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The European Union (EU) regards Vietnam as one of its leading important partners in the region and wants to raise relations with the country to comprehensive strategic partnership, its representative said Tuesday. Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and High Representative of the European Union for …

Over 37,000 Vietnamese were studying in Australia as of April this year, an increase of over 12,000 compared to the same period last year. The Vietnamese students include those at high school, college and university levels, including vocational programs and short-term English language programs, according to the Australian Department of …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will pay a state visit to India from July 30 to Aug. 1, according to a communique of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The visit will be made at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it said. The visit focuses on further intensifying …

The average income of Vietnamese workers in the first half of 2024 was VND7.5 million (US$297) per month, up 7.4% or VND519,000 compared to the same period last year, said Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan. Speaking at the ministry’s press conference on Tuesday, Hoan …

Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains have killed at least 45 people with at least 250 others rescued from a landscape transformed by mud and debris, officials said Tuesday. The southern coastal state of Kerala has been battered by torrential downpours, with blocked roads into the disaster area …

Some gods grant riches and others good luck, but one deity in India offers a much less nebulous fortune to his devotees: tickets to a new life in the United States. Human hands and the flag of the U.S. Illustration photo by Pexels More than 1,000 Hindu faithful visit the …

Turkey’s Parliament on Monday approved a law that aims to round up millions of stray dogs and put them into shelters, a plan that has alarmed animal lovers who say a mass neutering campaign would be a better solution. Under the legislation, proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party, …

Grilled eel, a popular summer delicacy in Japan, is behind a department store food poisoning incident that has left more than 140 people sick and one dead, the store’s president said. Shinji Kaneko of Keikyu Department Store in Yokohama — about an hour from Tokyo — apologized after the customers, …

Heavy rains from Monday night have inundated several areas in Ha Long City, home to the world’s famous Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam, with water levels as deep as 1.2 m. The water has invaded people’s homes by Tuesday, submerging vehicles and belongings. The flooded areas include Hong Ha, …

Five workers at a coal mine in northern Quang Ninh Province were killed after the mine collapsed on Monday. The mine, part of a mining project of the Suoi Lai Mine by the Hon Gai Coal Company, encountered problems at around 10:10 p.m. Five workers inside were buried by rubbles …