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Vietnam: At Least 13 Dead as Typhoon Bualoi Makes Landfall in Central Coast 3

Typhoon Bualoi made landfall on the central coast of Vietnam on Monday, September 29, leaving at least 13 people dead. Bualoi brought severe winds, floods, and damage to homes and infrastructure across the central and northern regions, forcing the closure of four airports and triggering tornadoes that toppled houses in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

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Vietnam: At Least 13 Dead as Typhoon Bualoi Makes Landfall in Central Coast

Typhoon Bualoi made landfall on the central coast of Vietnam on Monday, September 29, leaving at least 13 people dead. Bualoi brought severe winds, floods, and damage to homes and infrastructure across the central and northern regions, forcing the closure of four airports and triggering tornadoes that toppled houses in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

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Vietnam: At Least 13 Dead as Typhoon Bualoi Makes Landfall in Central Coast 2

Typhoon Bualoi made landfall on the central coast of Vietnam on Monday, September 29, leaving at least 13 people dead. Bualoi brought severe winds, floods, and damage to homes and infrastructure across the central and northern regions, forcing the closure of four airports and triggering tornadoes that toppled houses in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

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Once-conjoined Vietnam twin Nguyen Duc

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, gives an interview in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 8, 2024.

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Once-conjoined Vietnam twin Nguyen Duc

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, gives an interview in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 8, 2024.

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Once-conjoined Vietnam twin Nguyen Duc

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, gives an interview in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 8, 2024.

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(SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-FOOTBALL-FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER-INDONESIA VS VIETNAM

(240322) -- JAKARTA, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Justin Hubner (top) of Indonesia competes with Nguyen Hoang Duc of Vietnam during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier between Indonesia and Vietnam at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

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Nguyen Duc at press conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Nguyen Duc, who was born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the effects of Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, gives a press conference in Tokyo, on Aug. 4, 2014, calling for ongoing support for people affected by the toxic defoliant.

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Nguyen Duc high-fives with student in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin, exchanges a high five with a student at Otemon Gakuin Otemae Junior High School in Osaka City on July 4, 2014. He gave a lecture on peace at the school.

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Funeral held for separated Vietnamese conjoined twin Viet

HO CHI MINH, Vietnam - Nguyen Duc (L), a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the influence of Agent Orange that the U.S. military used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War, and his wife attend the funeral for his elder brother Viet in Ho Chi Minh on Oct. 7. Viet died on Oct. 6 at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Separated Vietnamese conjoined twin Viet dies at 26

TOKYO, Japan - Nguyen Viet (C), a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the influence of Agent Orange that the U.S. military used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War, died in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 6 at age 26. The photo, taken in 2006 at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, shows Viet surrounded by his brother Duc and Duc's wife. The twins were separated through surgery at age 7 by a group of Japanese and Vietnamese doctors in 1988. They had been conjoined at the lower halves of their bodies and sharing some organs.

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Nguyen Duc marries

HO CHI MIHN CITY, Vietnam - Nguyen Duc (L), 25, who had been a conjoined Vietnamese twin until he was separated from his brother in 1988, and his bride, Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen, 24, are celebrated after a marriage ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 16.

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Nguyen Duc supporters call for funds for his marriage

HANOI, Vietnam - A Japanese group supporting Nguyen Duc (L), 25, who had been a conjoined Vietnamese twin until he was separated from his brother in 1988, is calling for funds for Duc who will marry Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen (R), 24, in December. Duc, who lives at a Ho Chi Minh City hospital, will move outside after the marriage but he lacks funds to live, the group said.

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Separated Vietnamese conjoined twin Duc to tie the knot in Oct.

OTSU, Japan - Nguyen Duc (file photo), a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the influence of Agent Orange used by the U.S. military as a herbicide during the Vietnam War, plans to marry a compatriot in October, a Japanese supporter said June 17.

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Agent Orange victim visits Japan to seek support

OSAKA, Japan - Nguyen Duc, 24, leaves a meeting at the Osaka City Chuo Public Hall in Osaka's Kita Ward on March 24.

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Once-conjoined Vietnamese twin arrives in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Nguyen Duc, 22, a Vietnamese man who was born joined to his twin brother and was later separated during an operation in Japan, is welcomed by supporters at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Aug. 28. He visited Japan to give speeches about his life.

