EU pushes for approval of trade agreement with Vietnam
BRUSSELS – The European Commission has submitted for approval a free trade agreement with Vietnam, its first comprehensive open markets deals with a developing Asian country. The EU-Vietnam trade and…
Vietnamese dissident Mother Mushroom on way to US after release: sources
Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known as “Mother Mushroom”, was released from prison on Wednesday and left Vietnam on a flight to the United States, sources with direct knowledge of…
US prepares for biggest-ever Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam
BIEN HOA AIR BASE – US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has visited a former American air base in southern Vietnam that will soon become the biggest-ever US cleanup site for…
Queensland legalises abortion after parliamentary vote
SYDNEY – Queensland has legalised abortion after lawmakers were allowed a free vote late today, making it the fifth Australian state to do so. Restrictions on abortion vary by jurisdiction…
Anti-gay teachings ‘mainstream’ in Australian churches, report finds
Gay conversion practices and attempts to suppress LGBT+ people are increasingly “mainstream” in many Christian churches in Australia, a new study has found. Conservative churches are exerting pressure on LGBT+…
Australia embraces royal couple after pregnancy announcement
SYDNEY – Crowds have thronged the Sydney Opera House and the shores of the city’s sparkling harbour to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, on their…
Hỏi và giải đáp 453: Đừng đùa với ái tình!
TL trả lời một lá thư ‘rất khó tin” nhưng TL lại tin đó là sự thật. Vì thư có nhiều chi tiết cá biệt, chỉ xin được tóm tắt…
Same-sex penguin couple incubate egg at Sydney aquarium
MELBOURNE – Two male penguins who built a nest together from ice pebbles at Sydney’s Sea Life Aquarium are now fostering an egg given to them by aquarium staff who…
Cambodia resumes search effort with US for Vietnam War remains
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia has agreed to resume a search effort with the United States for the remains of Americans killed in the Vietnam War, the Foreign Ministry said, after…
Hỏi và giải đáp 452: Lấy chồng “Úc ta”!
TL trả lời một lá thư khá hóc búa, tác giả lại là một cô gái khá bản lãnh. Xin đăng nguyên văn một số đoạn trong thư: “Cháu sang…