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In order to make way for bigger ships, HCMC will spend VND244 billion (US$10.4 million) raising two bridges at its gateways. The two bridges, Binh Trieu 1 Bridge which links Thu Duc City with Binh Thanh District, and Binh Phuoc 1 which connects Thu Duc with District 12, will be …

HCMC police and the Department of Health are looking into the case of a Taiwanese woman who died after surgery at a cosmetic facility. Inspectors at the city’s health department said Tuesday that the woman aged 45 went to Korean Star Cosmetic Surgery Specialty Hospital in District 10 for cosmetic …

The government has approved the delay of HCMC metro line No. 2 to give the city time to find a new consultant. The Ben Thanh-Tham Luong line is now scheduled to be “basically completed” in 2030 instead of 2026, with the official opening in 2032, according to a decision by …

The Ministry of Transport has set a goal of completing three component projects of the North-South Expressway project before April 30, Vietnam’s Reunification Day. The three projects of Mai Son-National Highway No. 45, Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet-Dau Giay have a total length of 260 km and are part …

The suspect who threw a smoke bomb toward Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had a record of seeking damages from the government, claiming he was unfairly barred from running for the Upper House election, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday. Ryuji Kimura filed the lawsuit in the Kobe district court …

China’s economy grew at a faster than expected clip in the first quarter, official data showed on Tuesday, expanding 4.5% year-on-year, as policymakers move to bolster growth following the end of strict Covid curbs in December. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected gross domestic product (GDP) to expand 4.0% from …

Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District is aiming for a new plastic waste recycling program to collect 100 kg of trash every week. The People’s Committee in the capital’s central district announced on Monday the program would incorporate plastic waste into the economy via a team effort by local authorities, environmental workers, …

Shell Plc on Monday launched its first electric ferry globally at its Singapore refinery and said it would work with the city-state’s port authority to cut emissions from ships. The move is a step towards meeting the Singapore port authority’s rule that all new harbour craft operating in its waters …

South Korea, the United States and Japan staged joint naval missile defence exercises on Monday to improve responses to North Korean threats, as Pyongyang accused Washington of ramping up “nuclear blackmail” with military drills. The three nations agreed at talks in Washington on Friday to hold regular missile defence and …

A would-be bank robber shot a security guard who then restrained the thief with the help of bank customers Monday afternoon. Just before staff members at a Binh Duong Province Sacombank branch in the southern town of Lai Uyen, Bau Bang District, were about to break for lunch, security guards …