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Wuhan, Melbourne City to meet in Asian Women's Champions League final • May 21, 2025, 5:57 AM ET (Straits Times)
How the fall of Saigon fueled a refugee crisis that's still felt today • May 20, 2025, 9:57 AM ET (NBC)
Exclusive: Trump Organization explores plan for tower in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam document shows • May 18, 2025, 9:58 PM ET (Reuters)
Family who fled Saigon went from being on welfare to three generations of medical professionals • May 13, 2025, 12:05 AM ET (NBC)
Children evacuated during Vietnam War's Operation Babylift are on a quest to find their families • May 12, 2025, 3:52 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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