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Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has called on Vietnam and China to both bolster and balance trade cooperation. In a dialogue on Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang, who assumed the position in December 2022, Son said Vietnam values its friendly relationship and comprehensive strategic partnership …

A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, the national weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at 6:18 pm (0918 GMT) at a depth of 20 kilometres (12 miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Major Japanese media outlets carried …

At least 39 migrants died in a fire that broke out at an immigration detention center in a Mexican city on the US border, the Mexican government said Tuesday. The fire broke out shortly before midnight at the National Migration Institute (INM) facility in Ciudad Juarez, prompting the mobilization of …

Vietnamese authorities remain vigilant as they continue monitoring the South China Sea following reports of a Chinese vessel operating within Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone. “Vietnamese authorities always closely follow situations on the East Sea and resolutely perform management measures and legal conducts in accordance with international law, especially the United …

A former senior supervisor at the State Bank of Vietnam has been put under investigation for violations regarding a bond fraud case involving property giant Van Thinh Phat. Do Thi Nhan, former director of the Department Supervision Department II at the central bank, is facing charges of abuse of power, …

Hundreds of armed police officers in HCMC barricaded the Home Credit Vietnam Finance company on Tuesday while others raided the location. At least four cars brought hundreds of officers to a building on Nguyen Dang Gia Street of Thu Duc City, the headquarters of Home Credit Vietnam. A source told …

Leader Kim Jong Un called for North Korea to expand production of “weapon-grade nuclear materials”, state media said Tuesday, as Pyongyang unveiled what appeared to be a new, smaller tactical nuclear warhead. Kim was shown in state media images surrounded by uniformed generals inspecting a row of compact green warheads …

China has handed out $240 billion worth of bailout loans to 22 developing countries at risk of default over the past two decades, with the trend accelerating in recent years, a report said Tuesday. Almost all the funds went to Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries such as Sri Lanka, …

Rows of houses, plants and ornaments on a 6,000-square-meter island on Xuan Huong Lake in Da Lat were removed to make way for other structures. A representative of the Da Lat People’s Committee said Monday the dismantling of structures on Bich Cau Island had basically been completed. The land will …

Le Loi Street between the Saigon Opera House and Ben Thanh Market in HCMC will be roofed to provide shade but also have trees. The Department of Planning and Architecture last week unveiled a plan to put up the roof at a cost of VND20-30 billion (US$856,000-1.3 million) to shield …