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A former Mexican law enforcement official once in charge of his country’s fight against drug traffickers was convicted on Tuesday on U.S. charges that he took millions of dollars in bribes from the infamous Sinaloa cartel. Federal prosecutors in the New York City borough of Brooklyn said Genaro Garcia Luna …

Both Hanoi and HCMC have unhealthy air quality levels on Wednesday, with high PM2.5 levels. U.S. weather forecast service AccuWeather recorded the air quality index (AQI) in Hanoi on Wednesday at 123, ranking it “unhealthy.” The service recorded a PM2.5 level of 68 µg/m3 in Hanoi on Wednesday. Hanoi’s AQI …

Some 846,000 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 …

A former Mexican law enforcement official once in charge of his country’s fight against drug traffickers was convicted on Tuesday on U.S. charges that he took millions of dollars in bribes from the infamous Sinaloa cartel. Federal prosecutors in the New York City borough of Brooklyn said Genaro Garcia Luna …

South Korea will not require travelers from China to test for Covid after arrival starting next month, although they will still need to take pre-departure tests, a senior South Korean official said on Wednesday, in the country’s latest relaxing of rules that were put in place after China’s reopening. South …

Big manufacturers in Japan remained gloomy in February and the service-sector mood slid for a second straight month, a Reuters’ poll showed, a sign that the global slowdown is holding back the country’s recovery from COVID-induced economic doldrums. The monthly Reuters Tankan, which closely tracks the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) …

Six people have died, including two children, after a fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Moscow’s centre, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said late on Tuesday. Nine people were injured in the fire and 200 were evacuated from the building, which houses a hotel, the ministry said on …

The authorities in the central beach town Nha Trang are planning to catch unleashed dogs on the streets to protect locals and visitors. The move came after a foreign tourist was hospitalized after he was bitten by a dog while walking on a street. Before 2020, the resort town, one …

Hanoi plans to reclaim 812 ha of land through 2024 for the construction of Ring Road 4 and a national railway corridor, for which over 800 families are to be relocated. Of the land to be reclaimed, 40 ha (99 acres) would be reserved for resettlement areas, according to a …

Dong Nai Province has been ordered to complete the transfer of all land needed to build the Long Thanh airport within the first quarter of this year. The request was made last week by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, according to a Government Office announcement. Of the 2,532 hectares …