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Police in the northern Nam Dinh Province have identified seven youths aged 15-18 as the main suspects who assaulted and killed an 18-year-old boy. They are 18-year-old Vu Anh Duc, Vu Tuan Phat, Nguyen Dai Tuan, and Cao Xuan Truong, 15-year-old Cao Huy Hoan and Do Quoc Khanh, and Nguyen …

Laborers residing in eight districts and towns in northern and central Vietnam are now eligible to register for a program to work in South Korea. They are Chi Linh Town of the northern Hai Duong Province, Dong Son and Hoang Hoa districts in central Thanh Hoa Province, Cam Xuyen and …

President Joe Biden was kept in the dark over his defense secretary’s cancer diagnosis and subsequent hospitalizations for about a month, the White House admitted Tuesday, as details of Lloyd Austin’s deeply unusual disappearance raised questions about leadership of the world’s top military. The 70-year-old’s failure to disclose his hospitalization …

Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun took responsibility for a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines incident Tuesday, vowing “complete transparency” as the aviation giant tries to pivot from its latest crisis. “We’re going to approach this number one acknowledging our mistake,” Calhoun told employees at a safety meeting called after Friday’s emergency landing, …

Vung Tau authorities want to build eight tunnels leading straight to its most popular beach, Bai Sau (Back Beach). Each tunnel will span 10-15 m wide underneath Thuy Van Street in the city center, chairman Nguyen Trong Thuy told a meeting on Tuesday. Of the tunnels, five will be built …

The Ministry of Education and Training is to recognize the Pearson English International Certificate (PEIC) as equivalent to the six-level foreign language proficiency framework used in Vietnam. The new recognition means that in addition to certificates such as IELTS or TOEFL, PEIC will now also be used for university admission. …

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister on Tuesday, seeking to breathe new life into his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections. Gabriel Attal poses in his office in Paris during a photo session on Sept. 23, 2020. Photo by AFP …

A high-ranking monk in Dong Nai Province has been suspended from his position for lascivious online images of his that have “affected the reputation of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.” The suspension of Tu Duc Pagoda’s abbot, Thich Nhuan Nghi (birth name Le Trung Hai), was issued by the Vietnam Buddhist …

Bui Van Hiep was inside his house in Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam Tuesday when a loud explosion shook it and debris of a fallen aircraft were scattered everywhere.     Military aircraft crash ‘shook the house’: witness Military aircraft crash ‘shook the house’: witness

Thailand’s cabinet endorsed a bill aimed at tackling the kingdom’s poor air quality on Tuesday, clearing the way for parliament to start debating the draft legislation. Air pollution shrouds Chiang Mai in northern Thailand on March 10, 2023. Photo by AFP The country registers dire air pollution levels every year, …