Nguoi Viet Daily News

United StatesWestminster, California, United StatesVietnamese

Founded in 1978, Nguoi Viet Daily News is the first and largest Vietnamese-language daily newspaper published in the United States. Based in Westminster, California, it serves the diaspora with comprehensive coverage of local news, Vietnamese community affairs, international politics, and cultural developments for the global Vietnamese community.

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