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A worker surveys Vo Van Van's rice fields after spraying fertilizer over the fields using a drone in Long An province in southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Using less water and using a drone to fertilize are new techniques that Van is trying and Vietnam hopes will help solve a paradox at the heart of growing rice: The finicky crop isn't just vulnerable to climate change but also contributes uniquely to it. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice

Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change while also reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide.
 
Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, shakes hands with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The tech giant CEO is on a visit to Vietnam to promote cooperation and boost investment in the Southeast Asian nation. (Duong Van Giang/VNA via AP)

Apple CEO says that he wants to increase investments in Vietnam

 
Business woman Truong My Lan, center, attends a trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The real estate tycoon may face the death penalty if convicted of allegations that she siphoned off an amount of $12.5 billion, nearly 3 percent of Vietnam's 2022 GDP, in its largest financial fraud case. (Thanh Tung/VnExpress via AP)

Real estate tycoon’s death sentence is a turning point in Vietnam’s anti-corruption campaign

 
Business woman Truong My Lan attends a trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The real estate tycoon may face the death penalty if convicted of allegations that she siphoned off an amount of $12.5 billion, nearly 3 percent of Vietnam's 2022 GDP, in its largest financial fraud case. (Thanh Tung/VnExpress via AP)

What to know about the real estate tycoon sentenced to death in Vietnam’s largest fraud case

 
Business woman Truong My Lan, front center, attends a trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The real estate tycoon may face the death penalty if convicted of allegations that she siphoned off an amount of $12.5 billion, nearly 3 percent of Vietnam's 2022 GDP, in its largest financial fraud case. (Thanh Tung/VnExpress via AP)

Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in its largest-ever fraud case

 

Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in largest ever fraud case: AP explains

A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been sentenced to death in the country’s biggest ever financial fraud case, a shocking development in an intensifying anti-corruption drive in the southeast Asian nation. Truong My Lan, a high-profile businesswoman who chaired a sprawling real estate company, was arrested in 2022. The 67-year-old was accused of fraud amounting to $12.5 billion, nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 GDP.
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FILE - Vatican Secretary of State Paul Richard Gallagher speaks during a press conference to present a document on the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato si" (Praise Be) calling on the world to act to stop the human destruction of the planet, at the Vatican's press room, on June 18, 2020. The Vatican's top diplomat began a six-day visit to Vietnam on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, as part of ongoing efforts to normalize relations between the two sides. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Vatican’s top diplomat begins a 6-day visit to Vietnam aimed at normalizing relations

The Vatican’s top diplomat has begun a six-day visit to Vietnam as part of efforts to normalize relations with the communist nation.
 
A farmer tends their fields in stifling temperatures as surrounding hills are choked by smoke from field and hill fires across the region, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Luang Prabang, Laos. Financial officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were meeting in the city to discuss ways to secure financing to help shift to more sustainable and less polluting agriculture and energy. (AP Photo/Elaine Kurtenbach)

Southeast Asian countries consider ways to boost ‘green financing’ as region chokes on smog

Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies are meeting in the scenic Laotian city of Luang Prabang to discuss ways to help the region build resilience against shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters brought on by climate change.
 
Workers sort and grade coffee beans at a coffee factory in Dak Lak province, Vietnam, on Feb. 1, 2024. New European Union rules aimed at stopping deforestation are reordering supply chains. An expert said that there are going to be "winners and losers" since these rules require companies to provide detailed evidence showing that the coffee isn't linked to land where forests had been cleared. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

How EU deforestation laws are reordering the world of coffee

New European Union rules aimed at protecting dwindling forests are reordering how the world gets its coffee.
 
FILE - Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong addresses the media during a joint press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after their meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Vietnam’s president resigned in the latest episode of the ruling Communist Party's “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign, and Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan was named acting president. The appointment is Xuan's second stint as acting president after she stepped in when Vo Van Thuong's predecessor resigned in early 2023. (Richard A. Brooks/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Vietnam’s president resigns in latest twist of anti-graft campaign shaking its fast-growing economy

Vietnam’s president has resigned as the ruling communist party in the latest episode of a “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign.
 
FILE - Vietnam's Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan listens during a working lunch with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Oslo, on Nov. 23, 2023. Xuan will serve as acting President after former President Vo Van Thuong resigned, after a little over a year in the position, amid an intense anti-corruption campaign, according to party mouthpiece Tuoi Tre. (Emilie Holtet/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)

Vietnam’s vice president becomes interim president

A Communist Party newspaper says Vietnam’s Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan will be acting president after the previous president’s resignation.
 
