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The frontrunner to be Thailand’s next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok on Sunday, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender identity rights if he becomes premier. Thousands of LGBTQ+ people, their allies and political leaders marched through central Bangkok, marking Pride month …

Some 200,000 tons of trash that have oiled up at a Phu Quoc Island landfill will be burned over two years at a cost of VND55 billion (US$2.3 million). Nguyen Minh Hung, head of the Phu Quoc public construction management board, said Friday Licogi13 Technology and Special Material company is …

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday welcomed his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Hanoi as part of the latter’s two-day visit. The two PM saluted the flag and reviewed the honor guard of the Vietnam People’s Army. They then discussed bilateral partnership and witnessed the partnership signings of …

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The operator of the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City is short of 300 workers as it has run out of cash, which could delay its commercial operation. Although metro line No. 1 is set to be completed by the end of this year and begin commercial operation …

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu said on Sunday that conflict with the United States would be an “unbearable disaster” but that his country seeks dialogue over confrontation. Speaking at Asia’s top security summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, dressed in the uniform of a general in the People’s Liberation Army, Li said …

Australia plans to create a marine park almost the size of Spain around remote islands off its southeast coast, the government announced Sunday. Under the proposals, the existing Macquarie Island Marine Park will be tripled in size, bringing a total of 475,465 square kilometers (183,578 square miles) under protection. That …

Senior officials from about two dozen of the world’s major intelligence agencies held a secret meeting on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore this weekend, five people told Reuters. Such meetings are organized by the Singapore government and have been discreetly held at a separate venue …

President Vo Van Thuong on Saturday sent a message of condolences to his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu over the deadly train crash which left many people dead and injured in India’s Odisha state a day earlier. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also extended his condolences to Indian PM Narendra Modi. …

Most lights illuminating buildings and streets in Hanoi, Hai Phong and Da Nang have been switched off or are being turned on later than normal to save electricity. Lights along the central streets of Hanoi were turned on 30 minutes later than normal on Thursday, while all decorative lights, and …