Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Rushmore STEPHEN GROVES and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press July 2, 2020 1:11 1:12 Trump sows division at Mount Rushmore speech as U.S. grapples with crises MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — At the foot of Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day, President Donald Trump made a…
Asian Americans Are Still Caught in the Trap of the ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All Viet Thanh Nguyen The face of Tou Thao haunts me. The Hmong-American police officer stood with his back turned to Derek Chauvin, his partner, as Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46…
Vietnam schoolgirl creates art from the chaos of the coronavirus Thinh Nguyen Reuters•June 11, 2020 A Vietnamese school girl draws paintings about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hanoi By Thinh Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – Stuck at home with school suspended, Nguyen Doi Chung Anh made the most of a lockdown in Vietnam by using art…
A team from the Archaeological Survey of India have announced the discovery of a monolithic sandstone Shiva Linga dating from around the 9th century AD in the Quảng Nam province, Vietnam. The Archaeological Survey of India is an Indian government agency attached to the Ministry of Culture that is responsible for archaeological research and the…
After the fall of Saigon: When Washington did the right thing for refugees Updated January 28, 2016 at 2:27 pm When the United States pulled out of Vietnam on April 30, 1975, many of their South Vietnamese allies fled. The Seattle Times editorial board praises former Gov. Dan Evans’ move to welcome the refugees to…
Vietnamese-owned nail salons donate thousands of masks, gloves, more to hospitals When Huy Nguyen closed his nail salon in Mobile, Alabama, two weeks ago in response to the coronavirus pandemic, he donated all of the protective equipment in his inventory — a few hundred masks and eight boxes of gloves. Nguyen, an owner of Top…
Chinese county goes into coronavirus lockdown as country tries to get back to work amid fear of second wave Authorities order residents of Jia county to stay home after reports of cases linked to the area’s hospital All but a few essential businesses and services shut temporarily, according to government notice Henan province in central…
Coronavirus lockdown: top Hanoi hospital linked to Vietnam’s biggest cluster Vietnam officials order one of the nation’s largest medical centres to be locked down Thousands of employees and people who recently visited Hanoi’s Bach Mai Hospital to be tested Agencies Published: 3:59pm, 29 Mar, 2020 A health worker at one of Vietnam’s largest hospitals, Bach…
U.S. says completes second aircraft carrier visit to Vietnam FILE PHOTO: The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is seen near Vietnamese fishing boats at a port in Da Nang city, Vietnam, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Kham HANOI (Reuters) – The United States has completed its second aircraft carrier visit to Vietnam, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi said…
Life inside Vietnam’s army-run quarantine camps Vietnam has over 22,000 people in government-run Covid-19 quarantine facilities, and over 30,000 in home quarantine A woman in a quarantine camp described sleeping on a bamboo mat on a bed and getting toiletries and three meals a day, but is happy with the conditions Sen Nguyen Published: 6:30pm,…