Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Marek Zalewski from Poland to be the Vatican’s resident papal representative in Vietnam. Zalewski, 60, is expected to arrive in Vietnam at the end of January, Archbishop Nguyen Nang, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam, said Saturday. Archbishop Marek Zalewski. Photo courtesy of …
Read More »HCMC to prioritize 59 transport projects at $9.5B cost
Fifty nine highways, national roads and beltways will be built on a priority basis in HCMC in the next seven years at a cost of VND230 trillion (US$9.48 billion). The city Department of Transport has said this in a plan for key transport projects to be implemented in 2024-30 it …
Read More »Rising Indonesia presidential candidate pledges change from Widodo era
As one of Indonesia’s leading presidential candidates is driven away from a campaign stop, locals surround his car, screaming his name and jostling to kiss his hand through the window. Anies Baswedan, a former governor of the capital Jakarta, is in a three-way battle ahead of February’s vote to lead …
Read More »Twitter violated contract by failing to pay millions in bonuses, US judge rules
Twitter violated contracts by failing to pay millions of dollars in bonuses that the social media company, now called X Corp, had promised its employees, a federal judge ruled on Friday. Mark Schobinger, who was Twitter’s senior director of compensation before leaving Elon Musk’s company in May, sued Twitter in …
Read More »Hanoi temperature drops to 7 degrees as cold snap intensifies
Temperatures across the north plunged to below 10 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning, with Hanoi recording 7-8 degrees. The seventh day of the cold wave saw Hanoi recording less than 10 degrees for the first time, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. Temperatures were between 8 and 11 …
Read More »Murder suspect arrested as victim’s corpse found after 13 years
Police in Hai Phong have arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of having killed a local woman and hiding her body in an abandoned water tank 13 years ago. Bui Trong Thanh stands accused of having killed the woman during a robbery when he was 17 years old. The woman’s body …
Read More »India boosts AI in weather forecasts as floods, droughts increase
India is testing artificial intelligence (AI) to build climate models to improve weather forecasting as torrential rains, floods and droughts proliferate across the vast country, a top weather official said. A man walks past construction vehicles covered in debris caused by flash floods after a lake burst in Rangpo, Sikkim …
Read More »China announces rules to reduce spending on video games
Chinese regulators announced on Friday a wide range of rules aimed at curbing spending and rewards that encourage video games, dealing a blow to the world’s biggest games market, which returned to growth this year. A gamer plays online games at an internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, January 23, …
Read More »Tesla recalls 120,000 vehicles over doors that could unlock in crash
Tesla is recalling just over 120,000 Model S and Model X vehicles in the United States over the risk of doors being unlocked and opening during a crash, the automaker said Friday. Tesla vehicles are parked at a parking lot as the company is recalling over 2 million vehicles in …
Read More »Natural disasters leave 166 dead, missing in Vietnam in 2023
More than 1,100 natural disasters have taken place across Vietnam this year, leaving 166 dead and missing, down 5% year-on-year. The estimated economic damage is about VND8.23 trillion (US$339.38 million), an annual decrease of 58%, officials said at a conference held by the office of the National Steering Committee for …
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