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Hanoi is one of Vietnam’s five localities in which citizens are least satisfied with the quality of their living environment, a new report has found. According to the 2022 Environmental Protection Performance Indicators (PEPI) report released this week by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Hanoi ranks 59th out …

With more and more vehicles hitting HCMC’s roads, the number of regular traffic congestion spots has spiraled to 24, according to the Department of Transport. It released a list of six new spots Friday: the Hang Xanh and Pham Van Dong – Phan Van Tri intersections in Binh Thanh District, …

Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives early on Saturday, after making extensive concessions to a group of right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party’s ability to govern. The 57-year-old Californian suffered one final humiliation when Representative Matt Gaetz withheld his vote on the …

A Jetstar flight made an emergency landing at Chubu Centrair International Airport in central Japan on Saturday due to a bomb threat, though no device was found, officials said. The runway at the airport was closed after the flight from Narita airport near Tokyo, bound for Fukuoka in southern Japan, …

Ant Group said on Saturday its founder Jack Ma will no longer control the Chinese fintech giant, as the firm seeks to draw a line under a regulatory crackdown that was triggered soon after its mammoth stock market debut was scuppered two years ago. Ant’s $37 billion IPO, which would …

Utility crews in northern California worked to restore power to tens of thousands of homes on Friday following two days of fierce winds and torrential rain, even as the region braced for another onslaught of stormy weather heading into the weekend. The next bout of heavy showers and gusty winds …

The man who made the first attempt to get the 10-year-old boy out of the 35-meter-deep bridge pillar in southern Vietnam last week is still haunted by the tragedy. “It’s been a week now and every time I go to the site I hear him screaming for help in my …

Police of Hanoi found 98 kg of drugs hidden in boxes transported from Germany to Vietnam. Three suspects have been arrested so far and have been handed over to police in Ho Chi Minh City for further investigation, Hanoi police said Friday, according to a Tuoi Tre newspaper report. Customs …

A hacker in Ho Chi Minh City was sentenced to 10 years in jail for stealing around VND300 million ($12,782) from the owner of a cryptocurrency exchange platform. Nham Hoang Khang was charged with extortion and forced to return the money he stole, the HCMC People’s Court sentenced Friday. In …

Vietnamese airlines will resume regular flights to China Sunday for the first time since the Covid-19 lockdown. Vietnam Airlines plans to resume all flights between Hanoi and Nanjing and Shanghai, as well as between HCMC and five other major Chinese airports: Shenzen, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Sichuan and Guangzhou. There will be …