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The 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam elected President To Lam to hold the Party General Secretary position for the 2021-2026 term at a meeting on Saturday. A press statement released after the conference said that based on the Party’s regulations and the Politburo’s personnel nomination orientation, …

The total value of Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market is estimated at US$7 billion, but the industry faces challenges including low infrastructure and limited financial capacity, insiders have said. Vietnam’s pharmaceutical industry has experienced high growth over the past 10 years, with a compound annual growth rate of 7.3%. According to the …

Two Chinese men were arrested in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday after breaking into a villa and stealing cash, diamond rings and luxury watches. On July 25, the police received a report from the owner of a villa in District 7’s Tan Phong Ward, who stated that while the …

Seven individuals in HCMC, including two South Koreans, have been arrested for operating a restaurant that provided prostitution services to Chinese and Korean customers. The individuals arrested include Yu Sungho and Cho Kiwan from South Korea, Vietnamese nationals Hoang Anh Hao and Ngo Thi Ngoc Thuy, and three others. They …

The Party Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyen Van Nen, has requested authorities prevent and address online fraud as even he and many other officials have been impersonated to borrow money. Discussing the state of online fraud using high technology, which is becoming complex and significantly impacting the lives …

A woman in southern Vietnam has been prosecuted for using the excuse of needing money to treat her daughter’s chronic diabetes, and making the girl, a virgin, have sex with a man for VND30 million (US$1,200). The People’s Procuracy of Phu Nhuan District in Ho Chi Minh City has issued …

Donald Trump is facing a fierce backlash for questioning the race of U.S. election rival Kamala Harris, but to those acquainted with the Republican’s long history of inflammatory language and behavior around the issue, the smear was nothing new. Trump’s political career was forged in the cauldron of the 2010s …

Extreme heat kills over 175,000 people a year in Europe, where temperatures are rising quicker than the rest of the globe, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European branch said Thursday. Of some 489,000 heat-related deaths recorded each year by the WHO between 2000 and 2019, the European region accounts for …

The ride-sharing giant Uber and Chinese automaker BYD plan a partnership to introduce 100,000 BYD model EVs on the Uber platform in Europe and Latin America, eventually expanding to other markets, the companies announced. The arrangement would offer Uber drivers access to favorable pricing, insurance, financing and other services for …

South Korea is ready to provide North Korea with relief supplies for damage caused by recent heavy rainfall, South Korea’s Red Cross said on Thursday, marking a rare outreach under the administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol to its neighbor. Authorities in the South were ready to discuss the relief …