Vietnam
Biden’s Vietnam ambassador nominee vows to press Hanoi on rights, trade
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Vietnam vowed at...
Read moreChina says it ‘drove away’ U.S. warship on anniversary of tribunal ruling
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's military said it "drove away" a U.S. warship that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Paracel Islands...
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Vietnam receives 2 million COVID-19 vaccines to fight worst outbreak
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam has received 2 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the U.S. government, the American...
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COVID cases climb as Southeast Asia feels force of Delta variant
By Martin Petty and Stanley Widianto (Reuters) -Having escaped the worst when the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, Southeast Asia...
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How Vietnam’s ‘influencer’ army wages information warfare on Facebook
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - In Vietnam, where the state is fighting a fierce online battle against political dissent,...
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Vietnam students turn out for exams under coronavirus cloud
By Thinh Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Thousands of students turned out for examinations in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Wednesday, forging...
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Panic-buying as Vietnam announces broad COVID-19 curbs in biggest city
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam will impose tight movement restrictions in its commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city from the end of...
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Singapore says ASEAN aims to speed up plan to end Myanmar crisis
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was working to expedite the implementation of a five-point consensus...
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Russia backs ASEAN plan on tackling Myanmar crisis
By Fransiska Nangoy and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Russia strongly supports the Southeast Asian diplomatic effort to end the...
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Vietnam orders Netflix to remove Australian spy show over South China Sea map
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Netflix Inc has removed Australian spy drama "Pine Gap" from its services in Vietnam...
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