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Head of Vietnam's parliament resigns amid corruption probe: Vietnamese state media outlet VN Express reports that the head of Vietnam’s Parliament ...
apnews.com/article/vietnam-corruption-parliament-vuong-dinh-hue-resign-8fcb6f1bedc44b55c9ce66cd10fd33cb
Coffee Prices to Extend Surge as Hoarding, Heat Exacerbate Vietnam Supply Crunch: Coffee prices are expected to extend their meteoric surge with the hoarding of ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/pricey-coffee-here-to-stay-as-hoarding-heat-hit-vietnam-supply
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Heineken sold more beer than expected in the first quarter, reporting significant year-on-year growth, as it kept its 2024 profit growth forecast Heineken sells more beer in Q1, sticks to outlook | Reuters
Quick Glance: NFL - Top-5 Earners per Position: Amon-Ra St. Brown Leads the Way
- The NFL showcases the top-5 earners per position based on average annual salary.
- Quarterbacks top the ranking, followed by Running Backs, Fullbacks, Wide Receivers, and Tight Ends.
- Other positions such as Offensive Tackle, Guard, Center, Defensive End, Defensive Tackle, Outside Linebacker, Inside Linebacker, Cornerback, Safety, Kicker, Punter, and Long Snapper were also listed.
- The list highlights the high salaries of the top players in the NFL for their respective positions.
Vietnam delays launch of new stock trading system: Vietnam will delay the launch of the much-expected new stock trading system initially slated for next week ...
reuters.com/markets/asia/vietnam-delays-launch-new-stock-trading-system-2024-04-26/
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 ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-22/vietnam-detains-parliament-chair-s-assistant-as-builder-probed
VinFast CEO to inject $1bn of personal wealth into Vietnam EV maker: HO CHI MINH CITY -- The chief executive of VinFast will invest $1 billion of his own ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/VinFast-CEO-to-inject-1bn-of-personal-wealth-into-Vietnam-EV-maker
Paid articlePaid VinFast chief plans to invest $1 billion more from his fortune in EV maker: Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong said on Thursday he planned to invest $1 ...
reuters.com/markets/asia/vinfast-chief-planning-invest-another-1-billion-his-fortune-ev-maker-2024-04-25/
About 100 Khmer Krom people protested in Phnom Penh on Wednesday to demand that Cambodia urge Vietnam’s government to release 13 activists and monks who were ... Show more
In South China Sea, Xi Jinping's Ships Are Winning the Battle for Oil and Gas - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-23/in-south-china-sea-xi-jinping-s-ships-are-winning-the-battle-for-oil-and-gas
Paid articlePaid World Bank says Vietnam GDP to grow 5.5% in 2024, 6.0% in 2025: Vietnam's gross domestic product is seen growing 5.5% this year, the World Bank said on Tuesday ...
reuters.com/markets/asia/world-bank-says-vietnam-gdp-grow-55-2024-60-2025-2024-04-23/
Standard Chartered lowers Vietnam 2024 growth forecast to 6.0%: Standard Chartered has cut its forecast for Vietnam's economic growth this year to 6.0% from 6.7% ...
reuters.com/markets/asia/standard-chartered-lowers-vietnam-2024-growth-forecast-60-2024-04-24/
Vietnam's FPT to invest $200 mln in AI factory using Nvidia chips: Vietnam's top tech firm FPT plans to build a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory ...
reuters.com/technology/vietnams-fpt-invest-200-mln-ai-factory-using-nvidia-chips-2024-04-23/
Before Israel’s war on Gaza: Other times US campuses became battlegrounds: Students from Columbia and other US universities have protested the Vietnam war ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/25/past-student-protests-in-the-us-working-hed
Vietnam police arrest National Assembly chairman's assistant: Police in Vietnam have arrested Pham Thai Ha, an assistant of the country's National Assembly ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-police-arrest-national-assembly-chairmans-assistant-2024-04-22/
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 ...
apnews.com/article/vietnam-rice-methane-climate-mekong-e82d9101bcd440751a9d0db060b10c0f
Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in massive fraud case
pbs.org/newshour/world/vietnam-sentences-real-estate-tycoon-truong-my-lan-to-death-in-massive-fraud-case
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.
