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Rebecca Tan

Southeast Asia Bureau Chief at The Washington Post

Southeast Asia bureau chief @washingtonpost / Snaps from bikes and boats https://t.co/IjRsgkWtMk

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Articles

  • 4 days ago | postguam.com | William Booth |Katharine Houreld |Rebecca Tan |Terrence McCoy

    The world is a noisy and chaotic place, and America is very loud right now. It dominates economies, headlines and conversations. And now, for the first time, the Catholic Church has an American pope. There are 1.4 billion Catholics. Will they, especially in the developing world, in the Global South - where the church is growing so quickly - embrace Leo XIV? It is very early, but the answer appears to be yes. This was a moment when many of the faithful thought they might get an African or Asian pope.

  • 5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | William Booth |Katharine Houreld |Terrence McCoy |Rebecca Tan |Mary Beth Sheridan |Rachel Chason

    Catholics around the world embrace an American pope (washingtonpost.com) Catholics around the world embrace an American pope By William Booth; Katharine Houreld; Terrence McCoy; Rebecca Tan; Mary Beth Sheridan; Rachel Chason 2025050917004700 The world is a noisy and chaotic place, and right now America is very loud. It dominates: economies, headlines, conversations. And now the Catholic Church, for the first time, has an American pope.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Rebecca Tan

    QUANG TRI PROVINCE, Vietnam - The Vietnamese deminers who find and destroy the deadly remnants of America’s war here were on break for Lunar New Year when they received word an executive order by President Donald Trump had suspended funding for their work. For a month, they hung up the khaki uniforms stitched with American flag patches, left their metal detectors in storage, and rerouted reports of grenades, cluster munitions and mortars to the Vietnamese authorities.

  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Rebecca Tan

    Long arc of reconciliation between U.S. and Vietnam falters under Trump (washingtonpost.com) Long arc of reconciliation between U.S. and Vietnam falters under Trump By Rebecca Tan 2025043009002800 QUANG TRI PROVINCE, Vietnam — The Vietnamese deminers who find and destroy the deadly remnants of America's war here were on break for Lunar New Year when they received word an executive order by President Donald Trump had suspended funding for their work.

  • 3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Lily Kuo |Rebecca Tan

    Battle lines of U.S.-China trade war sharpen in Southeast Asia (washingtonpost.com) Battle lines of U.S.-China trade war sharpen in Southeast Asia By Lily Kuo; Rebecca Tan 2025042005000000 Chinese leader Xi Jinping didn't mention President Donald Trump once during his three-nation tour of Southeast Asia this month. But it was clear at every stop that Trump and his tariffs were on his mind.

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Rebecca Tan
Rebecca Tan @rebtanhs
5 May 25

RT @washingtonpost: Even U.S. allies locked in national security disputes with Beijing, like the Philippines, are finding it impossible to…

Rebecca Tan
Rebecca Tan @rebtanhs
2 May 25

Apple's Tim Cook: “Majority” of iPhones sold in the U.S. during the June quarter will come from India, while “nearly all” of the company’s other devices will come from Vietnam. The devices include iPads, Macs, the Apple Watch and AirPods. https://t.co/S9O618hUmN

Rebecca Tan
Rebecca Tan @rebtanhs
30 Apr 25

RT @emilyrauhala: Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, decades of progress in addressing its legacies are coming undone. @rebtanhs…