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World : Eight Dead In Apartment Fire In Ho Chi Minh City
Bernama
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July 7, 2025
HO CHI MINH CITY, July 7 (Bernama-VNA) – Eight people were killed in a devastating fire that broke out late Sunday night at a residential building in Phu Tho Hoa Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. The blaze broke out...
2026 Punisher Reboot Villain Breaks a 36-Year Marvel Movie & TV Streak
The Direct
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July 10, 2025
Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, is easily Marvel's most violent character that can remotely be aligned with the concept of a hero. His blood-soaked origin begins with Frank as a veteran of the Vietnam War. He settled down, married a woman named...
Eight Must-See Movies at New York Asian Film Festival and Japan Cuts 2025
IndieWire
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July 10, 2025
For the second consecutive year, the two best Asian film festivals in America are inexplicably happening in the same city at the same time. Back in the day, and for more than a decade, the New York Asian Film Festival took place just before Japan...
Opinion: The death of politics in popular music
The Northerner - Kentucky
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July 10, 2025
Bob Dylan performs live in this undated photo. Dylan is known for his prolific protest songs of the 20th century. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or...
Vietnam veterans honored as 'The Wall That Heals' visits Jefferson Barracks
KSDK - Missouri
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The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be open to the public from July 24 to 27. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The traveling memorial honoring Vietnam War veterans will make a stop...
Invitation Media Launches With Amazon MGM Studios TV Deal; Daniel Radcliffe & Lucas Hedges Pic ‘Trust The Man’ In The Works
Deadline
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July 10, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Tonia Davis, Will Graham and Max Linsky are opening the doors to Invitation Media, a new multi-platform production company. The group starts with a first-look TV deal at Amazon MGM Studios, and an upcoming film, the Vietnam War thriller...
ASEAN Police Football Open 2025 kicks off in Hanoi
People's Army Newspaper
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The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, representatives of foreign diplomatic missions in Vietnam, and nearly 10,000 football fans. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang...
Crunch time looms in Paris for Murujuga rock art World Heritage bid
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 10, 2025
Watt, WA Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourne and MAC have all travelled to Paris to lobby for the listing without extra conditions. Cooper’s camp described it as a “David and Goliath” battle. The small group has tried to snatch as much time as...
TIA Wellness Resort in Vietnam Elevates Corporate Retreats
Prevue - Florida
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July 10, 2025
TIA Wellness Resort, a wellness-inclusive resort in Vietnam, is redefining the corporate retreat experience with the launch of a new meeting room and thoughtfully curated event and incentive packages designed to blend productivity with personal...
Northwest Classic Movies: ‘Mr. Holland’s Opus’ hits high note for keeping music in school
Go! Eastern Oregon
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July 10, 2025
Published 9:29 am Thursday, July 10, 2025 By Jeff Petersen | For Go! Eastern Oregon Filmed in and around Portland, “Mr. Holland’s Opus” spans more than three decades — the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s, Vietnam War to spiked hairdos — to show the...
New Fiestas art vendor embraces heritage and tradition
Las Vegas Optic - New Mexico
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MG Salazar poses at their booth, Rincón Piedad, during the Fiestas de Las Vegas on Saturday. Vanessa Maciel/Optic photo This was the first year that artist MG Salazar was a vendor at the Fiestas de Las Vegas, but their artistic roots in the area...
Việt Nam, US inaugurate new advanced DNA lab to identify Vietnamese wartime missing
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — United States Ambassador to Việt Nam Marc Knapper, Director of the US Defence POW/MIA Accounting Agency Kelly McKeague, Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) Vice President Chu Hoàng Hà, together with senior leaders from the...
Vietnam Creative Advertising Awards 2025 launched
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI – The 'Vietnam Creative Advertising Awards 2025' competition was officially launched on Wednesday to honour outstanding advertising ideas that are rich in Vietnamese identity and spread cultural values. This year's competition marks an...
Sister's dedication keeps Vietnam War hero's legacy alive through restored memorial near airport
TMJ4 - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
MILWAUKEE — A memorial honoring Air Force Captain Lance P. Sijan, who lost his life during the Vietnam War, has been refurbished and will be rededicated Thursday morning at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport. The memorial features an...
Korean filmmakers and experts share insights on movie industry development
Vietnam News Agency
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By Trần Khánh An ĐÀ NẴNG — Valuable insights into film industry development were shared by veteran Korean filmmakers, researchers and cinema policymakers during the seminar in Đà Nẵng last week. Titled 'Korean Cinema – Lessons in Film Industry...
Adajar, Ordiales power Alas past Vietnam in SEA V.League
Philippine STAR
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July 10, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas Pilipinas is making steady strides toward top form ahead of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship, and the Southeast Asian V.League is providing a stage for its rising stars. With Eco Adajar and Leo...
General : Vietnam Proposes Three Key Orientations For ASEAN At AMM-58
Bernama
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July 10, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama-VNA) -- Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son proposed three key orientations for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the coming time while addressing the...
How Superman movies have reflected society at large
The Pacific Northwest Inlander - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
click to enlarge Reeve, Routh, and Cavill all brought their own flair to Superman. Ever since his debut nearly 90 years ago, Superman has endured as an icon of Americana. Dreamt up by two sons of Jewish immigrants, Kal-El/Clark Kent was a refugee...
PERSPECTIVE: Why Vietnam’s To Lam moved so quickly to restructure the government
Radio Free Asia
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Read about this topic in Vietnamese In less than a year as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam has made moves likened to the drastic cuts that U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have implemented to U.S. federal...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 10, 2025
Bernama
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July 10, 2025
INDONESIA 1.GIBRAN ASSIGNED TO OVERSEE PAPUA ISSUES -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto is preparing to assign Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka a special mandate to oversee matters related to Papua, including accelerating...