FILE - Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong addresses the media during a joint press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after their meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned after a little over a year in the position, state media VN Express reported. His resignation takes place amid an intense anti-corruption campaign that has hit the highest echelons of the Communist Party. (Richard A. Brooks/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anti-corruption campaign

The Communist Party says Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after a little over a year in the job.
 
Nguyen Thi Thuy, a vendor who sells steamed buns on a floating market, paddles her boat in Can Tho, Vietnam, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. On good days she makes about $4 — hardly enough to put food on the table. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the lure of moving to the city grows even stronger amid climate shocks

The lure of the city has always been strong for the poor in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Millions have moved from the mostly agricultural region to big cities like Ho Chi Minh City for factory jobs that offer them a chance to get ahead.
 
This combination of cover images shows "Absolution" by Alice McDermott, left, and "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez" by Claire Jimenez. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux via AP, left, and Grand Central Publishing via AP)

Alice McDermott and Claire Jiménez are among 5 finalists for PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction

Alice McDermott’s novel about military wives in Vietnam, “Absolution,” and the Jamel Brinkley story collection “Witness” are among the finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award.
 
Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, front center, is escorted into a courtroom in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Lan faces the death penalty in a trial that began Tuesday over alleged fraud amounting to $12.5 billion, nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 GDP. (Phan Thanh Vu/VNA via AP)

A Vietnamese property tycoon accused of embezzling $12.5 billion begins her trial

Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan faces the death penalty for allegedly embezzling $12.5 billion. Her arrest is part of Vietnam’s anti-corruption campaign that started 2016 but gained momentum in 2022 with several high-profile arrests of corporate executives and state officials.
 
A couple view the skyline of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In Vietnam, vibrant Ho Chi Minh City is a magnet that pulls in millions

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — From the sky, the sprawling Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam appears to erupt from the green expanse of the riverine delta that surrounds it.
 
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, left, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo inspect honor guards in Hanoi, Vietnam on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Widodo is on a three-day visit to Hanoi to boost the bilateral relation with the fellow Southeast Asian nation. (AP Photo/Huy Han)

Indonesia and Vietnam discuss South China sea and energy issues as Indonesian president visits

Indonesia and Vietnam agreed to cooperate on fisheries on Friday as Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong on Friday.
 
Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, right, and the China's President Xi Jinping wave to media members as they pose for a photo during a meeting at the government office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool Photo via AP)

China’s Xi meets with Vietnamese prime minister on second day of visit to shore up ties

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with Vietnam’s prime minister and the head of the country’s National Assembly on the second day of his visit to shore up Beijing’s relationship with Hanoi.
 
China's President Xi Jinping, center left, and Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, center right, attend a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool via AP)

China’s Xi visits Vietnam weeks after it strengthened ties with the US and Japan

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Vietnam seeking to deepen ties with the Southeast Asian neighbor.
 
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, left, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet inspect honor guards in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday, Dec.11, 2023. Manet is on a visit to Hanoi to boost the bilateral relation between the two Southeast Asian nations. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Cambodia’s leader holds talks in neighboring Vietnam on first visit since becoming prime minister

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has met with his Vietnamese counterpart on an official visit to boost relations between the neighboring Southeast Asian countries.
 
FILE - Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, left, gestures to the audience in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 22, 1973, as President Richard Nixon watches, in Washington. Kissinger had just been sworn in as the 56th secretary of state. Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. He was 100. (AP Photo, File)

Henry Kissinger was a trusted confidant to President Nixon until the bitter, bizarre end

Until the bitter end, Henry Kissinger was one of the trusted few in the tight circle of a distrusting President Richard Nixon.
 
FILE - China's President Xi Jinping, right, listens to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who led the China-U.S Track Two Dialogue, during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Nov. 2, 2015. Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. He was 100. (Jason Lee/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Henry Kissinger’s complicated legacy draws admiration and scorn from across the globe

The death on Wednesday of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has drawn admiration and scorn from political leaders around the world, highlighting the complicated legacy of Kissinger’s views about what it meant to serve America’s interests during the Cold War — and how the country should
 
FILE - Secretary of State Henry Kissinger briefs reporters, Oct. 12, 1973, at the State Department in Washington. Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. He was 100. (AP Photo, File)

Five things to know about Henry Kissinger, a dominant figure in global affairs in the 1970s

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was a diplomatic force who exerted uncommon influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
 
FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger faces international press at a news conference in Schloss Klessheim in Salzburg, June 11, 1974. Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. He was 100. (AP Photo, File)

Henry Kissinger, secretary-of-state whose power grew during the Watergate turmoil, dies at 100

Kissinger exerted uncommon influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, earning both vilification and the Nobel Peace Prize.
 
Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, shake hands at the end of a joint press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. (Richard A. Brooks/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan and Vietnam agree to boost ties and start discussing Japanese military aid amid China threat

Japan and Vietnam have agreed to boost their security and economic ties in the face of China’s growing influence in the region.
 
FILE - Workers are seen in Ninh Binh Power Plant, which is a coal fired power plant to supply electricity, in Ninh Binh Province in Vietnam, on Sept. 19, 2007. A plan for how Vietnam will spend $15.5 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been finalized and will be announced at the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai next week. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki, File)

Vietnam’s plan for spending $15.5 billion for its clean energy transition to be announced at COP28

A plan for how Vietnam will spend $15.5 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been finalized and will be announced formally at the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai next week.
 

Iowa official’s wife convicted of 52 counts of voter fraud in ballot-stuffing scheme

The wife of a northwestern Iowa county supervisor has been convicted of a scheme to stuff the ballot box in her husband’s unsuccessful race for a Republican nomination to run for Congress in 2020.
 
FILE - People walk near the logo of Honda Motor Company at a showroom on Feb. 8, 2022, in Tokyo. Honda has reported that its profit jumped 34% in July-September 2023 from a year earlier as a cheap yen helped boost the Japanese automaker’s overseas strong earnings thanks to healthy demand, especially in the U.S. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japanese automaker Honda reports its 3Q profit jumped on strong demand at home and in the US

Honda has reported that its profit jumped 34% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier as a cheap yen helped boost the Japanese automaker’s overseas strong earnings thanks to healthy demand, especially in the U.S.
 
FILE - Thach Setha, a prominent vice president of the country's main opposition, Candlelight Party, talks to media members near the Vietnam Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Aug. 10, 2014. A top Cambodian opposition politician who was sentenced last month to 18 months in prison for issuing worthless checks has been convicted and sentenced to three years additional imprisonment for incitement to commit a felony and incitement to discriminate on the basis of race, religion or nationality. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodian court sentences jailed opposition politician to 3 more years in prison

A leading Cambodian opposition politician who was sentenced last month to 18 months in prison on charges of issuing worthless checks has been convicted and sentenced to three more years of imprisonment for alleged incitement to commit a felony and to discriminate.
 

Vietnam sentences climate activist to 3 years in prison for tax evasion

Vietnamese state media says a climate activist has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of tax fraud.
 
Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, second left, Crown Princess Kiko, left, and Vietnam's Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, center, pose for a group photo at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)

Japanese crown prince begins Vietnam visit, marking 50 years of diplomatic relations

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, has met Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan as he started his visit to Hanoi marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
 

Vietnam detains energy policy think-tank chief, human rights group says

Vietnam has detained the director of a think tank that works on energy issues in the country. A human rights group, The 88 Project, said she was the sixth expert working on environmental and climate issues that police have taken into custody in the past two years.
 
Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko prepares to leave Haneda airport in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, is on his way to Vietnam on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese crown prince visits Vietnam to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, has arrived in Vietnam to begin a five-day visit marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as Tokyo pushes to deepen ties with developing and emerging nations to tackle regional and global
 
People pray in front of a make shift shrine set up in front of a building that was caught on fire in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. A fire broke just before midnight Tuesday in the apartment building that killed scores of people. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Witnesses say victims of a Hanoi high-rise fire jumped from upper stories to escape the blaze

Police in Vietnam say that 10 children are among the 56 people killed in a blaze in a Hanoi high-rise.
 
Rescue workers carry a person on stretcher out of a building on fire in Hanoi, Vietnam Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Authorities said "many" people had been killed after a fire broke out in the apartment block. (Pham Trung Kien/ VNA via AP)

Fire in Vietnam’s capital kills at least 56 when it engulfs an apartment building

Authorities say a fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital has killed at least 56 people, including at least four children, while an additional 37 people are being treated for injuries.
 
U.S. President Joe Biden raises a toast as he participates in a State Luncheon with Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In India and Vietnam, Biden looks past differences on Russia and embraces imperfect partners

President Joe Biden has wrapped up a five-day diplomatic sprint through Vietnam and India that put a spotlight on complicated relationships he believes will be crucial for global stability.
 
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