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A woman in Hanoi has been caught tricking her lover out of VND2.2 billion (US$90,800) by claiming her husband’s child was his. Nguyen Thi Loan, 30, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Hanoi People’s Court on Friday for “obtaining property by fraud.” Loan is currently out on …

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue cut the ribbon on Saturday to launch the Vietnam Town in Thailand’s northeastern Udon Thani province, which is the first in Thailand and the world. The top legislator described the opening of the Vietnam Town as a new imprint of Vietnam in Thailand. He …

Da Nang City police busted a credit card theft ring when one of its members used a stolen card to pay for five iPhone 15s at a local store Wednesday. Nguyen Thi Kieu Phuong, 32, visited a phone shop on Nguyen Van Linh Street in Hai Chau District that afternoon. …

A French court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their role in the 2020 beheading of a teacher by a radicalised Islamist near Paris, in a case that horrified the country. The prison sentences range from 14 months to two years, but all are suspended or commuted and no defendant …

Learning that their daughter had a bile duct cyst, an Australian couple took her to Vietnam for a single port laparoscopy, a technique available only in Vietnam and China. In October, the Australian family who currently lives in Indonesia, took their four-year-old daughter to a hospital in Bali for examination …

The Ministry of Education and Training has issued a decision promulgating a training and certificate granting program for foreigners teaching English at foreign language and information technology centers in Vietnam. This program aims to train and issue English teaching certificates to foreigners, including native speakers (English language) with a college …

Train enthusiast Joe Biden unveiled a $8.2 billion plan Friday to get America’s creaking rail network back on track, including its first ever high-speed link between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on Oct. 1, 2023. Photo by AFP Slow, infrequent and often …

Disney’s Marvel has settled its legal fight with the estate of artist Steve Ditko over rights to the iconic superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, according to a filing in Manhattan federal court. A person dressed in Spider-Man costume performs at the premiere for the film “Spider-Man: No Way Home” in …

The Thu Thiem 4 Bridge, stretching 2.16 km with an investment over $247 million, is designed to raise and lower its main span, ensuring a 45-meter clearance for large vessels on the Saigon River.     Saigon River bridge unveils vertical-lift design Thu Thiem 4 Bridge unveils vertical-lift design

Parents have said that while they don’t excuse their children’s behavior, the teacher who was assaulted by a mob of students in northern Vietnam also played a role in the matter. Their comments came following videos that went online earlier this week showing a music teacher at Van Phu Middle …