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…
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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…
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Arts
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Style
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…
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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…
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