STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 02, 2023 • 2 min read
Vietnam Politics Vo Van Thuong confirmed as new Vietnam president
By HOANG THONG NHAT/AFP • Mar 02, 2023
Vietnam's National Assembly elects Vo Van Thuong as the new president
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STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 17, 2023 • 3 min read
Vietnam politics Vietnam president resigns amid major anti-graft purge
By Alice Philipson/AFP • Jan 17, 2023
After days of rumours and amid a mass anti-corruption drive, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced his resignation.
STORY OF THE DAY • May 10, 2022 • 5 min read
Philippines Election Philippine dictator’s son wins landslide presidential victory
By Andrew Beatty/AFP • May 10, 2022
With an initial count almost complete, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Junior had secured over 56 percent of the vote
STORY OF THE DAY • May 09, 2022 • 6 min read
Philippines Election Marcos Jr eyes landslide as Philippines votes for new president
By Andrew Beatty and Mikhail Flores/AFP • May 09, 2022
Nearly 40 years after the patriarch was deposed by a popular revolt, Ferdinand Marcos Junior looks set to complete the family's remarkable comeback
Sep 29, 2021 • 3 min read
The Philippines
Manny Pacquiao: Philippine icon, boxer… next president?
Idolised by many in the Philippines for his punching power and his rags to riches story, Manny Pacquiao is retiring from boxing at 42
By Allison Jackson/AFP • Sep 29, 2021