Vietnam – Page 57 – Asia Times

Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter flies alongside a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force H-6K bomber that reportedly flew over the Bashi Channel south of Taiwan in a drill.Photo: Taiwan Defence Ministry via AFP

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Fear and loathing in Taiwan

by Gary Sands May 22, 2018

A satellite image showing construction of possible radar tower facilities in the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea in this image released in Feb 2016. Photo: CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative/ DigitalGlobe/ Handout via Reuters

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Chinese air force bombers land on islands in South China Sea

by Bertil Lintner May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Performers dance with large national flags marking an anniversary of Vietnam's communist regime in Hanoi, February 3, 2017. Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

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Vietnam drives to revive its ‘moral’ revolution

by David Hutt May 20, 2018February 18, 2020

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier as seen at the Dalian Shipyard. China already has one carrier, but Beijing believes the rising superpower must have more to safeguard not only its sovereignty, territorial integrity and national interests but also the region’s, a view not shared by its neighbors.Photo: AFP / Wang Xizeng

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China’s naval build-up is a threat to regional peace

by Xuan Loc Doan May 19, 2018

Old apartment blocks in downtown Yangon. Demand for property in Yangon had surged with hopes of an economic boom that has not materialized. Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu

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Myanmar property falls back to earth

by Peter Janssen May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

DPP Nantou County Councilor Lo Mei-lin (center) paid a visit to the husband and his wife (right). Photo: Facebook/DPP in Nantou

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Vietnamese wife to be reunited with family after 20 years

by Asia Times staff May 17, 2018February 18, 2020

ASEAN Square on Luchuan West Street, Central district, Taichung, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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ASEAN Square di Taichung rumah kedua bagi pekerja migran

by Asia Times staff May 17, 2018

Bayan Baru Police Station, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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Two suspected burglars arrested, two on the run

by Asia Times staff May 17, 2018February 18, 2020

ASEAN Square on Luchuan West Street, Central district, Taichung, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Taichung’s ASEAN Square is migrants’ ‘second home’

by Asia Times staff May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

A woman holds a large stack of Indonesian rupiah bank notes in a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 27, 2018. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan

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Indonesia, Vietnam brace for market blowouts

by Gary Kleiman May 16, 2018

One of the balangay, Sultan Sin Sulu, at sea. Photo: Philippine Balangay Expedition Team

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Historic Philippine sailing vessels dock in Hong Kong

by Grace Dandan May 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Taoyuan Government Hall, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Vietnamese woman helps homeless compatriots

by Asia Times staff May 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Lao children in a village setting. The Lao government aims to implement a universal health care scheme to cover remote impoverished areas of the country. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Laos: The legacy of the US ‘secret war’ still takes a deadly toll

by Binaifer Nowrojee May 15, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Sergei Ilnitsky

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The Russian-Israeli-Iranian conundrum in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Anthony Wallace

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China H-shares get boost from Trump U-turn on ZTE

by Asia Times Stocks May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Shanjia railway station, Shulin District of New Taipei City, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Police arrest migrant worker for stealing bikes from station

by Asia Times staff May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

China's aircraft carrier, The Liaoning, followed by destroyers and frigates during a naval exercise on April 18, 2018. Photo: AFP

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China’s missiles in the South China Sea mean girding for war

by Robert E. McCoy May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Image of a Chinese flag subsuming a Laos flag. Image: iStock/Getty Images

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Little Laos risks losing it all to China

by Bertil Lintner May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Karl Marx Monument in Moscow, inscribed with the words "Workers of the World Unite!" Photo: iStock

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1968: The legacy of Marx, Mao, Marcuse

by Pepe Escobar May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Rue de Rennes, Paris, on May 7, 1968: protests by Sorbonne students. Photo: Marc Garanger / Aurimages

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How May 1968 shaped our world

by Pepe Escobar May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Thai police take the finger prints of Boonchai Bach. Photo: AsiaWorks

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Key wildlife smuggler gets 2.5 years in jail after rhino haul found

by Jim Pollard May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan City, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Vietnamese maid on way to fulfilling dream as nurse

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Asean leaders link arms at the opening ceremony of the association's 30th gathering in Manila. Photo: Reuters

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Southeast Asian digital economy emerges as a beacon for investors

by Snehashish Bhattacharjee May 11, 2018

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria on May 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters/ Omar Sanadiki

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Missile attacks reflect changing strategic landscape

by Stephen Bryen May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Supporters of new Malaysian Prime Minnister Mahathir Mohamad are seen outside of the National Palace, a day after general election in Kuala Lumpur, May 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

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Malaysia’s vote an unlikely democratic domino

by David Hutt May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Don Kirk at the Tiger's Nest Temple in Bhutan. Photo: www.donkirk.com

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Veteran journalist on the highs and lows of 50 years in Asia

by Andrew Salmon May 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The Taiwan High Court in Taipei City. Photo: Google Maps

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Man fined TW$1.1m for affair with Vietnamese mistress

by Asia Times staff May 10, 2018February 18, 2020

A Chinese Shaanxi Y-8 transport plane on display at a military theme park in Nanchang city in China's Jiangxi province on August 1, 2017. Photo: AFP

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Chinese military aircraft seen on Spratlys

by Bertil Lintner May 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Conflict between China and USA in Asia-Pacific region. Photo: iStock

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Why Beijing is militarizing the South China Sea

by Richard A. Bitzinger May 10, 2018May 11, 2018

Japan's nuclear power export business has been ravaged by the Fukushima power plant disaster. Photo: AFP / Yomiuri Shimbun

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Japan’s nuclear export meltdown

by Todd Crowell May 9, 2018February 18, 2020