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 ...
bbc.com/news/world-asia-68778636
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/
Thousands gather in Sydney to mark Anzac Day in biggest crowd in recent years: “We are heartened to see so many Australians with us today,” said master of ...
smh.com.au/politics/nsw/thousands-gather-in-sydney-to-mark-anzac-day-in-biggest-crowd-in-recent-years-20240425-p5fmez.html
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 ...
apnews.com/article/vietnam-apple-tim-cook-supply-chain-e9a7581a127937a1958bebd434a47f25
Vietnam's Masan Group weighs IPO for consumer unit: HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnamese conglomerate Masan Group said Thursday that an initial public offering is a ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/IPO/Vietnam-s-Masan-Group-weighs-IPO-for-consumer-unit
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Pricey coffee is here to stay as hoarding, heat hit Vietnam supply: Vietnam is the world’s biggest producer of robusta coffee.
straitstimes.com/business/pricey-coffee-is-here-to-stay-as-hoarding-heat-hit-vietnam-supply
Vietnam surpasses India and Thailand and now becomes biggest rice supplier for Singapore
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/04/20/vietnam-surpasses-india-and-thailand-and-now-becomes-biggest-rice-supplier-for-singapore
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/
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/
Apple Considering Opening a Factory in Indonesia, CEO Says: Tim Cook said that the giant tech firm would look at options in Indonesia, as it continues to reduce ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/apple-considering-opening-a-factory-in-indonesia-ceo-says/
Pen pal program helps war widows find friendship and revive the art of letter writing
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/war-widows-find-friendship-through-pen-pal-program/103753296
Leading Vietnamese steelmaker Hoa Phat Group plans to open its newest mill, Dung Quat 2, to capture demand from the country's growing car industry ... Show more
Vietnam's top steelmaker Hoa Phat races to open new mill this year - Nikkei Asia
Vietnam's top steelmaker Hoa Phat races to open new mill this year - Nikkei Asia
It Was Always Going to Be Tricky to Adapt This Pulitzer-Winning Novel. HBO Mostly Pulls It Off.
slate.com/culture/2024/04/the-sympathizer-hbo-show-robert-downey-jr-hoa-xuande-book.html
Moscow says US hybrid war against Russia will turn into humiliation : Russia said on Sunday that US lawmakers’ approval of $60.84 billion more in support for ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/04/21/russia-says-us-hybrid-war-against-russia-will-turn-into-fiasco-like-vietnam-
What to watch: Unsettling ‘Civil War’ is the ultimate what-if movie: Also: "Fallout" brilliantly shows how a video game can be a great movie; and ...
mercurynews.com/2024/04/11/what-to-watch-unsettling-civil-war-is-the-ultimate-what-if-movie/
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
Vietnam should ask Cambodia to delay canal project: experts — Radio Free Asia
Vietnam should ask Cambodia to delay canal project: experts — Radio Free Asia
Vietnam’s ruling party relieved one of the country’s top lawmakers of his post as chairman of the National Assembly on Friday, media reported ... Show more
‘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/
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.
Novaland Investment, among Vietnam’s largest real estate developers, is planning to sell shares and increase borrowings after securing bondholders’ approval to ... Show more
Novaland Plans Share Sale, New Loans to Ease Cash Crunch - Bloomberg
Novaland Plans Share Sale, New Loans to Ease Cash Crunch - Bloomberg
The ghost of the 1968 antiwar movement has returned
nytimes.com/2024/04/24/opinion/chicago-dnc-antiwar-protests.html
Vietnam’s stability gets rude $24 bln shock: Companies derisking their supply chains from China have rushed to Vietnam, but their new stomping ground may not ...
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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/
An international pressure group representing writers, artists and journalists is presenting its top award to Vietnamese author ... Show more
Demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war have cropped up on college campuses across the country. Many are saying they are reminiscent of protests from the ... Show more
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 ...
thenews.com.pk/latest/1177581-vietnamese-female-billionaire-gets-sentenced-to-death-for-biggest-bank-fraud
TikTok, under fire elsewhere, sees spike in Vietnam e-commerce: HO CHI MINH CITY -- TikTok Vietnam said the number of merchants on its app tripled last year ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Startups/TikTok-under-fire-elsewhere-sees-spike-in-Vietnam-e-commerce
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.
