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Three Chinese teenagers were arrested for allegedly murdering a taxi driver and robbing his car in central Vietnam Luo Shi Jun, 16, Huang Jie Cheng, 18, and Gan Ying, 17 were handed over from the police of Quang Binh to the police of the neighboring Quang Ngai Province, where the …

Two children were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northwest England, and a 17-year-old male suspect was arrested, police said on Monday. He was held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. Nine other children were wounded, six of them critically, and two adults were in critical …

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum experienced 21 earthquakes on Sunday, followed by an additional 11 tremors between midnight and 7 a.m. on Monday, raising concerns about unusual seismic activity in the region. All the earthquakes occurred in Kon Plong District. At 3:14 p.m. on Monday, the Earthquake and …

Discover the founding year of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in our quiz and gain insights into the historical context and achievements of the Southeast Asian region.

More than 5,000 people isolated by flooding in northwest North Korea were rescued in airlifts and other evacuation work supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported on Monday. Heavy rainfall on Saturday had caused a river on the North Korean-Chinese border to exceed a dangerous level and created …

As Paris hosts the 2024 Olympics, undocumented Chinese sex worker Hua says increased police patrols are threatening her livelihood. “I really feel under pressure, I’m constantly scared. Every day, there are police checks,” the 55-year-old said, using a different name so as not to be recognized. “So I go out …

Nine out of ten Vietnamese people have a mobile broadband subscription, and most are smartphone users, marking a significant milestone in the country’s digital connectivity. The current internet usage rate in Vietnam is estimated to reach 78.1%, and the number of subscriptions for both fixed and mobile broadband has increased …

Malaysia will require social media services to apply for a license if they have more than 8 million users in the country from August 1, in an attempt to combat increasing cyber offences, said the government. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said in a statement on Saturday that the …

An Indian man was hospitalized in Hanoi after inserting a live eel into his anus, which punctured his intestines and entered the abdominal cavity. The patient was admitted to Viet Duc Hospital on July 27 with severe abdominal pain. After informing doctors of his actions, a scan was conducted to …

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez were each claiming victory in a presidential election on Monday morning, after a vote marked by accusations of underhand tactics and isolated incidents of violence. The country’s electoral authority said just after midnight on Monday that Maduro had won a …