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Rains throughout the northern region have begun gradually dissipating Vietnam’s scorching heat wave this weekend. The north just experienced a week of elevated temperatures due to a low-pressure area from the west and the Foehn wind effect. May 31 and June 1 were the hottest days of the period, with …

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese washed down a Vietnamese sandwich with an ice-cold local beer in Hanoi during his two-day official visit to the country on Saturday. “Sam Tran took me to a local spot in Hanoi today to try a couple of Vietnamese classics,” Albanese wrote on his official …

The information ministry has said that amendments to the Law on Telecommunications, including provisions to “manage” over-the-top (OTT) media services, are needed to “protect user safety and interests.” Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung presented draft amendments to the Law on Telecommunications before the National Assembly on Friday, …

Visitors to Da Nang can easily locate public toilets that are open for free throughout the central city, via an application launched recently on the Danang Smart City mobile app. Deputy Director of the city’s Department of Information and Communications Tran Ngoc Thach said to search for free public toilets, …

A British drugs kingpin has been extradited home from Thailand to serve a lengthy jail term after spending years on the run, U.K. police said on Saturday. Richard Wakeling, 55, fled Britain in 2018 after he attempted with Dutch accomplices to smuggle £8 million ($10 million) of liquid amphetamine from …

A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the U.S. Navy said, in a rare joint mission in the sensitive waterway at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington over Chinese-claimed Taiwan. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon …

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin rebuked China on Saturday for refusing to hold military talks, leaving the superpowers deadlocked over Taiwan and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s top security summit, Austin said Beijing’s refusal to hold talks at the meeting undermined …

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese landed in Hanoi on Saturday to begin his two-day official visit to Vietnam per an invitation from his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh. Albanese came to the capital after attending the Shangri-La Dialogue 2023 in Singapore. He will be in Vietnam from Saturday to Sunday, …

A thief caused blackouts in the northern Lao Cai Province after stealing electronic components from power substations. Nguyen Van Tuyen, 31, was taken in by police in Bao Thang District on Friday for questioning about the thefts. A preliminary investigation found that Tuyen had stolen components from substations belonging to …

U.S. President Joe Biden told Americans on Friday in a rare Oval Office address that the debt ceiling bill passed by Congress after weeks of wrangling saved the country from “economic collapse.” Speaking from behind the historic Resolute Desk on live primetime television, Biden said that the deal resolving the …