Fears over coffee shortages send prices soaring to new highs: Heatwave in Vietnam damages robusta crop and prompts buying spree, pushing futures contract to ...
ft.com/content/ba65e510-941e-4cdc-ba60-52b4b4c8d0a0
$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/
VinFast share plunge hits China's VW-backed battery partner Gotion: HONG KONG -- Gotion High-tech, a major Chinese electric vehicle battery supplier ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/VinFast-share-plunge-hits-China-s-VW-backed-battery-partner-Gotion
Paid articlePaid Vietnam mulls own territorial line in Tonkin Gulf: The move follows Beijing’s announcement of a new baseline in waters shared with Vietnam.
rfa.org/english/news/southchinasea/vietnam-tonkin-gult-04152024023842.html
Juan González Reflects on Historic 1968 Columbia Protests & Crackdown on Gaza Solidarity Encampment
democracynow.org/2024/4/23/antiwar_protests_gaza
Vietnam EV maker VinFast's challenges escalate risk for parent Vingroup: As Vietnam's biggest conglomerate Vingroup doubles down on its electric vehicle business ...
reut.rs/4aRyNY5
Mark Lee and Peter Yu win awards for Wonderland at Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/mark-lee-peter-yu-win-awards-hiff-388401
Vietnam orders Netflix to stop advertising, distributing its games: Vietnam has ordered Netflix Inc to stop advertising and distributing its games in the country ...
reuters.com/technology/vietnam-orders-netflix-stop-advertising-distributing-its-games-2024-04-10/
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 ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/vietnam-court-jails-soft-drinks-tycoon-40-miilion-scam-case-tan-hiep-phat-4291091
HBO Max's new mini-series 'The Sympathizer,’ - about a communist spy during the Vietnam War - is an espionage ride that puts the Vietnamese experience front ... Show more
Opinion | Some Anti-Israel Protesters Are Paid: Rockefeller and Soros grants are subsidizing those who disrupt college campuses.
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From 'homeless among the clouds' to working with Robert Downey Jr., Kieu Chinh keeps going
usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/21/robert-downey-jr-hbo-sympathizer-vietnam-war-kieu-chinh/73298527007/
"The eruption of student protests on American university campuses against the US-backed Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza has invited comparison ... Show more
Vietnam moment? - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
Vietnam moment? - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
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 ...
apnews.com/article/indonesia-apple-tim-cook-jokowi-supply-chain-64670d385fdde4643429b2e76fdb951f
China’s durian output to quadruple in 2024, processing poised to permeate with demand ‘on a rapid rise’
scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3260034/chinas-durian-output-quadruple-2024-processing-poised-permeate-demand-rapid-rise
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
Based on the Pulitzer-winning novel, HBO Max's new mini-series ‘The Sympathizer’ tells the story of the Vietnam War through the Vietnamese lens ... Show more
Japan's Takashimaya eyes 2026 opening for new Vietnam shopping center: TOKYO -- Takashimaya, the Japanese operator of upscale department stores ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Retail/Japan-s-Takashimaya-eyes-2026-opening-for-new-Vietnam-shopping-center
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 ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinese-military-willing-raise-strategic-trust-level-with-vietnam-2024-04-12/
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/
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 ...
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-counters-closer-U.S.-Japan-Philippines-ties-with-diplomatic-flurry
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/
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 ...
bbc.com/news/world-asia-68778636
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/
CNA Explains: How a death sentence in Vietnam links to a massive anti-corruption drive
channelnewsasia.com/asia/truong-my-lan-vietnam-death-sentence-fraud-corruption-graft-communist-party-4282521
'The Sympathizer' reviews: Critics cool on Robert Downey Jr.'s roles: "The Sympathizer" is based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel, directed by Park Chan-wook and ...
businessinsider.com/the-sympathizer-reviews-hbo-robert-downey-jr-park-chan-wook-2024-4
Quick Glance: 'The Sympathizer': Revealing Vietnam War's History
- HBO and A24's satire 'The Sympathizer' features Robert Downey Jr. in four roles to shed light on the history of the Vietnam War.
- Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize novel 'The Sympathizer' is adapted into a seven-episode miniseries exploring the memories of a half-French, half-Vietnamese Communist spy during the Vietnam War and his new life as a refugee in Los Angeles.
- The series offers a blend of loss, immigration, espionage, and satire, showcasing many faces of the war through the Captain's perspective.
- Despite some unevenness in execution, the series captures the sharp wit of the source material and advances the conversation about the Vietnam War in mainstream media.
Over 100 pro-Palestinian activists arrested from New York’s Columbia University campus in protest reminiscent of Vietnam War demos https://arab.news/bhdxf
The Sympathizer: Limited Series | Rotten Tomatoes: Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States ...
rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_sympathizer/s01
Cat Deeley walks off This Morning live on air after 'naughty' Ben Shephard jibe: This Morning presenter Cat Deeley stormed off the ITV set live on air on ...
mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/cat-deeley-walks-morning-live-32661933
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