Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam
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Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Nearly 40 years after she was born with a malformed spine and misshapen limbs — most likely because her father was exposed to Agent Orange, the toxic chemical that the American military used during the Vietnam War — Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diem finally…

Lunar New Year 2025 Photos: See Year of the Snake Celebrations Across Asia
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Lunar New Year 2025 Photos: See Year of the Snake Celebrations Across Asia

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than a billion people across the world, from China to the Philippines to diaspora communities in the United States, began celebrating the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with fireworks, family time and feasts. On Wednesday, the first new moon of the Year…

US ‘Secret War’ remembered as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Laos | Conflict News

US ‘Secret War’ remembered as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Laos | Conflict News

In August, the family of United States Air Force Sergeant David S Price finally buried his remains after more than 50 years of waiting. The 26-year-old was stationed at a top-secret CIA base – Lima Site 85 – on a mountaintop in northeast Laos when it was overrun by Lao…

What’s behind escalating China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea? | South China Sea News

What’s behind escalating China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea? | South China Sea News

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has called for more urgency in negotiations on a code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea, as he accused China of “harassment and intimidation” in the waterway. Marcos Jr told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Chinese Premier Li…

UNICEF says six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Typhoon Yagi | Weather News

UNICEF says six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Typhoon Yagi | Weather News

UN’s children’s agency says there’s an urgent need for access to clean water, sanitation as Red Cross mobilises relief. Massive floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have left nearly six million children across Southeast Asia struggling to access clean water, food, and shelter, according to the United Nations children’s…

Thousands evacuated from Hanoi as Typhoon Yagi death toll climbs to 179 | Weather News

Thousands evacuated from Hanoi as Typhoon Yagi death toll climbs to 179 | Weather News

Vietnam government estimates 179 killed and 145 missing as water level in the Red River in the capital reaches a 20-year-high. Thousands of people have been evacuated from Vietnam’s capital Hanoi as the Red River’s waters rose to a 20-year high, flooding streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country’s…

Thousands flee homes in Vietnam as Typhoon Yagi death toll climbs to 127 | News

Thousands flee homes in Vietnam as Typhoon Yagi death toll climbs to 127 | News

Fifty-four people are still missing, authorities say, as the typhoon threatens to bring destruction to the capital Hanoi. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as floods inundated northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, while the death toll from Asia’s worst storm this…

China’s Xi holds talks with Vietnam’s new leader in Beijing | Politics News

China’s Xi holds talks with Vietnam’s new leader in Beijing | Politics News

Meeting between leaders of China, Vietnam signals close ties between neighbouring states despite occasional tensions. China’s President Xi Jinping has held talks with Vietnam’s President To Lam in Beijing on his first state visit since becoming his country’s top leader, according to Chinese official media Xinhua. The meeting between Xi…

Vietnam President To Lam gets top job as Communist Party chief | News

Vietnam President To Lam gets top job as Communist Party chief | News

Lam pledges to maintain predecessor’s anti-corruption campaign as he takes nation’s top job – but it is unclear whether he will also remain president. Vietnamese President To Lam has been formally named as the new chief of the Communist Party, the country’s top position, two weeks after the death of…