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Acid attacker arrested for killing woman

Luu Hoang An, 38, was arrested in Nha Trang in central Vietnam seven days after splashing acid on a woman and causing her death. An was arrested by police from the southern Binh Duong Province on Saturday, facing murder charges. The arrested man said that the victim, a 37-year-old pork …

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Hanoi relaunches sidewalk cleanup campaign

Hanoi authorities plan to re-establish “sidewalk order” this month by removing obstacles like billboards and sunshades that encroach on streets; resistance will be met with forced removal. The Hanoi People’s Committee on Friday said the plan will be carried out in three phases. The first phase, which was already completed …

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Japan pledges financial support to help ASEAN decarbonize

Japan pledged financial and technological support on Saturday to help ASEAN countries accelerate their efforts to decarbonize their economies and combat climate change. Energy-poor Japan hopes to become the world’s leading hydrogen economy to reduce dependence on traditional polluting fossil fuels such as coal and oil. As the chair of …

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Nannies at Hanoi preschool beat toddler to death

A 17-month-old boy has died after being beaten by two nannies at a private daycare facility in Hanoi. Thuong Tin District police on Friday arrested Nguyen Thi An, 30, and Nguyen Thi Lanh, 29, for investigation into the “murder.” According to the police, the boy was at the center along …

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Singapore PM’s estranged brother under investigation

The estranged younger brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is under investigation over allegations of providing false evidence regarding the will of their late father, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean said in a document sent to the …

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Vietnam province at risk of losing forest to bauxite mining

Lam Dong Province, home to Da Lat resort town, might lose 4,906 hectares of forest, of which 2,397 hectares are natural, to bauxite exploitation. As per an approved plan to mine bauxite in the Central Highlands region, Lam Dong will have the state-owned Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group …

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