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The gender imbalance of newborns in Vietnam this year is considered “severe,” with 113.7 boys being born for every 100 girls, according to the General Office for Population and Family Planning. Nguyen Doan Tu, head of the office, said Monday that the gender imbalance among newborns in certain regions is …

Chinese people, cut off from the rest of the world for three years by Covid-19 curbs, flocked to travel sites on Tuesday ahead of borders reopening, even as rising infections strained the health system and further roiled the economy. Zero-tolerance measures – from shuttered borders to frequent lockdowns – have …

Thousands of flight cancelations and delays coupled with long lines and missing luggage at airports frustrated U.S. travelers over the Christmas weekend after a massive winter storm snarled airport operations around the country. The travel disruptions continued into Monday when airlines canceled over 2,500 flights as of early afternoon, according …

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday that the company is now close to having 100 active Starlinks, the firm’s satellite internet service in Iran. Musk announced it three months after he tweeted he would activate the service there amid protests around the Islamic country. Musk said, “approaching 100 …

Japan unit is being charged 13 billion yen ($97.82 million) by Tokyo for bulk sales of iPhone XS and other Apple devices to foreign tourists that were incorrectly exempted from the consumption tax. According to the newspaper, bulk purchases of iPhones by foreign shoppers were discovered at some Apple stores …

Locals in Ben Tre Province are storing freshwater as saltwater intrudes into canals and rivers at levels higher than seen in previous years. Last weekend, Vo Thi Ngoc Anh, 50, a resident in Binh Dai District of Ben Tre, switched to bottled water for cooking instead of using tap water. …

Vietnam’s internet speed will remain slow in the coming days as APG undersea cable suffered technical problems Monday while repairs on two other undersea cables have yet to be completed. The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG), which links Vietnam with other Asian countries, encountered technical problems at dawn on Monday, according …

As a car was about to pass a truck moving in the same direction along a Hanoi bridge, it was pushed to the barriers. The car was on Thanh Tri Bridge that crosses the Red River in Hanoi last Saturday as it moved into the right lane from the middle …

Police in Dak Lak Province have confirmed that two children aged 11 and 12 have died in a blast while making firecrackers at home. The blast, which happened Sunday at the front yard of a local house in Krong Ana District of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, also …

Toyota Motor Corp reported on Monday a 1.5% rise in November global vehicle output, reaching a new record of 833,104. Domestic production slid 3.3% to 266,174 vehicles, while overseas output rose 3.8% to an all-time high of 566,930 for the month. Global sales and production in November exceeded last year’s …