Vietnam
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US Votes 2024
Anxious Singapore urges Trump to stay engaged in South-East Asia
Leaders across the globe are coming to terms with what a second Trump presidency will mean for their patch. Here, he’s among the three most important players.
- by Zach Hope
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Tourism
With Perth-Vietnam direct flights, exciting new vistas are opening up
No-one embraces a budget getaway like West Australians, so maybe that’s why we are heading to the Land of the Blue Dragon in record numbers. Here’s the lowdown.
- by Brendan Foster
Vietnam’s new wellness resorts luring spa lovers to its shores
It’s clear that wellness has come a long way in Vietnam since my first visit more than 20 years ago. Back then, even massages were viewed with suspicion.
- by Ute Junker
Even after 20 years, this Vietnamese drawcard’s beauty hasn’t faded
The karsts that dot the waters of Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay have seen many changes, but their stark beauty is not diminished.
- by Jane Richards
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Ship review: If space is a priority, then this Mekong cruise is for you
The new, spacious Serenity should be the cruiser of choice for anyone planning a trip down the Mekong.
- by Penny Watson
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Extreme weather
After Vietnam, Typhoon Yagi came for war-ravaged Myanmar
Even before the typhoon, the UN estimated 18.6 million people out of a total population of 55 million needed humanitarian assistance.
- by Zach Hope
Private school funding is the root of inequality’s ‘great divide’
David Hastie’s quoting of the Netherlands as a country with more students than Australia in private schools than public ones is not an accurate comparison (“In defence of private school funding: it’s not the great divide”, September 13). Private schools in the Netherlands are mostly chosen for children who require additional needs or for international students who have not yet learned Dutch; they are certainly not regarded as a status symbol, as can happen here.
Australia sends $3 million in aid to Vietnam as death toll from Yagi rises over 200
The death toll in Vietnam has risen to 226, with 104 people missing, the government’s disaster management agency said.
- by Hau Dinh and David Rising
World of photos, September 13, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Dramatic footage shows truck plunging into water during bridge collapse after Vietnam typhoon
Reports said 10 cars and trucks, along with two motorbikes, fell into the river. Some people were pulled out of the river and taken to a hospital, but at least 10 were still missing.
- by Aniruddha Ghosal
‘Like a horror movie’: powerful typhoon hits tourist hot spots, several dead, hundreds injured
Typhoon Yagi has killed at least four people and injured dozens of others in Vietnam after making landfall near Ha Long Bay. Hundreds of planes were grounded in Hong Kong and Hanoi.
- by Zen Soo and Aniruddha Ghosal
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