Flooding in Vietnam has killed at least 10 people this week as the water level of a major river near tourist landmarks reached a 60-year high, authorities said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/30/climate-change/climate-planning-vietnam-flooding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #vietnam #floods #southeastasia
In a whirl of activity after landing in Kuala Lumpur, Trump unveiled trade agreements with Malaysia and Cambodia, as well as the frameworks for deals with Thailand and Vietnam. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/28/economy/trump-southeast-asia-trade-edge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #donaldtrump #malaysia #cambodia #thailand #vietnam
A U.N. cybercrime agreement aimed at curbing offenses that cost the global economy trillions of dollars annually is set to be signed in Hanoi this weekend, despite criticism over human rights risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/22/world/crime-legal/un-cybercrime-pact-hanoi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #cybersecurity #hanoi #vietnam #un
Governments expanding economic ties should recognize that Vietnam is among the most repressive countries in Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/20/world/heavy-price-of-vietname-rights-suppression/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #vietnam #humanrights #trade
Nearly 75% of Vietnamese respondents prefer the United States to China as a partner, but the share favoring China is rising faster than anywhere else in Southeast Asia, bucking the regional trend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-china-view-shift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #vietnam #trade #xijinping
Police arrested a couple in Osaka Prefecture on Monday on suspicion of attempting to fraudulently import rice, disguising the shipment as mung beans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/crime-legal/osaka-couple-arrest-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #osaka #rice #vietnam
Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam will travel to North Korea this week, marking the first visit by a Vietnamese leader to the largely isolated nation in nearly 20 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-leader-north-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #vietnam #northkorea #kimjongun
Vietnam closed airports and evacuated thousands of people in areas under storm threat on Sunday, as intensifying Typhoon Bualoi barrelled towards the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/asia-pacific/vietnam-braces-for-typhoon-bualoi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #vietnam #typhoonbualoi
Vietnamese electric motorbike maker Dat Bike obtained $22 million in fresh funding as it takes on established players such as Honda Motor and Yamaha in one of the world’s fastest-growing two-wheel EV markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/tech/vietnam-startup-ev-motorbike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #vietnam #carmakers #electricvehicles
The main reason my parents fled #Saigon#Vietnam was because they were hoping to go somewhere else where doctors could help to save my life. I carried that guilt for decades until healing it with my loving parents who sacrificed their lives & their own life dreams in order to try to get me the medical help that I needed as a paralyzed toddler with #polio. My parents wanted to stay in Vietnam & rebuild our lives there. They couldn't stay because there was no medical help available for me.
Legions of lock-stepped patriots marched through Hanoi on Tuesday in celebrations marking 80 years since the declaration of Vietnam's independence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-80th-independence-parade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #vietnam #southeastasia #france
Authorities have repeatedly tried to shut down the an area of Hanoi full of railside cafes for safety reasons, but any closure seems unlikely as social media brings more visitors to the area. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/tourists-hanoi-train-street/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #vietnam #tourism #southeastasia #travel
As Vietnam celebrates the 80th anniversary of its declaration of independence, French cultural influence remains strong, but many Vietnamese people are not aware of its prevalence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-independence-france/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #france #colonialism #vietnam #southeastasia
Mx Arjuna
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UPDATE 3: check this thread I will try to keep it updated
UPDATE2: nights are becoming dangerous and protest organizers are urging the public to stay home. You can continue to use the below if you want to support the delivery drivers and their surroundings (tell them the food is for them/family/friends and to tip)
Hey Southeast Asians, your Grab app works ACROSS the region. If you'd like to order medical supplies or food for the folks in Jakarta and Bandung, you can.
(Twt links to follow underneath)
#tootSEA#Indonesia#Malaysia#Singapore #thailand #vietnam #philippines#SoutheastAsia
(Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere on fedi)
UPDATE 3: check this thread I will try to keep it updated
UPDATE2: nights are becoming dangerous and protest organizers are urging the public to stay home. You can continue to use the below if you want to support the delivery drivers and their surroundings (tell them the food is for them/family/friends and to tip)
Hey Southeast Asians, your Grab app works ACROSS the region. If you'd like to order medical supplies or food for the folks in Jakarta and Bandung, you can.
(Twt links to follow underneath)
#tootSEA#Indonesia#Malaysia#Singapore #thailand #vietnam #philippines#SoutheastAsia
(Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere on fedi)
Kate Bowles
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When the turtle god surfaced with a glowing sword in its beak, would I be ready to take it—to wield my Vietnamese identity like the sword itself and lead my people into a glorious age of prosperity and cultural dominance? There’d be a bánh mì stand on every corner and phở in every pot, and anyone who uttered the words 'Ching chong, ling long' to an Asian person would be swiftly beheaded."
https://slate.com/life/2025/08/vietnam-war-refugee-movies-books-anniversary.html
#aapi#aanhpi#travel #family #vietnam #immigrant #immigration #longread
When the turtle god surfaced with a glowing sword in its beak, would I be ready to take it—to wield my Vietnamese identity like the sword itself and lead my people into a glorious age of prosperity and cultural dominance? There’d be a bánh mì stand on every corner and phở in every pot, and anyone who uttered the words 'Ching chong, ling long' to an Asian person would be swiftly beheaded."
https://slate.com/life/2025/08/vietnam-war-refugee-movies-books-anniversary.html
#aapi#aanhpi#travel #family #vietnam #immigrant #immigration #longread
New Mike Okay video just dropped
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Japanese authorities made their biggest drug bust ever after they found roughly a metric ton of dried cannabis — worth about ¥5.2 billion ($35.2 million) — in a ship from Vietnam that docked at a Tokyo pier in June. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/crime-legal/cannabis-smuggling-vietnam/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #drugs #marijuana #vietnam #japanesepolice #smuggling