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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday the South Korean-U.S. alliance must “leap into a new phase” to jointly overcome complex crises, including slowing economic growth, technology competition with strategic rivals and climate change. Speaking a day before a Washington summit with President Joe Biden, Yoon told an …

Japanese startup ispace Inc said its attempt to make the first moon landing had failed on Tuesday after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander, concluding it had most likely crashed on the lunar surface. Final pings of data in the moments before the planned touchdown showed the …

Claiming baggage at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat airport takes over an hour since infrastructure is inadequate considering the number of passengers, according to aviation authorities. In a recent report it sent to the Ministry of Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said the terminal at the airport was …

A recent series of scientific symposiums has provided information about the role of anticoagulant medicines in reducing cases of blood clots and strokes. Held in early April, the “Extra Moments” symposium series attracted 2,000 doctors, clinical pharmacists and healthcare professionals from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and other provinces across …

A former Hanoi company chairman was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for swindling VND570 billion ($24.2 million) out of people by selling them phony “investments.” Pham Thanh Hai, 57, former chairman of the International Trade, Investment and Development Technology Company (IDT), was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Hanoi …

An area in September 23rd Park in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has been cleared from the metro line construction site after seven years. The cleared part of 8,000 sq.m is half of the park’s area that has been occupied since 2016 to serve the building of Ben Thanh underground …

A man from the Mekong Delta’s Long An Province has been arrested for allegedly hiding heroin inside boxes of face masks he tried to ship to Australia. When Ho Chi Minh City customs officers searched a “suspicious” shipment of goods en-route to Australia on April 22 they found around a …

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he will seek a second White House term in 2024, a decision that will test whether Americans are ready to give the 80-year-old Democrat, already the oldest U.S. president ever, another four years in office. Biden made his announcement in a slickly produced video …

Representatives of 32 Vietnamese universities attended a workshop in HCMC Tuesday to discuss solutions to attract students from the U.S., home to many of the world’s top schools. Dinh Kim Phung, deputy head of the External and Public Relations Office at the International University at Vietnam National University, HCMC, said …

Hai Phong will restrict car access to Cat Ba Island during the Reunification Day and Labor Day holiday as well as on weekends to prevent congestion at a ferry port. The Hai Phong People’s Committee said trucks and cars with 4-7 seats will no longer be allowed to go to …