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Eastern China continues to bake as temperatures remain elevated, with excessive heat expected to linger in mega coastal cities in the highly industrialized provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang for up to 10 more days. In the east and northwest of China, temperatures as high as 43.9 degrees Celsius have scorched …

An agreement between Malaysia and Thailand on the construction of the second bridge that connects their localities demonstrates both countries’ commitment to accelerating regional economic growth, according to Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The PM said this at an Aug. 3 press conference following his working visit to …

At 11 years old, Pit Van Nuong has finished fourth grade without learning to read. Despite never missing a day of school, he can only draw scribbles. Nuong is one of two boys born deaf and mute in Doan Ket village in the Laos-bordering Muong Lat District of Thanh Hoa …

Starting from September, international students coming to Germany will need to have almost 12,000 euros (US$13,000) in their bank accounts instead of around 11,200 euros as before that, a 6% rise. The amount represents the minimum cost for an international student to stay in Germany for one year, the German …

A project management board under the Transport Ministry has proposed constructing 21 overpasses at intersections between railways and national highways across Vietnam. Project Management Unit 2, which advises project management for major state-funded traffic projects, last week recommended the Ministry of Transport to invest in separation projects at 21 intersections …

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence. Army chief Waker-Us-Zaman said in a televised address that Hasina, 76, had left the country and that an interim government would be formed. Waker’s announcement comes after more than …

A fugitive who was on the run for six years was arrested on Aug. 1 when she arrived in HCMC on a flight from Thailand. Truong Thi Huong, 27, of Dak Nong Province in the Central Highlands, was taken in right after she landed. On Aug. 3 she was escorted …

A man has been fined VND28 million (US$1,110) for driving on the wrong side of an expressway in Ninh Thuan Province and not having a driver’s license.     Man fined for driving on wrong side of central expressway Tài xế không bằng lái, chạy ngược chiều trên cao tốc …

After two weeks of continuous rain caused by the impacts of storm Prapiroon, northern Vietnam is set to experience a return of sunny weather. As a low-pressure system weakens, rain in northern Vietnam will mostly concentrate in the northwest on Monday, with rainfall levels reaching up to 70 mm, according …

A VND836-billion (US$33-million) exhibition center meant to be an icon for the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc City has a new contractor after years of delay. 202 Group JSC has been awarded the contract worth VND110.6 billion, VND4 billion less than the initial …