A primary school teacher has been suspended in the central province of Nghe An following allegations of sexual harassment of students. The 52-year-old man, identified only as Nam, taught at the Bong Khe Commune primary school in Con Cuong District. Last week the parents of a fifth grader filed a …
Read More »Mercedes-Benz cars to have ‘supercomputers’, unveils Google partnership
Mercedes-Benz said on Wednesday it has teamed up with Google on navigation and will offer “super computer-like performance” in every car with automated driving sensors as it seeks to compete with Tesla and Chinese newcomers. Automakers new and old are racing to match software-powered features pioneered by Tesla, which allow …
Read More »Arms sales under Biden to get stricter human rights review, officials say
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will unveil on Thursday a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights. The CAT policy covers review of security assistance, government-to-government weapons transfers and licensed commercial sales of U.S.-origin military equipment and services overseen by the State Department as well …
Read More »Vietnamese engineers win $25,000 prize in global cyberattack contest
Vietnam’s ECQ team exploited two zero-day vulnerabilities in the industrial control system (ICS) and the monitoring and control data system (SCADA) to win US$25,000 in global cyberattack competition Pwn2Own. In their first entry at Pwn2Own Miami 2023, ECQ’s technical team of 12 members scored 25 points to rank second and …
Read More »Vietnamese PM wants to increase trade, tourism with China
Vietnam and China should expand trade and tourism between the two countries, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Secretary of Hainan Province Shen Xiaoming Wednesday during the latter’s visit to Vietnam. Chinh welcomed Xiaoming on his first trip to Vietnam as the Secretary of Hainan Province and expressed confidence that …
Read More »Former Hai Phong Police Chief arrested
Former Police Chief of Hai Phong City Do Huu Ca was arrested Wednesday for allegedly taking VND35 billion ($1.47 million) to help a business owner escape an ongoing investigation. Ca, 65, was arrested by Quang Ninh Police for allegedly receiving the money from Truong Xuan Duoc, 52. Ca said he …
Read More »Social insurance payments owed for 2.7 million Vietnamese workers
Around 2.79 million workers in Vietnam have not had at least a month’s worth of their social insurance paid for by their companies, according to statistics from the Vietnam Social Security. The number of people who have yet to have their social insurance paid in full by their companies amounts …
Read More »Vietnam military gives 25 tonnes of earthquake relief to Turkey
The rescue team of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) presented nearly 25 tonnes of relief to Turkey on Tuesday to help with the settlement of earthquake aftermath. The aid, including packed rations, rice, milk, medical supplies, and other essentials, was handed over at the Hatay stadium in Antakya, the capital …
Read More »One dies, five ill after eating wild mushrooms
Six people in a northern mountainous area of northern Vietnam were poisoned after eating wild mushrooms, with one dead. Luong Thuy Hoa, deputy director of Mai Chau District Hospital in Hoa Binh Province, said that 15 hours after eating wild mushrooms, four people were taken to the hospital on Feb. …
Read More »325,000 people in HCMC yet to receive Covid relief money
Some 325,000 people have not received any money from a HCMC Covid-19 relief package released in 2021 due ostensibly to a lack of funds. They all live in the three districts of Binh Tan, Cu Chi and Binh Chanh, officials said Tuesday at a meeting between the city Department of …
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