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Separated conjoined twin learns leg making

OITA, Japan - Nguyen Duc (R), a Vietnamese who was separated from his conjoined twin brother in 1988, learns how to make artificial legs and maintain replacement legs in a two-week training course under Mikio Yuki (L), the Japanese designer and maker of his artificial leg. Duc, 19, was born joined to his twin, Viet, in 1981. The abnormality is suspected to have been caused by a defoliant scattered by U.S. military aircraft in the Vietnam War.

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Separated conjoined twin arrives in Oita to learn leg making

OITA, Japan - Nguyen Duc (C), a Vietnamese who was separated from his conjoined twin brother in 1988, waits at Oita's airport after arriving Aug. 19 for two weeks of technical training under Mikio Yuki (L), the Japanese designer and maker of his artificial leg. Duc, 19, will learn how to make and maintain replacement legs from Yuki. Duc was born joined to his twin, Viet, in 1981. The abnormality is suspected to have been caused by a defoliant scattered by U.S. aircraft in the Vietnam War.

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Separated conjoined Vietnamese twin Duc arrives at Oita

OITA, Japan - Nguyen Duc, a 19-year-old Vietnamese boy who was born conjoined to his twin and was successfully separated arrives at Oita Airport, western Japan, on Aug. 19 for technical training on his artificial leg. Oita Prefecture is the hometown of 35-year-old Mikio Yuki (R back), the designer and maker of his artificial left leg, who is accompanying Duc.

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Separated conjoined twin visits Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Nguyen Duc, 19, a Vietnamese man born conjoined to his twin brother and separated by doctors, talks to reporters after arriving at Kansai International Airport on Aug. 17. He will stay in Japan till September 2 to learn how to maintain and replace his prosthetic leg.

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What's Cooking? (2000)

Joan Chen & Francois Chau Characters: Trinh Nguyen & Duc Nguyen (as Francois Chau) Film: What'S Cooking? (UK/USA 2000) Director: Gurindar Chadha 20 January 2000 Date: 20 January 2000

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Kobe-style "wagyu" beef cows raised in Vietnam

Photo shows Kobe-style "wagyu" beef cows in a cowshed in the Tan Lac commune in Vietnam's Lam Dong Province on March 30, 2015, as Nguyen Tri Duc Vu in charge of the cattle-raising project looks on. The shipping of wagyu beef produced in Vietnam and targeted at affluent classes in big cities like Ho Chi Minh City is likely to start by the end of 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit Japan city taps home-stay tourism to move forward

Sakae Suzuki (far R), an oyster farmer in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Nguyen Manh Duc (2nd from R), Mitsuko Suzuki (C) and two other Vietnamese students undertaking a home-stay at the Suzukis' house, pose while prying open oyster shells at a workspace in the city stricken by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, on Feb. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Separated Vietnamese conjoined twin Duc to tie the knot in Oct.

OTSU, Japan - Nguyen Duc (file photo), a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the influence of Agent Orange used by the U.S. military as a herbicide during the Vietnam War, plans to marry a compatriot in October, a Japanese supporter said June 17. (Kyodo)

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Agent Orange victim visits Japan to seek support

OSAKA, Japan - Nguyen Duc, 24, leaves a meeting at the Osaka City Chuo Public Hall in Osaka's Kita Ward on March 24. (Kyodo)

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Nguyen Duc marries

HO CHI MIHN CITY, Vietnam - Nguyen Duc (L), 25, who had been a conjoined Vietnamese twin until he was separated from his brother in 1988, and his bride, Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen, 24, are celebrated after a marriage ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 16. (Kyodo)

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Nguyen Duc supporters call for funds for his marriage

HANOI, Vietnam - A Japanese group supporting Nguyen Duc (L), 25, who had been a conjoined Vietnamese twin until he was separated from his brother in 1988, is calling for funds for Duc who will marry Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen (R), 24, in December. Duc, who lives at a Ho Chi Minh City hospital, will move outside after the marriage but he lacks funds to live, the group said. (Kyodo)

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Funeral held for separated Vietnamese conjoined twin Viet

