English Archives - VietValley https://vietvalley.com/tag/english/ Vietnamese American Community News, San Jose, Silicon Valley, Bay Area Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:30:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://vietvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-512x512_full_white_png-32x32.png English Archives - VietValley https://vietvalley.com/tag/english/ 32 32 Sri Lankan police pull plug on Vietnamese monk’s tour until he changes visa https://vietvalley.com/sri-lankan-police-pull-plug-on-vietnamese-monks-tour-until-he-changes-visa/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:30:22 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/sri-lankan-police-pull-plug-on-vietnamese-monks-tour-until-he-changes-visa/ Sri Lankan police pull plug on Vietnamese monk’s tour until he changes visaSri Lankan police on Thursday blocked Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Minh Tue from continuing his barefoot journey around the South Asian island until he changes his visa, a witness told Radio Free Asia. About 30 police descended on Tue and his group of 37 monks as they had finished eating and were preparing to depart …

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]]> Itinerant Vietnamese monk meets opposition in Sri Lanka – from a fellow monk https://vietvalley.com/itinerant-vietnamese-monk-meets-opposition-in-sri-lanka-from-a-fellow-monk/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:30:20 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/itinerant-vietnamese-monk-meets-opposition-in-sri-lanka-from-a-fellow-monk/ A Vietnamese Buddhist monk on a barefoot pilgrimage from his homeland to India ran into some unexpected opposition in Sri Lanka on the latest leg of his circuitous journey around Asia. A witness told Radio Free Asia that when the Vietnamese monk Thich Minh Tue and his entourage were about to go to a local …

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]]> Vietnam to slash provinces as top leader To Lam seeks to consolidate power https://vietvalley.com/vietnam-to-slash-provinces-as-top-leader-to-lam-seeks-to-consolidate-power/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:30:20 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/vietnam-to-slash-provinces-as-top-leader-to-lam-seeks-to-consolidate-power/ Vietnam to slash provinces as top leader To Lam seeks to consolidate powerVietnam’s ruling Communist Party approved plans to nearly halve the number of provinces, a crucial step toward enabling top leader To Lam, who faces a party congress in January, to stay in power. The reduction in the number of provinces to 34 from 63 was approved on Monday by the Communist Party’s central committee. The …

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]]> China detains Tibetans for sharing photos of late Buddhist leader https://vietvalley.com/china-detains-tibetans-for-sharing-photos-of-late-buddhist-leader/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:30:28 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/china-detains-tibetans-for-sharing-photos-of-late-buddhist-leader/ China detains Tibetans for sharing photos of late Buddhist leaderChinese authorities have interrogated and detained local Tibetans who posted photos and messages online mourning the loss of an influential Tibetan Buddhist leader said to have died while in custody in Vietnam, two sources from the region told Radio Free Asia. Officials in Gade county in Golog prefecture of Qinghai province have placed the monastery …

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]]> China’s Xi seeks stronger Vietnam trade ties at start of SE Asia tour https://vietvalley.com/chinas-xi-seeks-stronger-vietnam-trade-ties-at-start-of-se-asia-tour/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:30:18 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/chinas-xi-seeks-stronger-vietnam-trade-ties-at-start-of-se-asia-tour/ China’s Xi seeks stronger Vietnam trade ties at start of SE Asia tourChinese President Xi Jinping sought stronger trade ties with neighboring Vietnam at the start of a five-day swing through Southeast Asia where Beijing presents itself as a source of economic stability amid uncertainty over U.S. tariffs. Xi was welcomed in Hanoi on Monday by Vietnam’s top leader To Lam. He also held talks with Prime …

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]]> Vigil, prayer and protest demand probe into death of Tibetan Buddhist leader https://vietvalley.com/vigil-prayer-and-protest-demand-probe-into-death-of-tibetan-buddhist-leader/ Sat, 12 Apr 2025 03:30:18 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/vigil-prayer-and-protest-demand-probe-into-death-of-tibetan-buddhist-leader/ Vigil, prayer and protest demand probe into death of Tibetan Buddhist leaderTibetan Youth Congress activists protested outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday following the death of revered Tibetan religious leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje while in custody in Vietnam. In Dharamsala, dozens of Tibetan devotees marched in the streets for a candlelight prayer and vigil. On April 3, Lung Ngon Monastery in Gade county …

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]]> China’s Xi hikes US tariffs, seeks to bolster relations with Southeast Asian nations https://vietvalley.com/chinas-xi-hikes-us-tariffs-seeks-to-bolster-relations-with-southeast-asian-nations/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:30:18 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/chinas-xi-hikes-us-tariffs-seeks-to-bolster-relations-with-southeast-asian-nations/ China’s Xi hikes US tariffs, seeks to bolster relations with Southeast Asian nationsUpdated April 11, 2025, 05.10 a.m. EDT. BANGKOK – China’s president is heading on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia after his government hiked tariffs on U.S. goods to 125%, the latest strike in an intensifying trade war that has sunk stock markets and threatens to stunt the global economy. The increase to 125% from …

