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Vietnamese American best friends try to make it in 1930s Hollywood
International Examiner - Washington State
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July 16, 2025
It is 1936 in Culver City, California. Issa (Issabel) Bui, a 20-year-old ingénue, is auditioning for a film role. She can just manage speaking her line. She has no training, only the ambition of the naïve and beautiful and the confidence that she...
Vietnam, South Africa eye on stronger parliamentary cooperation
Vietnam Pictorial
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July 16, 2025
During the meetings, NA Vice Chairman Vu Hong Thanh congratulated South Africa on its significant achievements in national development. National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Vu Hong Thanh meets with Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces...
Kerala Tourism in high hopes for its Look East campaign after decision to restore Chinese tourist visas
The Hindu
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July 25, 2025
The Union government’s decision to issue tourist visas to Chinese nationals after a break of five years comes as music to the ears of the State as Kerala Tourism had been looking to tap into the potential of the Chinese market through the Look...
At least 38 dead after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam storm
The Times
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Survivors of a tourist boat disaster in Vietnam described desperately swimming underwater to stay alive after the vessel capsized at one of the country’s most popular tourist sites. At least 38 people died, and several are missing, after the Vinh...
Community to commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day
Young Witness
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July 20, 2025
Regional By BOB MORGANSaturday afternoon was the final of the Men’s Club Fours, with the winning team of Kak Smith, Dave Antaw, Brayden Chew and Laurie Chew overcoming the incredibly determined team of Mick Baldwin, Dave Bohanna, Ken Porter and...
At least 38 dead after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam
Mehr News Agency
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July 20, 2025
Authorities confirmed that 12 people were rescued from the wreck, while search efforts continue for seven others. The vessel, identified as the Wonder Sea, was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members on a sightseeing tour of Ha Long Bay, one...
Restaurant Review: Next-Level Vietnamese at Bánh Anh Em
The New Yorker
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July 20, 2025
The new restaurant, near Union Square, offers hard-to-find regional dishes. But you’ll have to wait in line. July 20, 2025 Even in the city’s flourishing Vietnamese dining scene, Bánh Anh Em stands out for its ambition and care.Photographs by Amy...
Tearful relatives await news of victims after Vietnam boat capsizes
The Straits Times
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July 20, 2025
HALONG BAY, Vietnam - Relatives anxiously sat beside ambulances on the wharf of one of Vietnam’s most popular tourist sites on July 20, waiting for news of loved ones who were on a tourist boat that capsized the day before, killing dozens. Fruits...
Mallala RSL welcomes Vietnam vets for lunch
Two Wells & Districts Echo
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July 20, 2025
Jarrad Delaney Mallala RSL Sub Branch opened its doors to a group of Vietnam veterans for its monthly Community Lunch on Sunday. The RSL holds its Community Lunch on the third Sunday of every month, and for July it welcomed a group of National...
China, Vietnam set for first joint army drills, Beijing’s defence ministry says
South China Morning Post
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July 20, 2025
China and Vietnam are set to conduct their first joint army training exercise, according to the Chinese defence ministry. In a statement posted on its website on Sunday, the ministry announced that the joint exercise would be held this month in...
God Has Moved South: The Displacement and Defiance of Vietnam’s Northern Catholic Refugees After 1954
The Vietnamese Magazine
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July 20, 2025
October 9, 1954 marked the day before the red flag with a yellow star would rise into the sky over Hanoi. The streets were eerily silent as waves of migrants had already fled south, leaving entire neighborhoods deserted and the pews in Catholic...
Death Toll in Vietnam Rises to 37 After Tourist Boat Capsizes
Tempo.co
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July 20, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Rescuers were desperately searching for five people still missing on Sunday, July 20, 2025, after 37 people died when a boat capsized off one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations. A tour boat carrying families around...
At least 35 dead in Vietnam after Ha Long Bay tourist ferry sinks
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 20, 2025
Rescuers searched desperately Sunday for four people still missing after at least 35 were killed when a boat capsized at one of Vietnam’s most popular tourist destinations. The tourist boat that capsized is towed back to the port in Ha Long bay,...
Tragedi bot pelancong terbalik di Vietnam, 37 maut
The Sun Daily
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July 20, 2025
HANOI: Sekurang-kurangnya 37 orang maut manakala 10 lagi terselamat dalam kejadian bot pelancong terbalik di Teluk Ha Long, Vietnam pada Sabtu. Kejadian melibatkan bot pelancong QN7105 yang membawa 48 penumpang dan lima kru berlaku ketika cuaca...
Death toll from Vietnam's Halong bay tourist boat accident climbs to 38
Nikkei Asia
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HALONG BAY, Vietnam (Reuters) -- The death toll from a tourist boat accident in Vietnam's Halong Bay climbed to at least 38 with several people still missing, the government said, as rescuers continued to search for survivors while bracing for the...
Tragic Vietnam tourist boat passengers begged to return to shore before 38 died
Daily Star
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July 20, 2025
A Vietnamese man who lived through the capsizing of a tour boat in Ha Long Bay has recounted the terrifying moment when passengers pleaded with the captain to return to shore. The tragic incident claimed at least 38 lives, and five people are...
34 dead, several missing after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam
Khabarhub
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July 20, 2025
VIETNAM: At least 34 people have lost their lives, and several others are still missing after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay during a severe storm. The boat, Wonder Seas, was carrying 53 passengers—mostly Vietnamese families from...
‘I tried to breathe but…’: Vietnam tour boat survivor describes his escape
Mint
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July 20, 2025
A Vietnamese survivor of the Ha Long Bay tour boat tragedy recounted his escape from the overturned vessel.According to Vietnamese state media, at least 35 people lost their lives in the incident, while the search continues for four others still...
Death toll from Vietnam tourist boat accident rises to 38
United News of Bangladesh
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The death toll from a tourist boat accident in Vietnam's Halong Bay has risen to at least 38, with several people still reported missing, authorities said, as rescue operations continue ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Wipha. The incident occurred...
Popular destination: Dozens dead in Vietnam after Ha Long Bay tourist ferry sinks
RTL Today
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July 20, 2025
Families visiting Vietnam's famed Ha Long Bay were caught in disaster when a boat capsized in a violent storm, prompting a desperate search for survivors Sunday. Rescuers searched desperately Sunday for four people still missing after at least 35...