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US-Asean Summit postponed over virus fears
A long-scheduled summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States will no longer push through as planned.
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Vietnam stigmatises LGBT children: HRW
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ADB extends $2M assistance to combat coronavirus
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Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast robust for 2020
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“Made in Vietnam” for the wrong reasons
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