Our #weekend reminder of a #book we hope you will read - if you have not already. @bookshelfie.bsky.social @neglectedbooks.com #vietnamwar #cambodia #Vietnam "THE LAST HELICOPTER..." Stories of the 1970's and 80's

look at the map here -- more than 2000 protests planned already... www.nokings.org

#Xijinping aims to establish #China as the fulcrum of an emerging multipolar world. Advances new, more active diplomacy. Not forcing #USA out of its leading position but exploiting Donald Trump's willing abdication of Washington’s role. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Jerome Cohen, Lawyer Who Plumbed Chinese Legal System, Dies at 95 He pioneered the study of #Chinese #law, was among the first foreigners to practice commercial law in #China = www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/w...

WEEKEND READING REMINDER: check out Amazon and buy a copy if our story of War, Love, and Suvival in 1970's Cambodia and Vietnam!

Nvidia Broke Antitrust Law, #China Says, as Tensions With U.S. Mount. Chinese regulators, on a day of U.S. trade talks, said that an acquisition by Nvidia had violated antimonopoly regulations. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

How #Vietnam’s military built one of the hottest tech companies in Southeast Asia: Over two decades, Viettel grew from a state telco into a tech powerhouse that makes everything from 5G chips to robots to affordable mobile phones. restofworld.org/2025/vietnam...

Am I the only one who noted the grand irony of a five-time draft dodger, who did NOT serve in Vietnam, and later called STDs “his personal Vietnam” - now trying yo look tough by evoking the Vietnam War?

Limits of Xi and Putin’s Partnership: Conventional wisdom= China is dominant partner... #Russia relies on #China to buy 1/2 crude oil exports...Yet...China is not dictating outcomes, and the Kremlin is not acting like a junior partner. prosyn.org/PkIVD32

'I don't dare go back': BBC News visits #Cambodian villages caught in #Thailand #Cambodia border conflict. Jonathan Head reports bbc.com/news/article...

Don't forget if you haven't done so already: #WEEKEND #reading #HistoryMatters #books THE LAST HELICOPTER - TWO LIVES... a story of war, love, and survival in #Cambodia and #Vietnam in the 1970's and 80's: check it out on AMAZON.com or through your favorite bookstore @booktastersauthors.bsky.social

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam #Photography #HaLongBay #Vietnam #Green #LocationScouting

Trump’s incompetence: forgeda strong India-Russia-China alliance, gave China leg up in Africa, boosted China in clean energy sector, sent trading partners fleeing into China’s open arms, and frittered away our intellectual capital. Beijing could never have dreamed of a more congenial “useful idiot”

Decades of US diplomatic efforts down the drain. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Used to be the place to talk about state of the world was #Washington or #UN in NY. Now as President #XiJinping showed when he hosted over 20 presidents and prime ministers in #China this week, a new reality is taking hold - thanks to Donald Trump - www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

#weekend #reading #vietnam #Cambodia A book celebrating the life of a survivor of the Killing Fields and a #history of Indochina 1970-1980. @bookshelfie.bsky.social @neglectedbooks.com available on audiobook as well.

Weekend soon and time for some #reading? Get a copy and check out my memoir of war, love, and survival in #Cambodia and Vietnam in the 1970s. THE LAST HELICOPTER... @bookshelfie.bsky.social #booksky #readsky #books

#Booksky #Readersky #Books #Reading

Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading

Hardbacks are books. Paperbacks are books. eBooks are books. Audio books are books. The delivery mechanism doesn't matter. What matters is the enjoyment of story.

Excellent essay by Margaret MacMillan on risks of summitry: 'the best-planned summits—and Anchorage was not—depend heavily on the personalities and chemistry of the leaders. With powerful leaders, feelings matter... often ill-planned summits lead to more #war - www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

“Nobody knows what the tariff rates will be in six months. Businesses making investment decisions want to know what things are going to be like over the next five years, but nobody has the faintest idea.” ~Paul Krugman via PN: www.publicnotice.co/p/paul-krugm...

A bit of #Cambodia #History here in former Yugoslavia #Croatia where I'm travelling: "Pol Pot learned about labor actions under Marshal Tito. In 1950 he joined 'Youth Labor Brigades' constructing 'Brotherhood & Unity highway & embankment around Sava River in Zagreb." www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/pol-...

The military needs to understand that if it goes along with Trump’s plans, it will lose the goodwill it has worked so hard to rebuild with the U.S. public since Vietnam.

If you want to appreciate how old and deep the Thai-Cambodia conflict is, consider that the name of the city Siem Reap (សៀមរាប) literally translates as "Siam Lost," possibly in reference to a 16th century Khmer military victory.

One of my hopes going forward is to visit places at peace where when I first visited them, they were at war. So, this week I am in the city of Split- Croatia's second largest. When I was here on in 1992-93, it was base for British UNPROFOR military operations. Dark days then. All tourism now.

