At least 16 people were killed on Sunday after an aircraft crashed in western Nepal’s Pokhara, an army spokesman said, as hundreds of rescue workers scoured the hillside crash site. “We expect to recover more bodies,” Krishna Bhandari told Reuters. “The plane has broken into pieces.” There were 72 people …
Read More »Overseas Vietnamese a catalyst for success: President Phuc
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the overseas Vietnamese community on Saturday night that he appreciated the contributions they have made to their homeland and to the success of Vietnam’s foreign relations. Speaking at Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring), an annual New Year event for overseas Vietnamese, Phuc said that 2022 …
Read More »Relatives’ badgering could make for stressful Tet reunion, mental illness
Dung, 34, has a decent job and a house in Hanoi, but, in the eyes of her relatives, lacks the all-important requirement for a woman: a husband. Dung used to have a boyfriend and had planned to marry him, but things fizzled out and she has been single ever since. …
Read More »Biden’s counsel finds five more classified pages at president’s Delaware home
U.S. President Joe Biden’s counsel said on Saturday that five additional pages with classified markings were discovered at the president’s Wilmington, Delaware, home on Thursday, and they were immediately handed to Justice Department officials. Biden’s special counsel, Richard Sauber, said he traveled to Biden’s Wilmington home on Thursday to facilitate …
Read More »Northern Vietnam to get warmer, south enjoy sunny weather during Tet
From January 15 to 18, northern and north central coast of Vietnam will be hit by a cold front, with the temperature gradually getting warmer by the Lunar New Year holiday. According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, due to the influence of a strong cold spell, which arrived …
Read More »Russian strikes hit targets across Ukraine, at least 12 dead in Dnipro
Russia unleashed a new wave of major attacks on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 12 people in a missile strike on a nine-storey apartment building Dnipro, officials said. Rescue teams toiled through the night in freezing temperatures in the aftermath of the Dnipro attack, in east-central Ukraine, with local …
Read More »China reports 59,938 Covid-related hospital deaths since Dec 8
China said nearly 60,000 people with Covid-19 had died in hospital since it abruptly dismantled its zero-Covid policy in early December, a big increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country’s coronavirus data. Between December 8 and January 12, the number of Covid-related deaths in Chinese …
Read More »Criminal probe opened into fabrication of rape at military retreat
The Criminal Investigation Agency of Zone 7 Military has opened a criminal investigation into the distribution of false information that a female student had been raped while attanding military classes. Suspects will be probed for charges of “Illegal provision or use of information on computer networks or telecommunications networks” under …
Read More »Guests celebrate 50th anniversary of Paris Peace Agreement
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on Friday for 25 international guests from 15 countries who came to Vietnam for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives international guests who came to Vietnam for the celebration of …
Read More »Vietnamese, Chinese Party leaders exchange Lunar New Year greetings
Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday exchanged their greetings on the occasion of the coming Lunar New Year. The two leaders wished the Parties, States and peoples of the two countries a happy new year, and for the building of socialism …
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