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HCMC temperature drops to 19 degrees

The mercury stayed at 19 degrees Celsius in HCMC and around 14 degrees in nearby Dong Nai Province on Saturday morning due to a cold spell from the north. People on motorbikes had to cover themselves in warm clothes while many street vendors sat huddled up due to the cold. …

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Top Tet bonus slides to $42K this year

In the 22 cities and provinces that have announced Lunar New Year bonuses for their employees so far, the highest is VND1 billion (US$42,350) by a business in Da Nang. The industrial province of Binh Duong has announced the second highest rate (VND896 million) followed by Ho Chi Minh City …

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Vietnamese cities suffer from lack of parking space

There is not enough parking space for vehicles in major cities, the construction ministry has admitted. People in Da Nang recently wrote to the Ministry of Construction to make clear plans for parking lots when skyscrapers are built, saying it is a recurrent issue in cities that severely impacts traffic. …

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Leopard cat captured in HCMC, returned to wild

An endangered leopard cat was caught by a man in HCMC and handed over to forest rangers on Friday. The female cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), which weighs 1.8 kg and is 30 cm long, has yellow fur with black rosettes similar to a leopard’s. Nguyen Van Diep, 45, of Thu Duc …

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Indonesia aim to export natural gas to Vietnam in 2026

Indonesia aim to export natural gas to Vietnam in 2026

Indonesia aims to export natural gas to Vietnam starting 2026 from the Tuna offshore block located near the Indonesian and Vietnamese maritime border, the country’s energy minister said on Friday. Southeast Asia’s biggest economy may deliver 100 to 150 million standard cubic feet per day of gas through a gas …

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Attack on Kurds in Paris revives trauma of unresolved murders

Attack on Kurds in Paris revives trauma of unresolved murders

Furious Kurdish demonstrators clashed with police in central Paris on Friday after a deadly attack on a community center which has revived the trauma of three unresolved murders in 2013 that many blame on Turkey. Police deployed outside the cultural center used teargas to disperse the protesters who tried to …

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