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A teenager in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been hospitalized with spinal cord damage after inhaling 10 nitrous oxide balloons a day for 10 days straight. The 15-year-old unnamed child was taken to the Bai Chay hospital with numb limbs, fatigue, difficulty walking and weight loss. Scans revealed …

Inspectors have found 2,300 land use violations on Vietnam’s largest island Phu Quoc, including illegally occupying state and forest land. After one year of looking into projects on Phu Quoc Island, inspectors of Kien Giang Province found that local authorities had enabled individuals and organizations to illegally use 200 hectares …

Hanoi has recorded 493 new Covid-19 cases over the past week, a sevenfold increase from the previous 7 days, and more cases are expected to plague the capital. Since the beginning of this year, Hanoi has recorded a total of 756 Covid-19 cases, according to the Hanoi Center for Disease …

Authorities in northern Quang Ninh Province are rushing to collect styrofoam buoys discarded in Ha Long Bay and its neighbor Bai Tu Long Bay. The two bays have been filled up with styrofoam buoys since authorities closed down several illegal fish cages over a week ago. Cao Tuong Huy, acting …

An experimental mRNA cancer vaccine developed by Moderna Inc and Merck & Co cut the risk of death or recurrence of the most deadly skin cancer by 44% compared with Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda alone. The findings suggest that adding a personalized cancer vaccine based on mRNA technology to Keytruda, which …

Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc has agreed to launch an offer for Finland’s Rovio Entertainment, the maker of the Angry Birds mobile game, for 706 million euros ($775.8 million), the companies said in a joint statement. Tokyo-based Sega will offer 9.25 euros per share for Rovio, a 19% premium over …

The largest ruby in the world to come to auction will be offered by Sotheby’s in New York in June, the auction house said at a preview in Hong Kong on Monday, and is estimated to achieve more than $30 million. That would probably make the 55.22-carat gem, known as …

Hanoi and other northern localities might see temperature rising to 34 degrees Celsius this week as a warm air zone expands. Hanoi saw its temperature rise to 30 degrees on Sunday as a western heat region expanded to the east. The heat will intensify starting Monday in northern Vietnam with …

The highest tuitions at international schools in Hanoi for the coming school year will be VND397 million (US$16,940) for preschool grades and VND830 million ($35,350) for high school. The city has 13 international schools, each of which charges hundreds of millions of dong a year for tuition, with the fees …

The Vietnam Zoos Association has partnered with the Zoological Park Organization (ZPO) of Thailand to increase the population of the Eastern sarus crane in Vietnam. The agreement, signed through a memorandum of understanding (MoU), also involves cooperation from the People’s Committee of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap and …