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A coastal road stretching 80 kilometers in Phan Thiet Town in the south central region is expected to be completed by 2030. The construction of the road, which would connect Ke Ga and Mui Ne resort town, was announced on Monday. The road would begin at Bac Binh District and …

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill that requires declassification of information related to the origins of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, the White House said. Biden said he shared Congress’ goal of releasing as much information as possible about the origin of COVID-19. “In implementing this legislation, …

The Ministry of Finance has established a task force to combat smuggling by air after four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants were found carrying drugs. It has eight members and is headed by Le Thanh Hai, member and permanent chief of staff of the National Steering Committee for Combating Smuggling, Commercial …

Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping planned more talks on Tuesday after a Kremlin dinner. It was Xi’s first trip abroad since he obtained an unprecedented third term last month. The Chinese leader has been trying to portray Beijing as a potential peacemaker in Ukraine, even as he deepens …

From February to April each year, Kam Thon spends most of her days knee-deep in the waters of the Mekong River by her village in northern Thailand, gathering river weed to sell and cook at home. Kam Thon and other women who live by the Mekong have been collecting river …

Undergraduate degree should not matter for English teachers with recognized teaching certificates, experts said at the Annual Vietnam Business Forum. In a paper presented at the technical session on cooperation between the business community and the government to foster green growth, experts in the education and training working group called …

Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it would axe another 9,000 roles, piling on to a wave of layoffs that has swept the technology sector as an uncertain economy forces companies to get leaner. In a remarkable turn for a company that has long touted its job creation, Amazon will have …

A shipment estimated to contain dozens of tons of elephant tusks was discovered recently in Hai Phong, making the largest such haul ever recorded in the northern port city. Local authorities said Monday they had found the tusks, which were illegally trafficked from Africa in three suspicious containers. The containers …

Dengue fever outbreaks are on the rise before the rainy season in Vietnam. Vietnam has recorded around 13,000 cases of dengue fever so far this year, about 2.3 times higher than the same period in 2022, according to the Ministry of Health. The rising numbers of cases have been recorded …

Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into Moscow on Monday where he was expected to press Beijing’s role as a potential peacemaker in the Ukraine conflict while Russian President Vladimir Putin hoped for support against Western pressure. Xi will be the first national leader to shake Putin’s hand since the International …