HO CHI MINH, Vietnam - Nguyen Duc (L), a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the influence of Agent Orange that the U.S. military used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War, and his wife attend the funeral for his elder brother Viet in Ho Chi Minh on Oct. 7. Viet died on Oct. 6 at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. (Kyodo)

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Separated Vietnamese conjoined twin Viet dies at 26

TOKYO, Japan - Nguyen Viet (C), a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the influence of Agent Orange that the U.S. military used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War, died in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 6 at age 26. The photo, taken in 2006 at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, shows Viet surrounded by his brother Duc and Duc's wife. The twins were separated through surgery at age 7 by a group of Japanese and Vietnamese doctors in 1988. They had been conjoined at the lower halves of their bodies and sharing some organs. (Kyodo)

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Nguyen Duc at press conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Nguyen Duc, who was born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the effects of Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, gives a press conference in Tokyo, on Aug. 4, 2014, calling for ongoing support for people affected by the toxic defoliant. (Kyodo)

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Nguyen Duc high-fives with student in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin, exchanges a high five with a student at Otemon Gakuin Otemae Junior High School in Osaka City on July 4, 2014. He gave a lecture on peace at the school. (Kyodo)

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Japanese style restaurant in Vietnam

Vietnamese man Nguyen Duc poses in front his Japanese style restaurant Duc Nihon in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, on Jan. 12, 2019. Duc was born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, and surgery to separate him from his brother Viet was conducted by Japanese doctors some 30 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese style restaurant in Vietnam

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2019, shows Japanese style restaurant Duc Nihon in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, operated by Vietnamese man Nguyen Duc. Duc was born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, and surgery to separate him from his brother Viet was conducted by Japanese doctors some 30 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese style restaurant in Vietnam

Vietnamese man Nguyen Duc (back, C) talks with Japanese tourists at his Japanese style restaurant Duc Nihon in Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, on Jan. 13, 2019. Duc was born as a conjoined twin, apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, and surgery to separate him from his brother Viet was conducted by Japanese doctors some 30 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nguyen Duc in charity marathon

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, takes part in a charity marathon event in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nguyen Duc in charity marathon

Nguyen Duc (C), a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, awaits the start of a charity marathon event in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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30 years after conjoined twins surgery

Nguyen Duc (L), a Vietnamese man who was born as a conjoined twin, addresses a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh on Oct. 4, 2018, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the twin's separation surgery, with his family standing next to him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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30 years after conjoined twins surgery

Nguyen Duc (C), a Vietnamese man who was born as a conjoined twin, poses with his family in Ho Chi Minh on Oct. 4, 2018, at a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the twin's separation surgery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nguyen Duc appointed visiting professor at university in Hiroshima

File photo taken in October 2016 shows Vietnamese national Nguyen Duc (far L) offering prayers at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. The 36-year-old, who was born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the effects of Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, has been appointed as a visiting professor at Hiroshima International University, effective April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress meet with Vietnamese people

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man who was born as a conjoined twin, meets with visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on March 2, 2017, during a reception in Hanoi. Duc, whose condition was apparently due to the effects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, underwent surgery to separate him from his brother Viet with support of Japanese doctors nearly three decades ago. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress meet with Vietnamese people

Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man who was born as a conjoined twin, meets with visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on March 2, 2017, during a reception in Hanoi. Duc, whose condition was apparently due to the effects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, underwent surgery to separate him from his brother Viet with support of Japanese doctors nearly three decades ago. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nguyen Duc visits Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima

Nguyen Duc (L), who was born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the effects of Agent Orange used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, offer prayers in front of the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Oct. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Once-conjoined Vietnamese twin arrives in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Nguyen Duc, 22, a Vietnamese man who was born joined to his twin brother and was later separated during an operation in Japan, is welcomed by supporters at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Aug. 28. He visited Japan to give speeches about his life. (Kyodo)

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Separated conjoined twin learns leg making

OITA, Japan - Nguyen Duc (R), a Vietnamese who was separated from his conjoined twin brother in 1988, learns how to make artificial legs and maintain replacement legs in a two-week training course under Mikio Yuki (L), the Japanese designer and maker of his artificial leg. Duc, 19, was born joined to his twin, Viet, in 1981. The abnormality is suspected to have been caused by a defoliant scattered by U.S. military aircraft in the Vietnam War.