Ho Chi Minh City’s plastic ‘habit’ leaves piles of waste | Environment News
Ho Chi Minh City – Kieu Anh Tran heads down a small alley to her workshop in Ho Chi Minh
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Anti-Western and hyper macho, Putin’s appeal in Southeast Asia | Russia-Ukraine war News
While the West has united in condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, opinions differ markedly in parts of the developing
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Ukraine minister urges ASEAN bloc to stop Russia’s ‘hunger games’ | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba tells Southeast Asian leaders ‘the worst thing that a country can do is nothing’. Ukraine’s
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Illegal trade threatens endangered tigers, 150 seized a year | Wildlife News
Poachers continue to target the big cat for its skin and body parts, undermining conservation efforts. Global seizures of tigers
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Vietnam says homosexuality ‘not a disease’ in win for gay rights | LGBTQ News
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Phong Vuong was preparing for the launch of a campaign advocating for the legalisation
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Apple suppliers Foxconn, Luxshare eyeing base in Vietnam: Report | Business and Economy
Report says suppliers are in talks to produce the Apple Watch and MacBook in the Southeast Asian country for the
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SARS-related viruses infect thousands in Asia every year: Study | Health News
Researchers say about 66,000 people in Southeast Asia are infected each year with SARS-related coronaviruses. About 66,000 people in Southeast
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Why is the Myanmar crisis such a challenge for ASEAN? | ASEAN News
Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are meeting in Phnom Penh, a week after Myanmar’s coup
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US sends destroyer near Paracel Islands angering China | South China Sea News
The US says sailing near disputed islands was a ‘freedom of navigation operation’ while China calls it ‘illegal’. The United
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Vietnam jails high-profile environmentalist for tax evasion | Environment News
Nguy Thi Khanh, a globally recognised campaigner on climate and the environment, has been sent to prison for two years.
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