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Ho Chi Minh City will struggle to attract private investors if it continues with stringent public finance management that requires permission for every penny spent, its vice chairman said. Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of HCMC People’s Committee, said Tuesday the application of public investment management mechanisms on private and …

A surprise improvement in air quality in South Asia in 2022 drove a decline in global pollution, with favorable weather a likely factor, a new report said Wednesday. But the region continues to breathe the world’s most-polluted air, with its residents losing more than 3.5 years of life expectancy on …

Police said a former provincial leader had accepted bribes totaling US$600,000, along with a Patek Philippe watch and a Mercedes-Benz to help a company access preferential bank loans. The Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday issued a conclusion on violations of state asset management and bribery occurred at Xuyen Viet …

The second runway and taxiways at Long Thanh, the country’s biggest airport, will cost VND3.455 trillion (US$138 million), with completion expected by 2027, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam has said. They belong to the Phase 2 of the Long Thanh airport project, which comprises two components. Besides a 4,000-meter-long runway …

At least six people have died and more than 20 have been hospitalized in Thailand after drinking methanol-laced bootleg alcohol, authorities said on Wednesday. The deaths happened mainly in Khlong Sam Wa district on the northwest edge of Bangkok, where authorities found 19 illegal roadside alcohol stands, the Thai capital’s …

HCMC tax authorities have asked to provoke the license of the American International School Vietnam due to tax debts, prompting the city’s education department to advise parents to transfer their children to other schools. Nguyen Van Thien, head of the tax department for the District 7-Nha Be area, said on …

The HCMC People’s Committee on Tuesday declared a measles outbreak across the city due to a rapid increase in cases. The committee also issued a plan to proactively respond to the measles outbreak. Accordingly, the Department of Health was requested to coordinate with relevant departments and agencies to urgently implement …

As Telegram’s user base expands, its lack of strict moderation and easy access have made it an attractive platform for cybercriminals to exploit for scams and illegal activities. “Offering fake accounts, guaranteed money withdrawal, and biometric money transfers,” read an advertisement in a group dedicated to buying and selling bank …

There were 16,043 traffic accidents nationwide in the past eight months, killing 7,077 people and injuring 12,248 others, the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee reported on Tuesday. The numbers of accidents from Dec. 15, 2023 to Aug. 14, 2024 increased by 1,847, or 13.01%, and injuries rose by …

Thailand’s tourism operators have called for a long-term plan to manage floods and storms to prevent possible damage to tourism and the economy, following the floods in northern provinces and a deadly landslide in Phuket. Thaneth Tantipiriyakij, President of the Phuket Tourism Association, said the landslide and heavy rains had …