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Since she was a little girl, Li Xia’s dream was to move from China and settle in America. On Saturday night, when she heard the gunfire that killed at least 10 people in her newfound home of Monterey Park, California, that dream was shattered. “In my heart, I always felt …

U.S. Ambassador Marc Knapper and his wife made a Braille card to send greetings and wishes to Vietnamese blind children in celebration of the Lunar New Year. The video, which was published by the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam on its official Facebook page Sunday morning, showed Knapper and his wife …

Nine people were killed in a mass shooting in the city of Monterey Park, California, late on Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. “Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are responding to assist Monterey Park Police Department with a shooting death investigation. There are nine deceased,” the department …

China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as officials reported almost 13,000 new deaths caused by the virus between January 13 and 19. Queues stretched for about one kilometre (a half-mile) …

Germany must reduce its dependence on China gradually as decoupling from the Chinese market would costs jobs in Europe’s biggest economy, Finance Minister Christian Lindner was quoted as saying on Sunday. Germany is working on a new China strategy that takes a more sober view of relations and aims to …

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting Kyiv in February and holding talks with Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelenskiy, the Yomiuri newspaper said, citing Japanese government sources. As chair of the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies this year, Japan wants to show it intends to keep providing support to …

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should examine high egg prices for signs of price gouging from top egg companies, a farm group said, as Americans continue to pay more than ever for the household staple. U.S. regulators, farmers, and industry have often argued in recent years about the power of …

People from every corner of Vietnam gather at downtown areas Saturday night for Tet activities, just hours away from the Lunar New Year. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 0h16 Fireworks explode in HCMC Fireworks explode along the Saigon River. Photo by Dinh Van Fireworks explode …

The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) internet cable, which connects Vietnam with much of Asia, encountered a new technical problem on Saturday, while a problem that occurred last month has not been fixed. A Vietnamese internet service provider said that according to the cable’s management unit, the new problem occurred 151 …

People from every corner of Vietnam gather at downtown areas Saturday night for Tet activities, just hours away from the Lunar New Year. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 20h05 Hanoi gardeners strive for last-minute sales People shop for kumquat trees in Hanoi as the Lunar …