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Regime accepts foreign help to turn away from “rice-only” policyJan 11 2 By: David Brown Vietnam’s low-lying southwestern provinces may be about to get off the list of places most

Indo-Pacific to be Britain’s new post-EU focus Foreign Secretary Raab sent to Delhi to deliver positive messages Dec 17 1       By: John Elliott It’s hardly a career

Depressing Déjà vu for Malaysia’s Narcotics Nightmare 40-plus years of tough drug programs have had almost no effect other than filling prisons Dec 4 5 1     By: Murray

Singapore’s Litigious PM Lee at it Again Premier goes after opposition politician, editor in libel suits as rights activist ordered to court John Berthelsen 5 hr ago 1    

The less-rich exploit the even less-rich Our Correspondent Nov 26 4 3     Slavery, debt slavery, and bonded labor have long been a curse of much of Southeast Asia,

Myanmar Goes to Already Discredited National Polls Rights organizations charge widespread intimidation, suppression   Nov 8       By: Nava Thakuria Myanmar has gone for its second successive multi-party

This Emergency Appeal seeks a total of some 3.9 million Swiss francs to enable the IFRC to support the Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) to deliver assistance to and

  Already battling devastating floods, the country was hit by one of its biggest storms in decades.     Military personnel on Thursday moved a woman who had been rescued

Vietnam’s Arrest of a ‘Modern Legend’ Longtime dissident tracked down in advance of party congress Our Correspondent Oct 9 2 1     To the many Vietnamese who don’t subscribe

NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD IN OTHERS COUNTRIES – CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX – 98/180  

BREXIT HISTORY MADE: UK strikes £15.2bn trade deal with Japan sending message to EU BRITAIN has signed its first post-Brexit trade deal with Japan today after a tumultuous few days

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    Dear Friend You might have seen Kirin Ichiban lager on sale in bars, pubs and supermarkets. Kirin lager is made by a Japanese company, which operates all over

  Japan, India, Australia join the crowd in seeking to capitalize on trade war   Sep 6       By: Neeta Lal Signs are starting to appear that the

  ‘Herd immunity’ may be the only answer after all Philip Bowring 6 hr 2 1     Forget the daily league tables of Covid-19 incidence, the announcements of new

  As Hanoi’s ties with Washington reach new heights, Vietnamese Agent Orange victims await compensation   Aug 12       By: Michael Hart

Using Covid as a Crackdown Excuse Governments across Asia find it easier to arrest critics than to fight the virus John Berthelsen   5 hr       Across Asia

  So far, Johnson’s offer is symbolic but not much more Aug 6 3       By: Joyce Chen While British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged last month that

Millions in danger as Covid-19 sweeps through India’s slums More than half of people who live in slums could have already contracted Covid-19 (Pic: Nishantd85/Wikipedia) A new report reveals that

Singapore Starting to Outshine Hong Kong as Financial Hub Business uncertainty grows over security law Our Correspondent 4 hr         Hong Kong’s international business community, jittery because

   GIs Call Viet Killings ‘Point-Blank Murder’ Story by Seymour Hersh Nov. 20, 1969 By Seymour M. Hersh Global Research, July 13, 2020 cleveland.com 20 November 2009 Region: Asia, USA Theme: History, Intelligence, Law and Justice, Media Disinformation

  Workers say they aren’t going back to cities where they were suddenly cut loose because of the virus Jul 10         As India gradually opens its

  Business owners complain of intimidation over halal certification 15 hr 4     By: Murray Hunter Halal Certification officers in Singapore’s Islamic Religious Council routinely pressure restaurant owners into

  Urgent Action to help refugees and IDPs in Burma Refugees and IDPs are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19 but face government restrictions on aid and not enough aid

  The fear, the tears, the pride, and the debt Jun 27 3     By: Steve Jackson A friend elsewhere in Asia has an elderly parent in the UK.

