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[Vietnam court jails apartment block owner for 12 years following deadly Hanoi fire](/english/vietnam/2025/03/14/hanoi-apartment-fire-verdict/)

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[Prince Group-linked businesses raided in international money-laundering probe](/english/cambodia/2025/03/14/prince-group-cambodia-china-isle-of-man-money-laundering/)

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[Myanmar’s Karen fighters capture junta camp, soldiers flee to Thailand](/english/myanmar/2025/03/14/karen-capture-camp-flee-thailand/)

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[Chinese doll sold in Vietnam shows disputed map of South China Sea, ministry says](/english/vietnam/2025/03/14/vietnam-doll-nine-dash-line/)

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[Vietnam court jails apartment block owner for 12 years following deadly Hanoi fire](/english/vietnam/2025/03/14/hanoi-apartment-fire-verdict/)

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The case highlights the risk of poorly regulated ‘mini apartments’ in Vietnam’s cramped cities.

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Ableton and Amiga are being probed by police in the Isle of Man as part of a larger investigation.

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[Myanmar’s Karen fighters capture junta camp, soldiers flee to Thailand](/english/myanmar/2025/03/14/karen-capture-camp-flee-thailand/)

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The fall of the camp is the latest setback for the junta as it aims to organize an election by January.

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[Chinese doll sold in Vietnam shows disputed map of South China Sea, ministry says](/english/vietnam/2025/03/14/vietnam-doll-nine-dash-line/)

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Photos show a map on doll’s cheek resembling the ‘nine-dash-line’ marking off China’s claims to waters off Vietnam.

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The drills raise concerns that China is getting ready for an invasion contingency.

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[Beijing tight-lipped on reports of collision between Chinese, North Korean ships](/english/korea/2025/03/14/north-korea-china-ship-collision/)

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The North Korean vessel was suspected of smuggling coal, a violation of UN sanctions.

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Pham Minh Chinh tells US ambassador Hanoi wants ‘harmonious’ trade, as other nations raise tariffs.

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Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are sensitive to the implications of references to the island’s status.

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[European Parliament resolution condemns deporting 40 Uyghurs from Thailand to China](/english/uyghur/2025/03/14/uyghur-thailand-repatriation-eu-resolution/)

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Beijing is carrying out activities such as division, destruction, and subversion, Lai Ching-te says.

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