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California regulators on Friday approved new rules requiring all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state in 2036 be zero-emission, a day after the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted reduced emission regulations for locomotives. “With these actions requiring all new heavy-duty truck sales to be zero emission and …

Three men are suspected to have died of asphyxiation inside an abandoned gold mine in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong. Authorities in Dak Glong District said Saturday that the bodies of the three men, aged 29-41, had been found by local people the previous afternoon. They have been …

As China tries to slow its demographic decline, women like Chen Luojin could be part of the solution. The divorced 33-year-old lives in Chengdu, capital of the southwestern Sichuan province, which legalized registration of children by unmarried women in February, something China is considering implementing nationwide to address record low …

50 years after the signing of the Paris Accords, witnesses at Camp Davis recall how Vietnam’s diplomatic delegations contributed to making U.S. forces withdraw from South Vietnam. At a conference on Tuesday discussing the implementation of the Paris Peace Accords signed in January 1973, witnesses at Camp Davis spoke about …

Thai police have arrested a woman suspected of killing 13 people using pills laced with cyanide, saying they will widen a probe into a series of deaths that have gripped the nation. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, was charged with premeditated murder of one victim, while the other deaths were still under …

A motorist is seeking compensation after his car was damaged hitting a rock dropped by a transport company onto a northern expressway. Quang Chung from Ninh Binh Province was driving his Honda City on the Hanoi – Ninh Binh Expressway when he hit the rock in the middle of the …

More than 100 police simultaneously raided 16 locations in Ho Chi Minh City to arrest 21 people suspected of involvement in an large-scale ecstasy production ring with supply from France. On Friday, police said Tri, the mastermind of the ring, and 20 others are under investigation for “illegal production of …

State President Vo Van Thuong will attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III next week at the invitation of the British royal family. Thuong’s working trip will take place from May 4-6, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday. At a meeting with British Ambassador …

The Omicron strain spreads faster than previous Covid variants but its effects are less severe and most infections have been among elderly people with underlying diseases, doctors said. The Ministry of Health announced on Friday it has recorded nearly 3,000 infections in the past 24 hours, up 300 against the …

At least 11 people died and one was missing when a ferry capsized off the eastern coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, the national search and rescue agency said on Friday. The ferry was carrying about 74 people to the small island of Tanjung Pinang near neighbouring Singapore when it is …