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]]> Despite tariff reprieve, Southeast Asian nations still on an economic knife edge https://vietvalley.com/despite-tariff-reprieve-southeast-asian-nations-still-on-an-economic-knife-edge/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:30:18 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/despite-tariff-reprieve-southeast-asian-nations-still-on-an-economic-knife-edge/ Despite tariff reprieve, Southeast Asian nations still on an economic knife edgeBANGKOK – Vietnam’s economic growth will halve if sharply higher U.S. tariffs are implemented, an expert warned, highlighting the precarious situation for Southeast Asian countries despite a surprise 90-day reprieve from President Donald Trump’s tariff sledgehammer. Southeast Asian nations face some of the highest tariffs threatened by Trump, which would burden even the region’s relatively …

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]]> Vietnam, US to start trade talks after Trump’s 90-day easing of tariffs https://vietvalley.com/vietnam-us-to-start-trade-talks-after-trumps-90-day-easing-of-tariffs/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:30:20 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/vietnam-us-to-start-trade-talks-after-trumps-90-day-easing-of-tariffs/ Vietnam, US to start trade talks after Trump’s 90-day easing of tariffsBANGKOK – The U.S. and Vietnam have agreed to start talks on a trade deal, the Vietnamese government said Thursday, a possible sign of breathing space for some developing Asian countries as President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with China. Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met …

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]]> Asian nations fear pain from US tariffs, seek ways to placate Trump https://vietvalley.com/asian-nations-fear-pain-from-us-tariffs-seek-ways-to-placate-trump/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 22:30:22 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/asian-nations-fear-pain-from-us-tariffs-seek-ways-to-placate-trump/ Asian nations fear pain from US tariffs, seek ways to placate TrumpUpdated April 3, 2025, at 5:15 p.m. ET BANGKOK – U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are likely to cause particular pain in developing Asian countries that rely on export industries to raise living standards and provide jobs for young people. Southeast Asian nations were some of the hardest hit by the tariffs announced …

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]]> UN experts call for release of jailed Vietnamese blogger https://vietvalley.com/un-experts-call-for-release-of-jailed-vietnamese-blogger/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:30:44 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/un-experts-call-for-release-of-jailed-vietnamese-blogger/ Four United Nations experts have called on Vietnam’s government to immediately release activist blogger Duong Van Thai, who was sentenced to a dozen years in prison after allegedly becoming the victim of an enforced disappearance. It’s the latest international appeal to free Thai, who fled Vietnam in 2019 fearing political persecution for his many YouTube …

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]]> Vietnam labels refugee aid group ‘terrorist’ organization https://vietvalley.com/vietnam-labels-refugee-aid-group-terrorist-organization/ Mon, 17 Feb 2025 04:30:38 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/vietnam-labels-refugee-aid-group-terrorist-organization/ Read more on this topic in Vietnamese. Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has added refugee aid organization Boat People SOS to its list of terrorist groups, saying it had carried out “anti-Vietnam activities,” which the U.S.-based group denied. “BPSOS operates under the guise of ‘refugee relief’ but in fact, it uses this activity to connect …

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]]> 3 Vietnamese rescued after migrant boat sinks off Nicaragua’s coast https://vietvalley.com/3-vietnamese-rescued-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-nicaraguas-coast/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 20:30:48 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/3-vietnamese-rescued-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-nicaraguas-coast/ Read more on this topic in Vietnamese Nicaragua’s navy has rescued three Vietnamese nationals after a boat carrying 17 migrants sank in its waters this month, Vietnam’s state media reported. The boat carrying Indians, Iranians, Egyptians and Vietnamese sailed from San Andres Island in Colombia on Feb. 4 and sank in the waters near Nicaragua’s …

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]]> Vietnamese author may face prison for political posts on Facebook https://vietvalley.com/vietnamese-author-may-face-prison-for-political-posts-on-facebook/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:05:28 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/vietnamese-author-may-face-prison-for-political-posts-on-facebook/ Read more on this topic in VIetnamese. A well-known Vietnamese author of a book about the Vietnam War and its consequences is being prosecuted for “abusing democratic freedoms,” state media reported. Truong Huy San, 64, better known as “The Winning Side” author Huy Duc, has been detained for more than eight months. On Wednesday, VnExpress …

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]]> EXPLAINED: How US tariffs affect Vietnam’s economy https://vietvalley.com/explained-how-us-tariffs-affect-vietnams-economy/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:05:56 +0000 https://vietvalley.com/explained-how-us-tariffs-affect-vietnams-economy/ Read more on this topic in Vietnamese Vietnam’s steel industry faces a double threat from the U.S. after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to impose a 25% tax on all steel imports from March 4. It was already being investigated by the U.S. Commerce Department for illegal subsidies and dumping. Vietnam’s aluminum exporters …

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