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HCMC ranked second out of 63 Vietnamese provinces and cities in the 2022 digital transformation index (DTI), the Ministry of Information and Communications has announced. According to the ministry’s report, the digital economy contributed to about 18.7% of the city’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) last year. This is the …

Mudflats on the Red River in Hanoi could become green parks and tourism spots to serve not only city dwellers but also tourists. The move comes after the People’s Committee of Hanoi gave the green light to four districts, Hoan Kiem, Long Bien, Ba Dinh, and Tay Ho to continue …

Indonesian authorities were searching for missing passengers on Monday after a ferry sank off Sulawesi island, killing at least 15, the national search and rescue agency said. Of 40 passengers on board, 19 were still missing, while six survived, the agency said in a statement. The cause of the sinking, …

Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) is making China, the world’s top auto market, central to its next electric vehicle (EV) campaign starting in 2025, its CEO told German magazine Automobilwoche. “To do this, we must master electric propulsion just as perfectly as digitalization. That’s what our customers expect,” Ola Kaellenius was quoted as …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that while Ukraine has recaptured half the territory that Russia initially seized in its attacks, Kyiv faced “a very hard fight” to win back more. “It’s already taken back about 50% of what was initially seized,” Blinken said in an interview with CNN …

Four people were killed and 10 injured on Saturday after a hot water pipe burst at a shopping mall in western Moscow, officials said. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said some of those injured had suffered burns, and that emergency services were working on the scene. Russian news agencies quoted investigators as …

The death toll from a massive landslide in India’s Maharashtra state jumped to 27 on Sunday, with at least 50 people still missing as rescue teams struggle in lashing rain, officials said. The landslide was triggered by monsoon rains on Thursday, smashing into a village in Raigad district, a hilly …

A 43 km road will be built to link Vietnam’s new Long Thanh Airport in Dong Nai to four districts and one town in the southern province. The airport, which is still under construction, is set to eventually become the largest and most-heavily trafficked in all of Vietnam, according to …

The Group of 20 (G20) major economies meeting in India failed on Saturday to reach consensus on phasing down fossil fuels following objections by some producer nations. Scientists and campaigners are exasperated by international bodies’ foot-dragging on action to curb global warming even as extreme weather from China to the …

Cambodians voted Sunday in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win. His Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is likely to retain all 125 seats in the lower house. Hun Sen cast his ballot in the capital Phnom Penh shortly after polling stations opened at 7:00 …