Trump trade war with China revives recession, bear market fears
Washington DC, US/Brussels, Belgium/Beijing, China Reuters President Donald Trump’s trade war rattled global markets anew on Thursday as stocks and oil prices sank amid fears China may once again respond in kind with higher tariffs to match the latest levies imposed by the United States. Battered global markets and anxious global leaders welcomed Wednesday’s reprieve […]
Trump’s cuts to US news outlets criticised for ceding ground to China, adversaries
Washington DC, US Reuters US lawmakers and rights advocates say the Trump administration’s drive to dismantle US government-funded news outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, is a major blow to Washington’s hard-earned soft power globally at a time when Beijing is rushing to expand its sphere of influence. Since its inception to […]
Asylum seeker rights: Migrants in limbo in Panama jungle camp after being deported from US
SARAH KINOSIAN, of Reuters, reports on concerns over the rights of migrants deported from the US to the Panamainian jungle…
Vietnam parliament to approve plan for leaner government
Hanoi, Vietnam Reuters Vietnam’s National Assembly will on Tuesday approve a bold bureaucratic reform plan that will slash up to a fifth of government bodies, as it tries to cut costs and improve administrative efficiency. The assembly earlier on Tuesday passed an amendment to a Law on Organising the Government, paving the way for a […]
Hanoi declared world’s most polluted city, authorities seek action
Hanoi, Vietnam Reuters Vietnam’s capital Hanoi has been covered in thick smog over recent weeks, putting it at the top of a list of the world’s most polluted cities, as the government said it would push for more electric vehicles (EVs) to alleviate the problem. Levels of hazardous small particles, known as PM2.5, were measured […]
Storm Trami lands in Vietnam posing flood risks, toll rises in Philippines
Hanoi, Vietnam Reuters Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday, threatening to trigger heavy rains and dangerous floods after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. The South-East Asian country, with its extended coastline, is prone to storms and floods that often cause significant casualties and property damage. Philippine Coast Guard personnel evacuate residents […]
Vietnam estimates damages of $US3.31 billion from Typhoon Yagi
Hanoi, Vietnam Reuters Asia’s strongest storm this year, Typhoon Yagi, caused damages estimated at 81.5 trillion dong ($US3.31 billion) across northern Vietnam, or twice as much as previous estimates, state media said on Saturday. The typhoon, which killed 299 with 34 missing, devastated export-oriented industrial hubs, destroying factories and facilities, besides flooding farmland, damaging homes, […]
Vietnam’s Typhoon Yagi death toll passes 250, scores still missing
Hanoi, Vietnam Reuters The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 254 on Friday, authorities said, as flood waters receded and search efforts pressed on. The South-East Asian country is still reeling from the strongest storm to hit Asia this year which made landfall on […]
Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi
Hanoi/Thai Nguyen Reuters The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday, the government’s disaster agency said, as flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi. The South-East Asian country is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia […]
Hanoi flooded by swollen river as Typhoon Yagi leaves 179 dead
Hanoi, Vietnam Reuters Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters rose to a 20-year high, flooding streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country’s north, killing at least 179 people. Asia’s most powerful typhoon this year, Yagi brought gales and heavy rain as it moved […]