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Singapore on Wednesday executed a man convicted of drug trafficking, a representative for his family said, despite pleas from his relatives and activists for clemency. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, had been convicted for abetting the trafficking in 2013 of more than 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of cannabis, double the threshold for …

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree establishing temporary control of the Russian assets of two foreign energy firms, signaling Moscow could take similar action against other companies if need be. The decree – outlining possible retaliation if Russian assets abroad are seized – showed Moscow had already taken …

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam has been fined VND180 million (US$7,670) for dust pollution during the construction of Long Thanh Airport, slated to be Vietnam’s largest. According to inspectors from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), a 95% state-owned joint-stock company, failed to …

A total of 65 people were arrested in a drug trafficking case involving four Vietnam Airlines attendants after a month-long investigation. HCMC police on Wednesday said authorities discovered an additional six drug batches that had already been shipped to Vietnam in part of the same Paris to HCMC drug trafficking …

The education ministry has proposed to let kindergarten teachers retire five years earlier than regulated if they have worked for 15 years. Making contributions for the draft amendments to the Law on Social Insurance, the Ministry of Education and Training said teachers at kindergartens have to work harder to take …

Google parent company Alphabet beat market expectations in the first quarter of 2023 with a net profit of $15 billion, the company said on Tuesday, in a sign that the search engine behemoth is regaining its footing. The tech titan has found itself under pressure due to a general slowdown …

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 …