North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast late on Monday, South Korea’s military said, hours after a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrived in a naval base in the South. Japan’s defence ministry also reported the launch of what it said could be a ballistic missile …
Read More »Thousands more evacuated as Greece ‘at war’ with forest fires
Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as the prime minister warned that the heat-battered nation was “at war” with several wildfires and spoke of three difficult days ahead. Tens of thousands of people have already fled blazes on the island of Rhodes, with …
Read More »Addressing war legacies matter of trust, duty: US
The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said addressing the legacies of war Vietnam is a matter of “trust and duty” as the two countries commemorate 10 years of “comprehensive partnership.” “10 years after the US and Vietnam launched our comprehensive partnership, we built a relationship that’s dynamic, consequential, and …
Read More »US condemns Dak Lak attacks, vows cooperation
U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper said the U.S. condemns the attacks in Dak Lak and will cooperate with Vietnam to find the perpetrators. At a press roundtable in Hanoi on Monday, Knapper said the U.S. “in no way condoned what happened”, opposes violence in any shape or form, and …
Read More »Residents block garbage trucks from overloaded landfill in Mekong Delta
Locals in Ben Tre Province have taken turns stopping a landfill near their houses from taking in more garbage to protest pollution caused by the dumping ground. For over a week, more than 100 families in two communes of An Hiep and An Duc in Ba Tri District have set …
Read More »Broken tree canopy demolishes car in HCMC
A number of broken tree canopies, spanning over 30 m, fell and severely damaged a car during heavy rains in HCMC’s District 10 on Monday. At around 11 a.m., branches broke from a resin tree on Le Hong Phong Street, falling onto a 7-seat car parked nearby. Two people inside …
Read More »Man dies in wasp sting attack
A 31-year-old man in the central province of Quang Nam died on Sunday after suffering from multiple wasp stings. Le Viet Phuc was attacked by the insects as he and a group of others were collecting wasp nests to sell the pupae, said Phan Dinh Dung, Tam My Tay Commune …
Read More »Twitter to be renamed X, get new logo
Twitter’s owner Elon Musk and its new CEO said Sunday that the social media network would ditch its bird logo, be rebranded with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce. Founded in 2006, Twitter takes its name from the sound of birds chattering, and it has …
Read More »11 dead after school gym roof collapses in China
Eleven people died after the roof of a school gym collapsed in northeastern China, state media reported Monday. The collapse in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province was caused by construction workers illegally placing perlite — a form of volcanic glass — on the building’s roof, state news agency Xinhua said. Heavy rain …
Read More »Netflix begins joint account verification in Vietnam
A change in terms and conditions at Netflix means users in Vietnam now have to verify that they are living in the same household as the account’s owner. Hai Yen, from Hanoi, said the application on her TV requested her to verify that she was living in the same house …
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