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• James G. Lowenstein, Whose Reports Questioned Vietnam War, Dies at 95 May 30, 2023
  His deeply researched studies, drawing on extensive reporting in Southeast Asia, helped undermine President Nixon’s war plans.
  Clay Risen
• Vietnam Activist Jailed for Mocking Official’s Salt Bae Meal May 26, 2023
  A powerful Communist official ate a gold-encrusted steak in London. An activist who poked fun at the excess was sentenced to more than five years.
  Mike Ives and Chau Doan
• How Global Rice Farming Is Being Transformed by Climate Change May 23, 2023
  From the Mississippi to the Mekong, farmers and researchers are finding creative fixes for the dire threats of global warming, extreme rains and sea-level rise.
  Somini Sengupta
• Billy Waugh, 93, ‘Godfather of the Green Berets,’ Is Dead April 18, 2023
  He was a Special Forces soldier during the Vietnam War and then worked for the C.I.A., tracking Osama bin Laden in Sudan and fighting in Afghanistan after 9/11.
  Richard Sandomir
• A Puzzle Is a Journey March 31, 2023
  Wyna Liu, a New York Times Crossword editor, examines a nontraditional puzzle.
  Wyna Liu
• Duong Tuong, Who Opened Western Works to Vietnamese Readers, Dies at 90 March 9, 2023
  He translated works by Proust, Nabokov, Tolstoy and Emily Brontë into Vietnamese, and a classic Vietnamese poem, “The Tale of Kieu,” into English.
  Seth Mydans
• They Shared Erotic Images in a Group Chat. The Fine: $17,000. March 4, 2023
  A couple in Singapore created a Telegram account where they posted risqué content for subscribers. They were convicted of violating nudity and obscenity laws.
  Sui-Lee Wee
• Black Vietnam Veteran Is Awarded Medal of Honor March 4, 2023
  President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Col. Paris Davis, who saved three fellow soldiers in the midst of battle after sustaining multiple gun shot injuries.
  The New York Times
• In a First, South Korea Is Ordered to Compensate a Vietnam War Victim February 8, 2023
  A court ruling held that South Korean troops were responsible for a civilian massacre that killed more than 70 villagers in Vietnam during the war.
  Choe Sang-Hun
• ‘Children of the Mist’ Review: Stolen Youth December 15, 2022
  A documentarian traces a Hmong girl’s experience with a custom that permits boys to detain girls with the intention of marriage.
  Beatrice Loayza