Vietnam
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World
Vietnam’s President Resigns Over Communist Party Breaches, State Media Says
The nature of President Vo Van Thuong’s wrongdoing was unclear, but his departure could be a sign of an internal power struggle among Vietnam’s leaders.
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US
In Campus Protests Over Gaza, Echoes of Outcry Over Vietnam
The war in Vietnam ignited a protest movement that helped define a generation. Is the war between Israel and Hamas doing the same thing?
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Books
Tammy Nguyen, Maximalist at Play
In paintings and handcrafted books, the artist layers lush themes from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Vietnamese history, and explores our relationship to nature.
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World
Three Months After Biden, It’s Xi’s Turn to Court Vietnam
The Chinese leader wants assurances that the strategically important country isn’t taking Washington’s side against Beijing, analysts say.
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World
Vietnam Relied on Environmentalists to Secure Billions. Then It Jailed Them.
The government is preparing to present its energy transition plan at the U.N. climate talks as it intensifies a crackdown on environmental advocates.
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Books
A Friendship Forged in Wartime Casts a Long Shadow
ABSOLUTION, by Alice McDermott Alice McDermott is rightly celebrated for her granular, nuanced portraits of mid-20th-century life, with a particular focus on Irish Americans. Her fans may be startled, then, to find themselves plunged into 1963 Saigon ...
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World
If You Can Take the Cable Car to the Colosseum, You’re in Vietnam
The country is in the middle of a cable-car bonanza, much of it driven by the over-the-top developments of the Sun Group, which feature giant Buddhas, ersatz European enclaves and selfie spots galore.
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Newyork
The Man Behind the Internet’s Favorite Outfits
Duy Tran, the founder of the label Fancì Club, is popular with young female celebrities for combining “Y2K” aesthetics, tight silhouettes and sheer fabrics.
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Books
The Things They Left Behind: How the U.S. Laid Waste to Southeast Asia
George Black’s new book, “The Long Reckoning,” describes the environmental devastation of the Vietnam War.
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World
In a First, South Korea Is Ordered to Compensate a Vietnam War Victim
A court ruling held that South Korean troops were responsible for a civilian massacre that killed more than 70 villagers in Vietnam during the war.