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Topic: Vietnam

Red River floods Vietnam’s Hanoi as Typhoon Yagi kills over 150 people, thousands evacuate

Yagi brought gales and heavy rain as it moved westwards after landfall Saturday, collapsing a bridge this week while scythed through provinces along Red River.

‘We always support India’s initiatives for peace in the region,’ says Vietnam PM

While delivering the 49th Sapru House Lecture, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who was in New Delhi for a 3-day visit, called India an important pole in an emerging multi-polar world.

‘Bear hug’ diplomacy: Modi, Vietnamese PM Chinh embrace bilateral ties during state visit

Chinh was on three-day state visit to India. He was accorded a ceremonial reception at forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan before meeting at Hyderabad House Thursday.

India believes in ‘development’, not ‘expansionism’, says Modi in dig at China

Remarks come at joint media interaction with Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh, who is on a visit to India. Nine agreements announced, including $300-million line of credit.

Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh visits India as New Delhi seeks to deepen Act East partnerships

PM Chinh's visit is the first since the 2 countries established a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016. Trade, defence, and new areas of cooperation are on the agenda.

Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea, Vietnam in coming weeks, says report

The Vedomosti newspaper said Putin could visit Vietnam as early as June and most likely immediately after his visit to North Korea.

Vietnam’s 3rd president in 18 months, Kenyan troops in Haiti & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the last week.

Apple CEO Tim Cook on a two-day visit to Vietnam, to meet students and content creators

Cook will also meet users of Apple products to better understand how they are employed, local news reported.

$12.5 bn fraud with 42k victims — case that led to death sentence for Vietnam real estate tycoon

Truong My Lan, 67, got death sentence for siphoning off money from a bank she effectively controlled. She was also awarded jail sentences for bribery & violating banking regulations.

Vietnam real estate tycoon sentenced to death for her role in $12 billion fraud case

Truong My Lan, chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, was found guilty of embezzlement, bribery and violations of banking rules

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.