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A man in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has given a Sunda pangolin to authorities after finding it wandering around in his garden. Nguyen Van Chinh in Da Teh District went to the district’s ranger station last Saturday to hand over the pangolin, which had gotten lost and …

Global energy demand rose 1% last year and record renewables growth did nothing to shift the dominance of fossil fuels, which still accounted for 82% of supply, the industry’s Statistical Review of World Energy report said on Monday. Last year was marked by turmoil in the energy markets after Russia’s …

Cocaine demand and supply are booming worldwide and methamphetamine trafficking is expanding beyond established markets, including in Afghanistan where the drug is now being produced, a United Nations report said on Sunday. Coca bush cultivation and total cocaine production were at record highs in 2021, the most recent year for …

The third bridge to link HCMC with the industrial hub of Dong Nai is likely to fall behind schedule, having no clear site for construction yet. Nhon Trach Bridge crossing the Dong Nai River is slated for completion in September 2025, after construction started last September. Costing VND1.8 trillion (US$77 …

North Korea held mass rallies in Pyongyang where people shouted slogans vowing a “war of revenge” to destroy the United States, as it marked the 73rd anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, state media reported on Monday. About 120,000 working people and students took part in the rallies …

Indonesia’s police are conducting preliminary inquiries into whether any actions by officials at the country’s drug regulator could amount to criminal wrongdoing, as they expand a probe into tainted cough syrups linked to the deaths of more than 200 children across the nation, two top inspectors told Reuters. The police …

Workers at dozens of U.S. Starbucks locations held strikes on Sunday to express their outrage over accusations by the baristas’ union that managers at several U.S. cafes removed rainbow flags and decorations supporting LGBTQ+ Pride month. About a dozen Starbucks workers picketed outside New York’s Astor Place location in lower …

Heavy rains that lashed Bao Loc for over an hour on Sunday afternoon left many parts of the city, a neighbor of Da Lat’s, flooded. The downpours that started at around 4 p.m. submerged many streets under a meter of water. Water flowing through Ha Giang Street swept a motorcyclist …

The USS Ronald Raegan aircraft carrier arrived in Da Nang for a port call on Sunday, marking the third time a U.S. aircraft carrier has visited the country since 2018. “This visit marks a special occasion as our countries celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership, showcasing our …

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Vietnam on Sunday noon for an official visit to China and to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF). PM Chinh is set to visit China and attend the 14th WEF in Tianjin on June 25-28, following an invitation from Chinese Premier Li Qiang …