#China leader, Xi Jinping, made a rare visit to #Tibet Wednesday, highlighting resolve to keep a firm grip over Tibet’s Buddhist believers, push more of them to speak standard Chinese and ensure that the once-rebellious region stays firmly under Beijing’s rule. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w...

#Weekend reading time. And our opportunity to plug a story of love, war, and survival 1970-80 in #Cambodia and #Vietnam. READ the 'LAST HELICOPTER: Two lives in Indochina' (if you haven't already) For lovers of #history #booksworthreading @bookshelfie.bsky.social @neglectedbooks.com @booksky.club

Trump’s excitement and pleasure in seeing Vladimir Putin was palpable. Those first appalling minutes in Anchorage portrayed his utter indifference toward his criminality or immorality. www.americaamerica.news/p/did-trump-...

"The day began with a hellish war in Ukraine, with air-raid sirens in Kyiv and fierce battles in the east, and that is how it ended. The only difference is that Putin got one hell of a photo op out of Trump and more time ... to prosecute his war." @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

Important to know part of the reason the Vietnam war ended was troop uprisings and riots

The Journal of Vietnamese Studies announces a new special issue to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, guest-edited by historian Nu-Anh Tran and comparative literature scholar Trinh M. Luu.

Dissertations re:My Lai I found useful Pauline M. Kaurin, “Agency and Character: A View of Action and Agency” (diss., Temple University, 1997) Rives M. Duncan, "What Went Right at My Lai: An Analysis of the Roles of Habitus and Character in Lawful Disobedience" (diss., Temple University, 1997),

The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost. Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions. No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.

Nothing says “tough on Russia” like giving Putin a red carpet, an air show, and a bro hug.

Thai government invites #diplomats to #Thailand - #Cambodia border. Officials say despite a ceasefire declaration between two countries, Thai soldiers pursue inspection operations in Thai territory, regularly discovering #Cambodian landmines. www.nationthailand.com/news/general...

No deal of any kind after brief #Trump #Putin talks on #Ukraine in #Alaska. #Russia ‘cannot have veto’ on Ukraine’s EU and Nato membership, say European leaders. #Zelensky will meet Trump in US Monday. EU and Z. call for robust security guarantees for Ukraine. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

I am currently working in #Croatia. Here in the city of Split the local paper is covering #PutinTrump One story: As Russia's Putin left his #Trump meet, a reporter shouted, "President Putin, will you stop killing civilians?" #Putin put his hands over his ears. slobodnadalmacija.hr/vijesti/svij...

PM #Modi ready to ‘pay heavy price.’ #India seeks to resist Donald Trump's 'unreasonable' #TariffsOnIndia Foreign ministry hits back at #Trump calling his tariffs “unfair, unjustified". Accuses US of double standards on #Russia oil issue. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Once #USA #India ties showed great potential - until #DonaldTrump came along. India faces #Trump’s Wrath: Threats of tariffs up to 50 percent. Trump scraps plans to turn India into a China counterweight, instead he calls India a “dead economy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...

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.‪@steverattner.bsky.social‬ Rattner always has good economic analysis. I catch him on @MSNBC as well. Donald Trump is economically illiterate He doesn't know how economies work. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...

Calling on Thailand to stop aggressive behaviours towards Cambodia, and please stop fake news and propaganda. Respect ICJ decisions. Honour cease fire promises, engage constructively with ASEAN. Cambodians (Khmer) & many Thai ppl want peace. Le Cambodge veut la paix 🇰🇭🇹🇭 Nous sommes avec vous 🙏🏼🇰🇭🇫🇷🇪🇺🇬🇧

#Thailand imposes nationwide ban on #drone flights for at least two weeks over fears that neighbouring #Cambodia could use them to monitor troop movements or military facilities, warning #tourists of fines of more than US$1,200 and even jail time if they flout rule. www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...

Alicia Chen reports some from #China ask painful question: Stay or Flee Under the Donald Trump regime? In past two years, Chinese immigrants = one of largest groups entering the #USA Some fear fines or even imprisonment if they are sent home to China. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...

#weekend #reading reminder. A personal history covering the 1970's and 80's Get a copy if you have not already. #historymatters #history #Cambodia #Vietnam #BooksWorthReading THE LAST HELICOPTER ...

ICEgov backed by #DonaldTrump and led by quota demands of #StephenMiller took Half a #Nebraska company's work force. What Do They Do Now? Glenn Valley Foods tried to verify every hire through federal system. #Trump regime apparently does not now use that system! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

What happens if we tell global history from Asia's perspective? This week, @peterfrankopan.bsky.social joined @holland-tom.bsky.social on our bonus episode to discuss precisely this, available exclusively to members of The Rest Is History Club.

“Without stable rules, American workers will be left behind, while competitors like China and the EU surge ahead.” A powerful new @forbes.com op-ed by @margotoge.bsky.social calls out the EPA’s proposed climate rollbacks.
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