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CIS Lao Cai, UK’s Ultra Education to bring startup training to Vietnamese students
Vietnam Pictorial
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August 5, 2025
The collaboration will develop a tailored curriculum for grades 1 to 12, structured across three levels and customised to Vietnam’s cultural and educational context using Ultra Education’s resources. The signing ceremony between CIS Lao Cai and...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Aug 5, 2025
Bernama
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August 5, 2025
INDONESIA 1.POLICE CRACKS DOWN ON 'ONE PIECE' FLAGS AHEAD OF INDEPENDENCE DAY -- JAKARTA GLOBE Indonesian police have begun cracking down on the display of the Jolly Roger pirate flag from the popular anime One Piece as the country prepares to...
The best TV reboot of the year? Welcome back to Hank Hill’s America
The Age
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August 5, 2025
Surely we could use a little of King of the Hill’s compassionate conservatism – where Hank isn’t fearful of things he doesn’t like or immediately understand – in the 2020s? Loading Enter the just-released 15th season, streaming on Disney+, helmed...
Lao, Korean Flavors Come Alive at “Thongtaek Tastes of Korea” in Vientiane
The Laotian Times
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August 2, 2025
A three-day cultural food event called “Thongtaek Tastes of Korea” is taking place from 1 to 3 August, at Parkson Shopping Center in Vientiane. The event is organized to promote cultural exchange and strengthen ties between Laos and South Korea...
ICE arrests 16 Asian refugees in Michigan who helped U.S. during war
Detroit Free Press - Michigan
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Families and 27 state legislators in Michigan asked ICE to release 16 Hmong and Laotian refugees . Hmong refugees or their parents had helped the U.S. during the Vietnam War and the secret war in Laos. ICE said the 16 refugees have criminal...
Butler gets his players ‘moving’ in Vientiane
Daily Star
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August 3, 2025
Bangladesh coach Peter Butler got his 'players moving' through the first practice session in Vientiane on Sunday morning, a day after reaching the Laos capital for the upcoming AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers. Bangladesh, pitted in Group H,...
Arunachal: Veteran racer Lhakpa Tsering gears up for Asia’s toughest rally in Thailand
East Mojo
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August 9, 2025
Guwahati: Veteran Indian cross-country rally driver Lhakpa Tsering is set to take on one of Asia’s most gruelling motorsport challenges- the Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) 2025, with support from JK Tyre, the Department of Youth Affairs,...
Tottenham v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings on Sunday
The Mag
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August 3, 2025
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Tottenham v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (12pm (UK) kick-off). The game kicking off 8pm local time in Seoul. The Newcastle...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Aug 4, 2025
Bernama
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August 4, 2025
INDONESIA 1.PDI-P STRIVES TO KEEP GOVT AT ARM’S LENGTH -- THE JAKARTA POST The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said it would act as a “constitutional counterbalance” to President Prabowo Subianto’s administration in remarks to...
An Epic Christian Bale War Movie Almost Starred Matt Damon Instead
/FILM - Indiana
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August 3, 2025
Werner Herzog's film "Rescue Dawn" (which hit U.S. theaters in the summer of 2007) was a semi-fictionalized retelling of his own 1997 documentary "Little Dieter Needs to Fly." The documentary followed Dieter Dengler, a German-American pilot whose...
This week’s TV: A JFK Jr. docuseries, ‘King of the Hill’ returns, and Jenna Ortega is back as ‘Wednesday’
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“American Prince: JFK Jr.” reveals its adoring perspective in its title. The CNN docuseries airing on Saturday at 10 p.m. centers on President John F. Kennedy’s son. He would have been 64 today, a relatively young man on the contemporary political...
Vientiane’s Running Boom: More Than Just Exercise, It’s a Movement
The Laotian Times
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August 1, 2025
In recent years, Vientiane has seen a quiet but steady rise in running culture. Once considered a niche activity, running is now gaining traction across the capital, thanks to city races, charity events, and grassroots groups that are making the...
Bangkok continues to strengthen its reputation as a top tourist destination
The Nation Thailand
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August 9, 2025
The campaign targets key markets including India, China, Malaysia, Laos, and Vietnam, offering special deals on accommodation, travel packages, and shopping, alongside promoting emerging tourism trends such as wellness travel, music festivals,...
Laos, China Advance Vocational Education with New College Project in Saysettha Zone
Lao News Agency
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KPL Laos and China have taken a major step in strengthening their cooperation in vocational education with the signing of a field survey report to launch a new vocational college project in the Saysettha Development Zone, Vientiane. (KPL) Laos and...
Laos launches digital ID system
Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Laos has officially launched its Digital Citizen Management and Identity Card System, believed to be a major milestone in the country's digital transformation journey. The launch ceremony was held in Lao capital...
From Laos to Brazil, Trump’s tariffs leave lot of losers — but even winners will pay a price
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 3, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught last week left a lot of losers -- from small, poor countries like Laos and Algeria to wealthy U.S. trading partners like Canada and Switzerland. They're now facing especially hefty taxes...
Over 170 Aspiring Models Join Lao Fashion Week 2025 Casting Call in Vientiane
Lao News Agency
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KPL The buzz was undeniable as over 170 aspiring models flocked to Amari Hotel in Vientiane on August 2 to take part in the official casting call for Lao Fashion Week 2025, an event that has become a national platform for fashion, creativity, and...
Art Is Work: Metro Arts Celebrates Creative Projects Across the Quad Cities
River Cities' Reader - Iowa
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July 31, 2025
Clare Phares was shy and withdrawn as an Alleman High School student in Rock Island. She found her voice, calling, and purpose by expressing herself through art. “The Metro Arts program changed the trajectory of my life,” the 2023 high school alum...
Bermudian in Vietnam ushers change through football
The Royal Gazette
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August 9, 2025
Support any way that you can: Aiyetoro Hinds, centre, leads his football team at UPP Global in Vietnam (Photograph supplied) A Bermudian living in Vietnam is hoping to raise money for a school and charity that he started in the country. Aiyetoro...
Trump's tariffs leave a lot of losers, from Laos to Brazil. And there were no real winners
Los Angeles Times
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August 2, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s tariff onslaught this week left a lot of losers — from small, poor countries such as Laos and Algeria to wealthy U.S. trading partners such as Canada and Switzerland. They’re now facing especially hefty export taxes...