh ... Show more
Kyle Rittenhouse to speak at Kent State: "Welcome Killer" painted on famous campus rock alongside names of victims of police brutality.
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Tycoon’s death penalty in $12.5 billion fraud case highlights Vietnam’s corruption crisis
cnn.com/2024/04/12/business/truong-my-lan-vietnam-corruption-crisis-hnk-intl/
How Americans felt about campus protests against the Vietnam War: After the Kent State massacre, most people sided with the National Guard.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/24/polling-student-protests-vietnam/
Vietnam planning for 30 airports to complete by 2025; plan to play a crucial role in country's socio-economic development
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Hanoi’s high-speed rail plans lay tracks for closer China-Vietnam ties: Earlier this month, Vietnam said it was seeking to learn from China to develop its first ...
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Cathy Cassata: Why baseball season reminds me of my dad’s time in the Vietnam War
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Vietnamese casino employee in Cambodia found dead near canal; police launch massive investigations
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/04/21/vietnamese-casino-employee-in-cambodia-found-dead-near-canal-police-launch-massive-investigations
Korea Times' Korean Language Speaking Contest ignites interest in keen learners
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Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (front row, 3rd L) looks on at a court in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11, 2024.
She has been sentenced to death for ... Show more
The U.S.-based "Provisional National Government of Vietnam" attracts members with empty promises of jobs and land according to two lawyers who ... Show more www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/provisional-national-govt-04172024220134.html
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-"Severe Response": Can Iran Deter Israel?
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A group representing Vietnam's Khmer Krom minority wrote an open letter to the UN with a petition calling for Hanoi's removal from the UN Human Rights Council ... Show more www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/khmer-krom-petition-04102024012130.html
Cambodia to push forward with plans to build US$1.7 billion canal, says PM Hun Manet
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Last year, Vietnamese crossings of the Channel doubled from 505 to 1,323. This trend has persisted, making them the largest group of Channel migrants ... Show more
Vietnamese court sentences tycoon to death in multibillion-dollar fraud case: Vietnam’s death penalty is used as punishment for white-collar crimes ...
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Why the US Should Cooperate More Closely With Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry: Small arms procurements for internal security agencies could be a step toward ...
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Death verdict for Vietnam tycoon in $12.5 billion fraud case: HANOI, Vietnam: A court in Vietnam handed the death sentence on Thursday to real estate tycoon ...
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People in Hanoi react after Truong My Lan, the high-profile Vietnamese real estate tycoon, was sentenced to death on Thursday in one of the biggest corruption ... Show more
Top #Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death on Thursday after she was found guilty of swindling cash from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) over ... Show more #corruption
1968 Columbia Protest Against Vietnam War Was an Important Part of School’s Culture
nytimes.com/2024/04/18/nyregion/columbia-protest-1968-vietnam.html
China’s Xi Jinping calls on Vietnam to deploy ‘political wisdom’ to manage ties: Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Hanoi to use “political wisdom” in ...
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Searing heat is back across Southeast Asia and it’s not going away anytime soon: From Malaysia to Vietnam, Thailand to Singapore: Southeast Asia has seen ...
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U.K. to Criminalize Creating Sexually Explicit Deepfake Images: Sharing sexually explicit deepfake images could also result in jail, the U.K ...
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This documentary reports on the American war in Vietnam, which became the trauma of an entire generation.
When the maps were redrawn after the Second World War, the Vietnamese also wanted to be masters of their own country. The bloody war in Vietnam lasted decades ... Show more
The Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association has cancelled the memberships of two activist lawyers for not paying their fees. Speaking from the U.S ... Show more
Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to death in country's largest fraud case: Truong My Lan's company was building luxury residential complexes and shopping ...
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-11/vietnamese-real-estate-tycoon-truong-my-lan-death-sentence/103698222
Twenty-eight in one home: Vietnamese migrants sold everything for a new life in NZ - but their jobs didn’t exist
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Vietnamese writer Pham Doan Trang is to receive the 2024 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award at an annual ceremony in New York ... Show more www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/trang-pen-award-04112024231904.html
City bar association cancels membership of Vietnamese activist lawyers: The two fled to the US fearing arrest for their activities defending a Buddhist group.
rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/lawyers-bar-association-04102024234821.html
BOJ Holds: The Bloomberg Open, Europe Edition: Good morning. The BOJ holds rates, sending the yen weaker. Big Tech saves the day after the close in New York ...
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