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The Story of Ho Chi Minh's Secret Chinese Bride
A tale of love and woe, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Lazada, Shopee Sales Drive Southeast Asia Online Shopping Boom
Monthly mega-sales events are emerging as a key driver for Southeast Asia’s online-shopping boom, a study showed, as the region’s retailers are seeking to duplicate the success of China’s Singles Day and North America’s Black Friday.
Vietnam approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use
Supply shortage pushed Hanoi to allow doses despite Beijing tensions
China tightens security along border with Vietnam amid virus outbreak
Checkpoints have been set up in recent months and villagers are helping officials to patrol remote, mountainous areas to stop people from illegally entering the country.
China to Tax Dirty Oil Flows From Next Month
China will start taxing imports of dirty fuels used to make lucrative but lower quality products from next month, citing pollution concerns and the need to promote fairness in the refining sector.
Philippines Rejects China Fishing Ban, Wards Off Chinese Vessels
The Philippines said China’s unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea doesn’t apply to areas within the Southeast Asian nation, in yet another sign of tension between the two countries.
Vietnam Protests Renewal of China’s Fishing Ban in South China Sea
The fishing ban is typically opposed by neighboring countries, including Vietnam and the Philippines, who reject China’s assertion of its jurisdiction over contested waters.
Vietnam Says It Opposes China’s Fishing Ban That Starts May 1
Vietnam rejects China’s ban on fishing beginning May 1 in waters that include parts of the Gulf of Tonkin and the Paracel Islands region, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vice Spokesperson Doan Khac Viet said during a Hanoi briefing.
Pompeo wraps up anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up a five-nation, anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam on Friday with a call for regional unity to counter Beijing's growing assertiveness, as the fierce American presidential election race entered its final stretch...
Urgency for vaccine grows as virus ravages China's pigs
BEIJING (AP) — Scientists are working to develop a vaccine to help guard the world's pork supply as a deadly virus ravages Asia's pig herds...
Beijing has a navy it doesn't even admit exists, experts say. And it's swarming parts of the South China Sea | CNN
They've been dubbed China's "Little Blue Men," an allegedly Beijing-controlled maritime militia that analysts say could be hundreds of boats and thousands of crew members strong.
China’s Xinjiang Solar Factories Haunted by Labor Abuse Claims
The world’s solar power surge depends on polysilicon from Xinjiang factories.
China drills deep in disputed South China Sea
China has drilled deep in the South China Sea to retrieve sediment core from the seabed, state media reported on Thursday, amid tensions over disputed waters with rival claimants Taiwan and the Philippines, as well as with the United States.
Philippines' Duterte calls for peaceful resolution of China boats impasse
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is committed to peacefully resolving a diplomatic row with China over the disputed South China Sea, his spokesman said on Tuesday, in a measured response after days of strong rebukes by his ministers and generals.
U.S. Navy strike group entered South China Sea on April 4: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy's Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) entered the South China Sea on April 4 to conduct routine operations, the U.S. Navy said on Tuesday.
U.S., Philippines officials discuss Chinese activities in South China Sea
The national security advisers for the United States and the Philippines discussed their shared concerns over Chinese activities in the South China Sea in a call on Wednesday, the White House said.
Philippines sends fighter aircraft over Chinese vessels in South China Sea
The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea, its defence minister said, as he repeated his demand the flotilla be withdrawn immediately.
Philippines says 220 Chinese boats have encroached in South China Sea
The Philippines urged China on Sunday to recall more than 200 Chinese boats it said had been spotted at a reef in the South China Sea, saying the presence of the vessels violated its maritime rights as it claims ownership of the area.
Top U.S., Japan officials say China's behaviour inconsistent with international order
Senior officials from United States and Japan on Tuesday raised concerns about China's behaviour in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and other areas and said it was inconsistent with the international order.
Japan, U.S. share serious concerns over tensions in South China Sea: Kishi
Japan and the United States have shared serious concerns over rising tensions in the East and South China Seas, Japanese defence minister Nobuo Kishi said on Tuesday.