Vietnam and China have issued a joint statement on continuing deepening and elevating the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, and building a Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance. The joint statement was released Wednesday on the occasion of General Secretary of the Communist …
Read More »Men sentenced to death for smuggling 100 kg of drugs disguised as pandemic donations
A HCMC court sentenced three men to death Tuesday for smuggling 100 kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine from Cambodia during the pandemic, by disguising them as charity goods. Of the three, Nguyen Thanh Hung, 31, was found to play the main role as he directly received orders from a man …
Read More »Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves Hanoi
China’s Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, and his spouse Peng Liyuan, departed Hanoi on Wednesday afternoon, wrapping up their two-day state visit to Vietnam. Xi and his wife arrived at Noi Bai Airport just after 5:00 p.m. to depart. Prior to this, they, together with Vietnamese Party General …
Read More »Google’s court loss to Epic Games may cost billions but final outcome years away
Google’s stunning defeat in a legal battle with “Fortnite” maker Epic Games may clear the way for rival app stores on its Android mobile system but a lengthy appeals process will likely prevent any changes for years, according to analysts and legal experts. A jury in California found on Monday …
Read More »Proposed COP28 climate deal hints at looming end to fossil fuel era
The COP28 Presidency released a proposed text of a final climate deal on Wednesday that would, for the first time, push nations to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst effects of climate change. The draft is meant to reflect the consensus view of nearly 200 countries gathered …
Read More »Noi Bai Airport’s international terminal to be expanded
The international terminal of Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport will be expanded in 2024, increasing its capacity to receive visitors from 10 million to 15 million a year, the transport ministry said. In a response to a National Assembly delegate on Monday, on the fact that certain international airports are often …
Read More »China’s first lady impressed by Vietnamese students’ Chinese proficiency
Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan praised Vietnamese students for being diligent, intelligent and speaking Chinese “very well.” Peng, wife of China’s Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, joined Phan Thi Thanh Tam, wife of Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong, to visit Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi, on Wednesday morning. …
Read More »Cambodia’s women tuk-tuk drivers fighting prejudice
Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex. But on the road to becoming one of Cambodia’s tiny number of female tuk-tuk drivers, the 37-year-old who …
Read More »Family’s hopes crushed as missing woman’s body found after 13 years
The hopes of a family in Hai Phong City were brutally crushed after the body of a woman who went missing 13 years ago was found earlier this month. The body was found by Nguyen Van Quy, a local man, in an abandoned well in his backyard while looking for …
Read More »Japan plans tax breaks for 10 years to boost EV, chip production: Nikkei
The Japanese government is planning to offer tax incentives for a decade to boost mass production in five areas including electric vehicle(EV)production and semiconductor devices manufacturing, Nikkei Asiar eported on Wednesday. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will include the tax breaks in the fiscal 2024 tax reform framework, which are …
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