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The brain of a Hanoi woman was infested with parasitic worms after she habitually consumed raw blood pudding. The woman, 58, suffered from a severe headache and fell in her own home before being taken to a medical center, the Dang Van Ngu Hospital under the National Institute of Malariology, …

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has instructed major cities including Hanoi and HCMC to clear sidewalks to ensure pedestrians have unhindered passage. The Government Office on Monday issued a directive from him requiring city administrations to crack down on illegal encroachments on sidewalks and streets and take back the …

Chinese airlines undertaking the biggest hiring drives in more than three years as travel rebounds are facing a deluge of applicants for cabin crew roles as fresh university graduates turn to the relatively high-paying career in a bleak job market. In contrast to Western countries, where cabin crew roles are …

The United States Mission to Vietnam is partnering with the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City to create an exhibit highlighting efforts to overcome the consequences of war. USAID Mission Director for Vietnam Aler Grubb and museum director Tran Xuan Thao signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on …

The first pedestrian-only street in the northern city of Hai Duong will open to the public on April 28. Tran Ho Dang, chairman of the Hai Duong Town People’s Committee in the eponymous province, said the walking street would encompass Thong Nhat Square, half of Bach Dang Street, half of …

High pollution levels in Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai and surrounding provinces are keeping tourists away and alerting locals, with the government on Monday (April 10) urging residents to avoid outdoor activities. For several weeks last month, the city topped air quality information platform IQAir’s global list of poor …

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp on Monday said that it and other shareholders of the Monsoon wind power project in Laos have raised US$692 million in financing for the wind farm. Mitsubishi, Thai renewable energy firm BCPG Pcl, and other stakeholders secured the financing package from the Asian Development Bank, Japan International …

China’s SenseTime unveiled on Monday a slew of new artificial intelligence-powered products including a chatbot and image generator, joining a global race ignited by the popularity of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Xu Li, CEO and co-founder of one of China’s largest AI firms, showed a live demonstration of the chatbot they called …

Five people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting attack on Monday at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, the city’s police department said. Shortly after confirming the attack, police said the shooter was dead, without giving further details. It was unclear whether the death toll of …

The Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam has proposed the creation of a law that would allow underage people to be charged with crimes and sentenced to education terms instead of confinement if found guilty. At a Monday National Assembly session, Nguyen Van Tien, deputy justice chief of the Court, said …