Vietnamese Are Helping Cuba With 38-Cent Donations. A Lot of Them.

Cuba sent doctors and food to Vietnam during the war. Now ordinary Vietnamese are sending cash to struggling Cubans.

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‘It’s Nonsense’: Macron Plays Down Video of Shove From Wife

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, was pushed in the face as he left a plane in Vietnam. The bigger issue, he said, was the reaction, part of a string of disinformation by “crazy people.”

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Vietnam Used to Be a Safe Haven for Trade. Now It Might Not Be.

On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, U.S. companies that have come to rely on Vietnam’s factories, like Apple and Nike, are in a bind because of Trump’s tariffs.

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China Wants Countries to Unite Against Trump, but Is Met With Wariness

Beijing is using a mix of carrots and sticks to try to prevent other countries from siding with the United States in isolating China.

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China’s Xi Courts Vietnam as Trade War With the U.S. Mounts

Xi Jinping is in Southeast Asia to build bonds with countries that also face U.S. tariffs and have come under pressure from Washington to curb the transshipment of Chinese goods.

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Vietnamese Journalist Gets 2 ½ Years in Prison for Facebook Posts

The sentence for Truong Huy San, an influential reporter, was the latest crackdown on speech by Vietnam, a rising regional power.

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Typhoon Yagi Scrambles Vietnam’s Lunar New Year Tradition

A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday.

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