Friday , November 22 2024

World

Fashion

Korean drug convict arrested in HCMC

A South Korean man internationally wanted for a drug conviction in his home country was detained in HCMC Friday. According to investigators, Um Youn Min, 45, was member of a ring that manufactured methamphetamine and organized parties in which attendants would be offered different types of narcotics. South Korean police …

Read More »

Japan quake death toll rises to 92, missing 242

Japan quake death toll rises to 92, missing 242

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on Friday, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242. Two elderly women were pulled from the rubble, but hopes of finding other survivors faded as thousands of rescuers raced against the clock four …

Read More »

Central province covers cremation costs to discourage burials

The central Thua Thien-Hue Province has announced plans to subsidize cremations to discourage people from burying the dead and building tombs for them. It has earmarked, for until 2030, VND6.5 million ($267) for cremating people aged above 10 and VND3.5 million for those below 10. Deceased people who are unidentifiable …

Read More »

Vietnam condemns bombing in Iran

Vietnam strongly condemned the bombing in Kerman city in southeastern Iran on Jan. 3, which claimed dozens of lives, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said. Hang made the comment on Thursday while answering to a reporter’s query on Vietnam’s response to the bombing. Vietnam would …

Read More »

IS jihadists claim Iran suicide bombings that killed 84

IS jihadists claim Iran suicide bombings that killed 84

The Islamic State jihadist group said Thursday that it carried out twin bombings which killed at least 84 people at a memorial ceremony in Iran for slain Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani. The claim from IS came as Iran observed a day of national mourning for those killed in Wednesday’s …

Read More »

Vietnam strongly condemns bombing in southeastern Iran

Vietnam strongly condemned the bombing in Kerman city in Southeastern Iran on Jan. 3, which claimed dozens of lives, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has said. Hang made the comment on Thursday while answering to a reporter’s query on Vietnam’s response to the bombing. Vietnam …

Read More »

HCMC to spend $45M to waive middle school tuition

HCMC will use VND1.1 trillion ($45.1 million) to waive tuition for all middle school students, the municipal education department announced. In a document issued Wednesday, the HCMC Department of Education and Training said middle school students, from 6th to 9th grades, will see their tuition waived, and the city will …

Read More »