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Vietnam bans unskippable YouTube ads

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Vietnam has passed new legislation targeting unskippable online advertisements, including those on YouTube, in a move aimed at curbing intrusive advertising and protecting users...

Uganda overtakes Ethiopia to become Africa’s top coffee exporter

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Uganda has moved ahead of Ethiopia to become Africa’s largest coffee exporter, driven by a sharp rise in production and stronger global prices, according...

Vietnamese man admits faking NZ passport and posing as immigration officer to scam migrant workers

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A 22-year-old Vietnamese man has pleaded guilty to altering someone else’s New Zealand passport to make it appear his own and impersonating an Immigration...

Peters to visit Viet Nam, Thailand and China for ‘high-level talks’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Foreign Affairs and Rail Minister Winston Peters will travel to Viet Nam, Thailand and China next week as part of the Government’s push to...

Vietnamese-Australian mother and daughter charged in A$70m scam

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Australian police have charged a Vietnamese-Australian mother and daughter accused of running an elaborate A$70 million scam targeting vulnerable members of the Vietnamese community. The...

Typhoon Bualoi kills 11 in Vietnam, dozens missing after widespread destruction

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Typhoon Bualoi has killed at least 11 people in central and northern Vietnam, leaving dozens missing or injured and damaging hundreds of homes. The storm,...

Auckland police seize 10 tonnes of cannabis in Vietnamese gang raids

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Police have destroyed more than 10 tonnes of cannabis following Operation Beryl, a four-week crackdown that uncovered 120 residential and commercial properties across Auckland...

Storm capsizes tourist boat in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, killing 34

Daily Telegraph NZ -

At least 34 people, including eight children, have died and several remain missing after a tourist boat named Wonder Seas capsized during a sudden storm...

Vietnamese cannabis crime syndicate exploits NZ visa system to import illegal workforce

Daily Telegraph NZ -

More than 200 people entered New Zealand on work visas tied to now-defunct companies later exposed as fronts for Vietnamese-led cannabis ‘grow house’ operations,...

Macron has been slapped in the face in more ways than one

Rachel Marsden -

Whatever happened between the French president and his wife on their trip to Vietnam, it completely overshadowed the politics of the visit. French President Emmanuel...

Macron dismisses viral clip of wife attacking him as ‘a joke’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed speculation of a domestic dispute with his wife Brigitte after a viral video appeared to show her pushing...

Police shut down Vietnamese organised crime drug operations in Kumeū

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Police have uprooted several illicit drug operations nestled amongst the community in Northwest Auckland. In the past week, Police have recovered nearly 400 kilograms of...

Luxon announces “major upgrade” to relationship with Viet Nam

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Vietnamese counterpart, His Excellency Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, have today announced the elevation of the New Zealand-Viet...

Extradition file to be prepared in Wellington assault case

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Police investigating alleged criminal behaviour by visiting Vietnamese officials are preparing an extradition file. Police received two complaints of assault following an incident at a...

British woman and South African fiance found dead in Vietnam holiday villa

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A British woman, Greta Marie Otteson, 33, and her South African fiancé, Els Arno Quinton, 36, were found dead in separate rooms of their...

Wellington police confirm indecent assaults by visiting Vietnamese officials

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Wellington police have confirmed that two women were indecently assaulted by Vietnamese officials visiting New Zealand on business. The incidents are said to have happened...

Vietnamese tycoon ordered to repay $11 billion to avoid execution

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Vietnamese property developer Truong My Lan was convicted for large-scale bribery in April and sentenced to death. A Vietnamese property tycoon convicted of large-scale fraud...

DOGE probing funding of Lindsey Graham-linked study on male prostitutes in Vietnam

Daily Telegraph NZ -

As part of its crackdown on wasteful government spending, the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is investigating how the U.S. National Institutes...

Police seize ‘significant quantity of cannabis’ after 30 search warrants executed across Auckland

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Last week Police across Counties Manukau, Auckland City and Waitemata Districts executed over 30 search warrants at addresses around the Districts, targeting an organised...

DTNZ back following ‘Super Typhoon Yagi’ related disruption

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Dear Readers, Many of you have noticed a lack of news updates recently. I had to travel to Vietnam last week at very short notice for...

