Saturday , November 23 2024

World

Fashion

Japan puts military on alert fearing North Korean missile

Japan puts military on alert fearing North Korean missile

Japan ordered its military Saturday to prepare to shoot down a North Korean ballistic missile after Pyongyang said this week it was ready to launch its first military spy satellite. Placing the satellite into orbit would require a long-range projectile, which North Korea is banned from launching because the United …

Read More »

Northern Vietnam sizzles at almost 41 degrees Celsius

Temperatures rose to almost 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in northern Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, and 35 degrees in the southern metropolis Saigon. Under a heatwave’s impact, five northern mountainous provinces Dien Bien, Son La, Hoa Binh, Ha Giang and Cao Bang suffered sweltering temperatures of above 36 degrees …

Read More »

NA chairman Hue launches Vietnam factory, solar park in Cuba

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his Cuban counterpart Esteban Lazo Hernandez inaugurated a washing powder factory and a solar energy park of a Vietnamese company in Cuba on Friday (local time). The two projects of Thai Binh Investment and Trading Corporation were launched at Mariel Special Development Zone …

Read More »

Da Nang bank robbery suspect arrested within a day

A man who allegedly robbed a VietinBank branch in Da Nang’s Hai Chau District was apprehended by the police late Friday night. Le Phu Cao, 32, was arrested from a hiding place in Lien Chieu District. He is believed to have got away with more than VND600 million (US$25,540) from …

Read More »

NA chairman Hue launches Vietnam factories in Cuba

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his Cuban counterpart Esteban Lazo Hernandez inaugurated a washing powder factory and a solar energy park of a Vietnamese company in Cuba on Friday (local time). The two projects of Thai Binh Investment and Trading Corporation were launched at Mariel Special Development Zone …

Read More »

Google stops work on big Silicon Valley campus: report

Google stops work on big Silicon Valley campus: report

Google has paused construction of a massive campus in the Silicon Valley city of San Jose as it reins in costs, CNBC reported on Friday. Google’s parent company Alphabet early this year announced it would cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a challenging economic reality. Alphabet reported lower revenue and …

Read More »