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Singapore will drop a requirement for travelers who are not fully vaccinated to show Covid test results or purchase coronavirus travel insurance from February 13, the government’s virus taskforce said on Thursday. Masks will also not be required to be worn on public transport, the health ministry said in a …

A rare yellow-cheeked gibbon was discovered for the first time in a neighborhood of Hoa Bac Commune, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang. The Da Nang Forest Protection Department said on Thursday that it had received a yellow-cheeked gibbon from the Hoa Vang Forest Protection Department. This species is not native …

Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook and Instagram were back up for most users after a brief outage, the company said on Wednesday The company added that a technical issue that disrupted services for thousands of people has been resolved. “A technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing our products. …

A Hanoi lawmaker is pushing for a Law on Gender Identity to formalize transgender rights and raise public awareness. The proposal by Nguyen Anh Tri was announced on the National Assembly’s information portal on Tuesday. Tri was quoted as saying “gender identity” is one’s own perception of their gender and …

Police in southern Vietnam have detained two women for allegedly selling more than 30 others, including children, to Chinese men as wives. Pham Thi Tu, 61, and Luong Thi Hai, 31, are under investigation for “trafficking people, trafficking in people under the age of 16, and organizing for other people …

After a U.S. veteran recently revealed he had found a notebook belonging to martyr Cao Van Tuat almost 50 years ago, the latter’s family is hoping to find his remains. Peter Matthews, 77, who fought in the Vietnam War and now lives in New Jersey, the U.S., announced on his …

A low-pressure area coming from the west this weekend is expected to put an end to the mist, drizzles and high humidity affecting the northern region in recent days. Since February 2 the region has been seeing characteristic weather for this time of the year with mist and slight rain …

Alphabet Inc lost $100 billion in market value on Wednesday after its new chatbot shared inaccurate information in a promotional video and a company event failed to dazzle. Alphabet shares, which slid as much as 9% during regular trading, were flat after hours. Microsoft shares rose around 3% before paring …

President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted there were problems with his government’s initial response to a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey, amid anger from those left destitute and frustrated over the slow arrival of rescue teams. Erdogan, who contests an election in May, said on a visit to the disaster …

In Vietnam, people are mainly logging into ChatGPT to satisfy their curiosity and have fun. Despite not knowing much about AI, Huy Vu, 70, asked his son how to use ChatGPT that he had heard so much about lately. The small business owner in Hanoi said he had heard people …