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Teacher suspended for sexual harassment of 5th graders

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 …

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Arms sales under Biden to get stricter human rights review, officials say

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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