BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Friday it conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea from February 23 to 26, and accused the…
Read more China Conducts Patrol in South China Sea, Accuses Philippines of ‘Disrupting’ PeaceHundreds of community members gathered Tuesday afternoon at the Eden Center in Falls Church, Virginia, to welcome the Lunar New Year and pay homage to Vietnam. This page…
Read more Falls Church community members gather to celebrate Lunar New Year at the Eden Center – WTOP NewsSince many of you seemed to enjoy the 7 Random Facts About Vietnam post, I thought to complete it with another installment. This time, the facts will not…
Read more 7 Unusual Facts About Vietnam – Dragos RouaHANOI, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Hundreds of delegates from Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party will gather Monday under tight security for a congress that will select the single-party country’s…
Read more Vietnam’s Communist Party Begins Congress to Choose Its LeaderDec 23 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s Communist Party chief To Lam, who is seeking a new mandate as the country’s top leader, has earned a reputation as an ambitious…
Read more To Lam, Reformist Risk-Taker, Seeks to Extend His Hold on VietnamOne of the nicest perks of being location independent, is that I get to function across a lot of different cultures and, in general, my life experience is…
Read more A Day at the Jjim Jil Bang (찜질방) in Saigon, Vietnam – Dragos RouaBEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Friday it had driven away a Philippine aircraft that had “invaded” airspace above the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the…
Read more China Says It Drove Away Philippine Aircraft Above Disputed Scarborough ShoalI was recently a guest on Inspiring Entrepreneurs (Antreprenori care Inspiră), a Romanian podcast hosted by Florin Roșoga. We had a really great conversation — we talked about…
Read more My Location Independence Journey: From Europe to Asia (Podcast interview) –As a location independent write and programmer, I get to spend a lot of times in different countries. Lately, I’ve been in Vietnam a lot. Needless to say,…
Read more 7 Random Facts About Vietnam – Dragos Roua(Reuters) -The death toll from torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam has risen to 55, with 13 people reported missing, the country’s disaster agency said on…
Read more Central Vietnam Death Toll Rises to 55 From Flooding, LandslidesDespite rallying the community’s support, a Maryland woman was deported after living in the country for more than 30 years.Melissa Tran, a wife, mother and business owner, was…
Read more ‘Should not be like this’: Maryland woman who lived in US for 30 years gets deported to VietnamFor the last 3 years, I’ve been living mostly in Asia, with bases in South Korea and Vietnam, and short visa runs in Thailand or Bali. I’m also…
Read more Asia for Digital Nomads – A Primer – Dragos RouaAir Force Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, the man captured in the iconic “Burst of Joy” photo at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California, has died at the…
Read more Robert Stirm, Air Force lieutenant colonel in iconic Vietnam War photoBy Khanh Vu and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is working to sign a trade agreement with the United States soon, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son…
Read more Vietnam Eyes Tariff Deal Soon, as US Seeks to Cut Huge Trade DeficitGIA LAI, Vietnam (Reuters) -At least five people died in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi pummelled coastal regions with destructive winds and heavy rain, officials said on Friday, following…
Read more Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Rain and Destruction to Vietnam as Death Toll Nears 200 in PhilippinesSINGAPORE (Reuters) -As the year’s deadliest typhoon sweeps into Vietnam after wreaking havoc in the Philippines earlier this week, scientists warn such extreme events can only become more…
Read more As Typhoon Kalmaegi Wreaks Havoc in Southeast Asia, Scientists Say Rising Temperatures Are to BlameThe U.S. Embassy in Vietnam has issued a warning to Americans there as a typhoon approaches the coast having killing at least 114 people in the Philippines. Why…
Read more U.S. embassy issues warning as typhoon bears down on VietnamBy Adrian Portugal and Eloisa Lopez CEBU, Philippines (Reuters) -The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmaegi rose to 114 with another 127 people still missing, the…
Read more Typhoon Kalmaegi Death Toll Hits 114 in Philippines; Storm Rebuilds Strength as It Heads to VietnamTyphoon Kalmaegi killed more than 50 people in the Philippines, most in flooding that swept through towns in central provinces, officials said on Wednesday, just over a month…
Read more Typhoon kills more than 50 in the PhilippinesFactory activity gauges in Asia reflected a divergence across major exporting economies, as worries over U.S. tariffs continued to cause shifts in supply chains. The latest set of…
Read more Tariff-Driven Shifts Continue to Shape Asia’s Manufacturing Activity