ASEAN leaders adopt measures to ease economic pain caused by Iran war
The bloc currently imports more than half of its crude oil from the Middle East.
The bloc currently imports more than half of its crude oil from the Middle East.
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UK politicians have accused Trump of avoiding military service during the Vietnam War.
To Lam will continue to lead Vietnam’s Communist Party amid pledges to continue rapid reform of country’s economy.
While trade data show exports from China have fallen dramatically, US customers are still buying from elsewhere.
The Communist Party leader is reportedly considering a dual role as party chief and Vietnam’s president.
Everything changes for 55-year old Sang, a child of the Vietnam war, when he miraculously discovers his American father.
The region has seen a rise in more powerful storms this year.
Trump claims to be cracking down on drug gangs in Venezuela but pardoned a Honduran drug lord serving time in the US.
Heavy rain has caused severe flooding across southern Thailand, where evacuations have begun in high-risk areas.
More rainfall is expected in the region over the coming days as thousands lose homes and crops.
Vietnamese government estimates economic losses of $343m across five provinces due to the floods.
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