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Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong spoke on the phone with U.S. President Joe Biden Wednesday as the two countries marked the 10th anniversary of their “comprehensive partnership.” Trong said the two countries should make economic, scientific and technological cooperation the focus of and driving force for their relationship. …

Australia on Thursday passed legislation requiring firms with more than 100 employees to publish their gender pay gap from early next year, as part of the Labor government’s attempts to improve working conditions for women. In 2023, Australia’s national gender pay gap was 13.3%, according to official data. “On current …

The World Health Organization suggested that healthy children and adolescents may not necessarily need a Covid-19 vaccine shot but older, high-risk groups should get a booster 6 to 12 months after their last vaccine. The U.N. agency has tailored its Covid-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, …

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong talked on the phone with President Joe Biden Wednesday as Vietnam and the U.S. mark ten years of comprehensive partnership establishment this year. During the phone call with President Biden from the Party Central Committee’s headquarters in Hanoi on Wednesday evening, General Secretary Trong …

An urban area will be built on an islet in the Dong Nai River, the natural border between Dong Nai Province and HCMC, as well as Binh Duong Province. The Hiep Hoa Urban Area, approved Tuesday by the Dong Nai People’s Committee, will cover an area of 300 hectares (741 …

Bitter and earthy. Fit for instant brews only. Robusta coffee has a dire reputation, but a small group of farmers in Vietnam is trying to turn the bean’s fortunes around as a warming world threatens the industry. As an interior designer in trendy Ho Chi Minh City, Tran Thi Bich …

Thua Thien-Hue Province, home to former citadel Hue, has approved a plan worth VND2 trillion ($85 million) to collect, transport and treat solid waste. The plan will be carried out from now until 2030 with the aim of classifying hazardous solid waste so the different types can be treated individually, …

The failures of U.S. lenders Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, followed by Credit Suisse’s rescue, and the ensuing turmoil in world markets have re-ignited the recession risks that appeared to have abated just a few weeks ago. Traders now bet the Federal Reserve is practically done hiking interest …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. “We are ready to see him here,” Zelenskiy told the news agency in an interview. Xi has not talked to Zelenskiy since Russia’s attacks in Ukraine in February last …

A Canadian man has been prevented from leaving Vietnam as an investigation into a road accident is ongoing, although he wishes to do so to receive medical treatment at home. The man, who was the victim in the accident that took place near Nha Trang Town of central Khanh Hoa …