50 years after the war, the soil in Vietnam is still full of American toxins. When the US now cuts off aid, the cleanup work is put on hold – and countless Vietnamese risk being exposed to harmful dioxins. It is the US's responsibility, says Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diem, one of all those who were born with severe birth defects due to the environmental toxin Agent Orange.
WorldChina has begun to bring home over 1,000 Chinese citizens suspected of being involved in internet fraud in Myanmar. Many of them have stated that they were victims of trafficking.
WorldThe Norwegian aid organization Norwegian People's Aid is forced to lay off 1,700 employees as a direct consequence of the US aid being stopped by President Donald Trump's administration.
WorldA hedgehog without quills – but with fangs. A viper that seems to have eyelashes and a crocodile newt. These are some of the over 200 new species that have been discovered along the Mekong River in the past year.
SwedenSeven foreign tourists are being treated in hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning in Fiji. Several are said to be in critical condition.
WorldEight people at a hostel in Laos have been arrested since six tourists died of methanol poisoning.
WorldThe government of Laos is "deeply saddened" after several young tourists died after drinking alcohol in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.
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