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Hanoi would build an 820 m-long bridge across the Red River, connecting Bac Tu Liem and Dong Anh districts. Investment for the construction of the Thuong Cat Bridge and the roads at the two ends of the bridge has been recently approved by the Hanoi People’s Council. The roads would …

Prospective students will have chance to receive two full scholarships of up to VND650 million (US$27,400) in the upcoming EIS Open Day on March 25. The Open Day will take place at the European International School HCMC at 730 Le Van Mien Street, Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City, HCMC, …

The elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line should start running in August, Hanoi has recently announced after the city missed the previous deadline. In a recent statement sent to the central government, Hanoi authorities said the Nhon–Hanoi metro line will have its final contract package completed in May …

Malaysia’s Michelle Yeoh won the Academy Award on Sunday for best lead actress for her role as a Chinese American laundromat owner dealing with family turmoil in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, becoming the first Asian woman to win in the category. Yeoh, 60, was widely regarded as the front-runner …

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” won the prestigious best picture trophy at the Academy Awards on Sunday as Hollywood embraced an offbeat story about a Chinese-American family working out their problems across multiple dimensions. The movie claimed three of the four acting Oscars for stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan …

New Chinese Premier Li Qiang sought to reassure the country’s private sector on Monday, saying the environment for entrepreneurial businesses will improve and that equal treatment will be given to companies, regardless of ownership type. Li, installed as premier on Saturday during the annual session of China’s parliament, is tasked …

Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said on Monday just as U.S.-South Korea military drills were due to begin. “Strategic” is typically used to describe weapons that have a nuclear capability. KCNA said the launch confirmed the reliability of …

State regulators closed New York-based Signature Bank (SBNY.O) on Sunday, just two days after California authorities shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB.O), in a collapse that roiled global markets and stranded billions of dollars of deposits. The U.S. Treasury Department and other bank regulators said in a joint statement on Sunday …

Vietnam is likely to welcome the 100 millionth citizen in April, according to the Population and Labour Statistics Department under the General Statistics Office (GSO). A representative of the department said that amid the global economic competition where all countries consider workforce as the most important tool to improve their …

China named general Li Shangfu as its new defense minister on Sunday. Li’s appointment was confirmed on Sunday after the National People’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to approve his nomination by Premier Li Qiang for the new cabinet. Chen Yixin and Wang Xiaohong remained as ministers of state security and public …