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The Communist Party’s Politburo said Vietnam must start work on the north-south expressway railway before 2030 so that it can be completed by 2045. The Party’s highest decision-making body said in a new conclusion that by 2025, related units must complete all procedures to approve the investment policy of the …

Newly-elected President Vo Van Thuong took the oath of office after he was elected by the legislative National Assembly to the post on Mar. 2 Thuong, 53, won in a vote from all parliamentary members, making him the youngest president in Vietnam’s political history. Born in the southern province of …

The Standing Committee of the legislative National Assembly (NA) introduced Vo Van Thuong, the standing member of the Communist Party’s Secretariat, as Vietnam’s presidential candidate. The assembly is holding an extraordinary meeting Thursday morning to elect the president, after the Communist Party’s Central Committee introduced a candidate the previous day. …

Tesla Inc will cut vehicle assembly costs by half in future generations of cars, engineers told investors on Wednesday, outlining design and factory efficiency gains. In the first two hours of the presentation, Tesla executives led by Musk discussed everything from a white-paper plan for the globe to embrace sustainable …

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned TikTok. Lawmakers voted 24 to 16 to approve the measure to grant the administration new powers to ban the ByteDance-owned app – which is used by over 100 …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said on Thursday, amid warnings of an impending food crisis. Kim gave instructions to revamp irrigation systems, build modern farming machines and create more arable land as he wrapped …

Vietnam’s National Assembly Standing Committee will hold an extraordinary meeting Thursday morning to elect the country’s president for the 2021-2026 term. The new president’s swearing-in ceremony is expected to be aired live from the National Assembly Building in Hanoi from 10-11 a.m. Thursday. The 13th Communist Party’s Central Committee on …

The Health Ministry on Wednesday requested localities to closely monitor foreign entrants amid the risk of H5N1 avian flu outbreaks entering Vietnam. The ministry said that as Vietnam and other countries’ commercial activities expand, the risk of avian flu entering the country and infecting people is high. Current weather conditions …

Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will skip a meeting of G20 foreign ministers due to take place in New Delhi, India, this week, a Japanese government official said. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Yamada will represent Japan at the meetings scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, the foreign ministry said …

Two people on the outskirts of HCMC were rammed by a runaway bull, rendering one unconscious. The bull that weighs over 70kg rushed onto a road in Nhon Tay Commune in Cu Chi District Tuesday. After nearly colliding with certain people, the bull invaded a home and knocked a 7-month-old …