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A 21-year-old national guardsman was due to appear in court on Friday, authorities said, after he was arrested on suspicion of leaking a trove of sensitive US government secrets. Jack Teixeira, an employee of the US Air Force National Guard, was to make an initial appearance in a Massachusetts federal …

Ride-hailing firm Grab has been fined VND60 million (US$2,577) after using a map that mislabeled Vietnamese islands as China’s on its app. The decision to fine the company was made in line with a government decree on punishments for violations in telecommunications, information technology, journalism and publishing activities, Vo Thi …

VnExpress’s Hope Foundation plans to set up hygiene projects and clean water supply systems at 20 schools in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang this year, with support from Sanofi Vietnam. The foundation signed an agreement Thursday to receive sponsorship from the pharmaceutical company to carry out the “School …

Around 130 Vietnamese state websites using the domain gov.vn and 170 education sites using the domain edu.vn contain links advertising illegal gambling services. The information was provided by Vu Ngoc Son, technology director of the Vietnam National Cyber Security Technology Corp. (NCS) on Thursday after the company helped several agencies …

Japan’s government said Friday it has approved a controversial plan to build the country’s first legal casino in Osaka, hoping to draw tourists after years of wrangling. The local governments of Osaka and Nagasaki in western Japan have long sought approval to build “integrated resort” (IR) facilities combining casinos, convention …

Tens of thousands of revellers, including hordes of foreign tourists sporting floral shirts and plastic water guns, descended on the streets of Bangkok on Thursday for the biggest traditional new year gathering since the pandemic. Festivities for Songkran, a much-loved Thai festival sometimes described as the world’s largest water fight, …

North Korea said on Friday it has tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-18 to “radically promote” the country’s nuclear counterattack capability, state media reported, warning of “extreme uneasiness and horror” to enemies. North Korea fired what appeared to be a new model ballistic missile on Thursday, South …

A Da Lat golf course proposal to add parking lots and a mall to its facility is encouraged by authorities despite its location on forestland near the town’s famed lake. The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province in the Central Highlands has announced its support for DL Royal company’s plan …

The office head of the Ho Chi Minh City education department said Thursday that 40 out of 41 Apax Leaders English centers may be suspended. Ho Tan Minh, office head of the municipal Department of Education and Training, said Apax Leaders has 41 approved centers in HCMC, but a surprise …

Ho Chi Minh City Chairman Phan Van Mai has told the downtown District 1 authorities they should follow urban development and management examples set by Singapore. At a city meeting on Wednesday, Mai said the development of renovation projects in District 1, the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, has …