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El Nino threatens to heat up Vietnam summer

Influenced by the El Nino phenomenon, Vietnam will experience a summer with higher temperatures than normal but fewer storms. Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF), said the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, a recurring climate pattern caused by changes in water temperature in the central …

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Vietnam and US have forced ‘robust, dynamic’ relations: Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday said he highly regards the importance of the U.S.’s partnership with Vietnam, saying their bilateral relations have remarkably developed. A decade since the United States and Vietnam launched Comprehensive Partnership, and nearly 28 years since the two countries normalized relations, “our nations …

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Bali customs officer accused of extorting foreign tourist

An officer at Indonesia’s Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport is facing allegations of extorting money from a Taiwanese tourist who took a photo on his phone of the queues in the customs area. The tourist had arrived at the airport for a holiday earlier this week and allegedly took out …

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