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Monkey magic on Vietnam’s Son Tra Peninsula

The West Australian

The West Australian

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July 12, 2026

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Monkey magic on Vietnam’s Son Tra Peninsula

The InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort has the perfect mix of luxury and nature

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Borneo Bulletin

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· Jun 24, 2026

Vietnam’s Con Dao is world’s top hidden island destination

Vietnam’s Con Dao is world’s top hidden island destination

Hi China

· Jun 22, 2026

The performance “Monkey Opera”

The performance “Monkey Opera” features Sun Wukong as its central figure, where agile movement and traditional monkey-performance artistry come together to vividly bring to life the rich charm of Chinese mythology. #BlowYourMind

Yonhap News Agency

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· Jul 9, 2026

Vietnamese outpace Chinese in arrivals to S. Korea for 1st time in 2025

SEJONG, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Vietnamese arrivals overtook those from China among f...

BERNAMA

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· Jul 4, 2026

World : Sixty-year-old Lao National Circus Overcomes Chequered History To Tell Nation’s Story 

PHNOM PENH, July 4 (Bernama) -- Nestled among lush mountains and along the banks of the idyllic Mekong River lies one of Laos' best-kept cultural treasures – a circus tradition that has survived revolution, war and decades of hardship.

BoingBoing

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· Jun 23, 2026

Mysterious glowing balls rise from the Mekong every year

Every year around the end of the Buddhist Lent, crowds gather along the Mekong River to watch the Naga fireballs — glowing balls that, according to Wikipedia, are alleged to naturally rise from the water high into the air. They are said to be reddish and to range in size from smaller sparkles up to the size of basketballs, and the number of fireballs reported varies between tens and thousands per night. — Read the rest The post Mysterious glowing balls rise from the Mekong every year appeared first on Boing Boing.

Defence Blog

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· Jul 6, 2026

South Korean Marines evaluate robots in combat exercise

A South Korean Marine unit sent a robot on four legs walking point ahead of its own troops during a live combat exercise last week, a small but telling sign of how the country’s military is trying to solve a problem that has nothing to do with technology and everything to do with demographics. The []

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Related coverage for "Monkey magic on Vietnam’s Son Tra Peninsula": Borneo Bulletin — Vietnam’s Con Dao is world’s top hidden island destination. Hi China — The performance “Monkey Opera”. Yonhap News Agency — Vietnamese outpace Chinese in arrivals to S. Korea for 1st time in 2025. BERNAMA — World : Sixty-year-old Lao National Circus Overcomes Chequered History To Tell Nation’s Story . BoingBoing — Mysterious glowing balls rise from the Mekong every year. Defence Blog — South Korean Marines evaluate robots in combat exercise