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Hanoi aims to add five more rail routes to its existing plan for 10 lines, and to build them by 2045 at an estimated US$55 billion. It is currently making amendments to the General Plan for the Construction of the Capital City of Hanoi and the Transportation Planning of the …

Ho Chi Minh City is set to introduce English as a second language in select schools as part of a new pilot program, according to its Department of Education and Training. Nguyen Van Hieu, the director of the department, said Friday that foreign languages, particularly English, are essential tools for …

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Party General Secretary and State President To Lam had a meeting with Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangdong province Huang Kunming on Sunday, the first day of his ongoing visit to China. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam (R) meets …

Around 125 firefighters tackled a fire in the roof of London’s Somerset house on Saturday, though the historic building’s major art collections, including works by Manet, van Gogh and Cezanne, were undamaged. Smoke rises due to a fire at Somerset House in London, Britain Aug. 17, 2024. Photo by Reuters …

Starbucks has been sued for a third time by a company that accused the coffee chain of stealing its concept for coffee-flavored lipstick and lip gloss. A Starbucks coffee is being seen in Shanghai, China, on May 27, 2024. Photo by AFP Balmuccino, whose leaders have included a sister-in-law of …

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on Sunday morning for a state visit to China. Vietnam’s Party General Secretary, State President To Lam leaves for state visit to China. Photo …

Thailand’s controversial former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted a royal pardon, his lawyer said Saturday, a day after his daughter became the kingdom’s new premier. The 75-year-old billionaire is one of thousands granted amnesty by King Maha Vajiralongkorn in a gesture of clemency to mark his birthday. Thaksin …

Thai former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was included in a royal pardon for prisoners and his parole will end on Sunday, his lawyer Winyat Chartmontri told Reuters on Saturday. Thaksin’s parole had been due to end at the end of the month. The earlier finish comes as part of a …

A woman was found dead in a suspected murder-suicide near a shopping mall in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District on Friday. Police in the district reported that both a man and a woman were discovered unconscious in a pool of blood outside a mall on Tran Duy Hung Street, according to …