Ho Chi Minh City Seeks to Make Up for 20 Wasted Years   Jun 9       By: David Brown Purges, anti-Chinese pogroms, a new name and miscarried attempts

  Currency outflows to a region that is no longer a safe haven Philip Bowring Apr 13       Collectively, the countries of East and Southeast Asia have mainly

Disciplinary measures imposed on HCM City’s former leaders Update: March, 20/2020 – 20:50   Lê Thanh Hải was relieved from his position of Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee in the

  Asia Sentinel roundup seeks to sort out the chaff Asia Sentinel 9 hr       As the Covid-19 virus makes its ominous way across Asia, countries are in

The Dirty List names international companies doing business with the military in Burma. The list also includes international companies involved in projects where there are human rights violations or environmental

  British forces in Afghanistan committed countless abuses against the local population Veterans of Britain’s recent costly military campaigns in Afghanistan are killing themselves in record numbers. According to the

Visa policies for foreigners undergo major changes Update: March, 02/2020 – 08:04     by Vũ Thu Hà HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s immigration laws will undergo a radical shake-up this summer

The purpose of this study was to examine how Vietnam’s transition to a market economy has affected its socialist political system. After the U.S-Vietnam war, the reunification of both parts

VN invests $3.97m abroad in January Update: January, 31/2020 – 15:19 > Cambodian telecom firm Metfone, a subsidiary of Việt Nam’s mobile carrier Viettel Group. Telecommunications was among leading sectors for

ASEAN meeting grapples with trade war, territorial disputes Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during the ASEAN Summit plenary session in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

  THE DEMISE OF THE DOLLAR WILL HELP THE £POUND STERLING BECOME THE CURRENCY OF CHOICE IN THE WESTERN WORLD. THE DOLLAR WILL BE USURPED BY THE YUAN BECAUSE OF

Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over deadly cross-border shelling in disputed Kashmir     3 MIN READ MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 / 1:34 PM / UPDATED 16

Bangladesh -Sixteen people could face the death penalty in Bangladesh over the murder of an 19-year-old woman who was burned to death in April. The country’s Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) said the

    The Peacock Generation group performing in Yangon this year.   We recently emailed you with good news about the release of some political prisoners we have been campaigning

No Deal: Trump Walks From Summit With Kim Over Sanctions Demand   By Jonathan Lemire, Deb Riechmann & Foster Klug February 28, 2019 AP Photo/ Evan Vucci   HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Talks between

Kim, Trump set to kick off summit in Vietnam   Kim Jong-un, top leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), arrives at the DPRK embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam on

    .is among the food and drink items being served to at least 3,500 local and international journalists covering the second Trump-Kim summit this week.   Update: February, 26/2019 –

            Nguyen Ai Quoc    The Radical 16th Nov.2018     born Nguyễn Sinh Cung,   also known as Nguyễn Tất Thành, Bác Hồ or simply Bác,

Traveller’s Notes: New tour to explore capital   Update: November, 15/2018 – 19:00   Bonbon City Tour starts at Thăng Long Royal Citadel Complex and runs every day between 9am and

  ITS RUDE TO STARE – BUT THE VIET’S DO IT ALL THE TIME   The Radical 15th Nov 2018   AT ANYONE DIFFERENT TO THEMSELVES –    BUT THE

TODAY WE GO ALL ETHNIC   The Radical  14th Nov 2018   AND WE WERE THE  MINORITY No 14 HanoiBus – Fucking Useless for Tourists again   Its high time

DONG XUAN MARKET   The Radical  13th Nov. 2018   5 LEVELS OF WHOLESALE STALLS   WITH THE ODD ONE THAT TAKES ANY NOTICE OF TOURISTS.   SO DON’T BOTHER

Minh Phú Seafood to remove non-core businesses to ease foreign ownership   Update: November, 12/2018 – 18:00 i   Due to the overloaded cold warehouse situation in the US, the Minh