Police target rentals as cannabis operations shut down

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A joint operation has disrupted a network of rental properties being utilised to hide a raft of illegal activity by Vietnamese organised crime rings...

‘The War that Stole My Daddy’s Life’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rae Leigh released her poignant new single, 'The War That Stole My Daddy's Life,' on August 16th, 2024. This heartfelt song reflects on...

Putin arrives in Vietnam after historic visit to North Korea

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Russian president will meet with the country’s leadership to discuss cooperation in trade, economic relations, and various other fields. Russian President Vladimir Putin has...

US scolds Vietnam over Putin visit – Reuters

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Washington has reportedly rebuked Vietnam for hosting talks later this week with the Russian president. The US Embassy in Hanoi has reportedly denounced the Vietnamese...

Joint logistics development – Drivers of economic growth in the Southeast region of Vietnam

Doan Van Trai -

Summary: Through an overview and analysis of recent related studies, we clarify the role, importance and significance of logistics development in the economic growth...

Vietnam real estate tycoon sentenced to death for fraud

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Truong My Lan stole the equivalent of 4.69% of Vietnam’s GDP in a decade-long embezzlement scheme. Real estate developer Truong My Lan has been sentenced...

This Asian nation is key for the US-China power struggle

Timur Fomenko -

Vietnam has found itself in the position of kingmaker, being crucial for the plans of both Beijing and Washington for Asia. Chinese leader Xi Jinping...

Multi-million dollar Vietnamese crime syndicate busted in Auckland

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A multi-agency investigation has dismantled an Auckland criminal syndicate being operated by Vietnamese nationals. The ongoing operation by New Zealand Police and the Ministry of...

FIFA WWC: Vietnam 0 – 7 Netherlands

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Netherlands have beaten Vietnam 7-0 in their FIFA Women's World Cup Group E match. https://youtu.be/vxEVpW1S4Zw

FIFA WWC: Portugal 2 – 0 Vietnam

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Portugal have beaten Vietnam 2-0 in their Group E FIFA Women's World Cup match this evening. https://youtu.be/yXHSaOiUWE0

FIFA WWC: USA 3 – 0 Vietnam

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The USA have beaten Vietnam 3-0 in their FIFA Women's World Cup Group E match today in Auckland. https://youtu.be/r_ePnPOKO8g

The US seeks to enlist an old communist foe against China

Timur Fomenko -

Will Vietnam, having suffered immensely at American hands decades ago, tilt towards Washington? Shunned and shut out from China, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...

Lessons for ‘Democratic’ New Zealand from Communist Vietnam

The Editor -

I am currently in Vietnam for a long-planned family trip. My wife is Vietnamese and we have brought our 3-year-old son here to visit his...

Vietnam war crime survivor gets justice in court

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A Seoul judge ruled that US-allied South Korean Marines had massacred civilians Vietnam war crime survivor gets justice in court. Almost 55 years after her village...

50 years after leaving Vietnam, the US keeps getting involved in wars without understanding them

Matthieu Buge -

In 1973, the Paris Peace Accords saw American troops abandon their partners. It wouldn’t be the last time. In January 1973, the US signed an...

Geoffrey Miller: Jacinda Ardern’s Asia trip rekindles New Zealand’s independent foreign policy

Geoffrey Miller -

New Zealand’s independent foreign policy is back. That’s a key underlying message from Jacinda Ardern’s trip this week to Southeast Asia. The New Zealand Prime Minister...

Ardern wraps up East Asia Summit, next stop Vietnam

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Prime Minister has wrapped up meetings in Cambodia with her Indo-Pacific counterparts at the annual meeting of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and...

The Colour of Death: Legacy of Agent Orange Still Plagues Vietnam After Decades of Peace

Oleg Burunov -

Agent Orange, which contains the deadly chemical dioxin, was the most common herbicide used by the US during the 1955-1975 Vietnam War to eliminate...

Anniversary of Agent Orange Disaster: Only United Can We Relieve the Suffering of Many Generations

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The US chemical war in Vietnam was the longest and most catastrophic in human history, lasting nearly a decade. Hanoi has been trying to overcome...

‘I couldn’t comprehend why we were there’: Many Americans hated the Vietnam War but then forgot about it

Robert Bridge -

Why did the US pacifist movement peak during Vietnam and then perish? In contrast to modern conflicts, the Vietnam War attracted the wrath of the...

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