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Pilger was a seeker of truth and an uncompromising chronicler of inconvenient facts that were often missing from the dominant narrative of the legacy Anglo-Saxon media.
- During Tim Cook’s visit to Vietnam, Apple says it will raise investments on suppliers in the Southeast Asian country
- The CEO, who visited China just three weeks ago, has become a subject of satirical comments from Chinese internet users
The Buddhist kingdom plans to take a punt on legalised gambling as it rues the billions of dollars in untapped gaming revenue that’s been left on the table. But will it hit the jackpot?
‘If China and Vietnam work well on this’, Manila would ‘not go too far to provoke’ Beijing, analyst says.
Lee George Lam denies link to US$12.5 billion fraud by Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, insisting he was not part of management of Saigon Commercial Bank at the time.
Truong My Lan, 67, was found guilty of embezzlement, bribery, and banking regulation violations for orchestrating a massive fraud using hundreds of ghost companies.
Global monitors have warned that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions.
The US urged greater transparency from Cambodia over the US$1.7 billion project that analysts say could be used to boost China’s military presence in Phnom Penh.
Only 14.2 per cent of respondents were confident India would ‘do the right thing’ and contribute to global stability, while 30.5 per cent had ‘little confidence’.
One of the lines is planned to run from Vietnam’s port cities of Haiphong and Quang Ninh to the border with China’s Yunnan province. The other would run from Hanoi to near Guangxi.
The rise in gold smuggling is fuelled by a combination of a lack of official supplies and flight-to-safety demands amid a struggling economy.
Pho is Vietnam’s national dish, a fragrant noodle soup with slices of rare beef, herbs and spices. Chefs are creating new versions, although the basic flavours remain true.
The single-visa concept would cover Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, ensuring seamless mobility for travellers among the six neighbouring countries.
Wu Shicun, founding president of China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies, is pessimistic about progress of South China Sea Code of Conduct.
For the first time, more people in Southeast Asia favour alignment with China over the US, a new survey shows. But distrust in Beijing also ticked higher.
Nepal and the Philippines are Australia’s top source markets for international students, after China and India. Lax oversight, regulations and visa rules that allow unlimited work rights are part of the reason.
With one of the most vibrant start-up ecosystems and fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is poised to climb the global value chain – but challenges lie in wait.
Truong My Lan ran eateries and hotels in her early career before coming under public scrutiny in a case totalling more than 10% of her country’s GDP.
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, in Washington for meetings with senior US officials, says his nation ‘can have good relations with all major powers’ and that Vietnam president’s ouster will not be destabilising.
Le Hoai Trung, the Communist Party’s diplomatic chief, visited China as president Vo Van Thuong was forced to step down amid a corruption scandal.
South Korea is one option, observers say. But the Vietnamese military is stuck in its ways, which may make continued covert purchases from Russia more attractive – despite the risks.
Vo Van Thuong has been effectively dismissed after just 14 months in the top job, raising concerns about the country’s future direction.
The meeting with BYD and two other mainland suppliers was held ahead of the opening on Thursday of the 57th Apple Store in the US tech giant’s Greater China region.
Vo Van Thuong quit a year into the presidency after seemingly falling to a sweeping ‘blazing furnace’ anti-corruption campaign.
The president holds a largely ceremonial role, but is one of the top four political positions in Vietnam.
More than 99 per cent of Vietnam’s durian exports went to China last year, and the Southeast Asian country is expected to ship US$3.5 billion of the fruit in 2024.
Beijing has released a series of points to define its waters along its southern coast, which some observers say extends its maritime area.
Truong My Lan, chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, faces accusations of leading a scam of more than US$12 billion.
