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South Korea’s economic growth next year will slow to 1.6% from an estimated 2.5% this year as the world economy loses momentum and pent-up domestic consumption after Covid-19 curbs were lifted fades, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. That would be less than the average 2.3% growth posted during the …

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has exhorted the military to be prepared for high-tech wars. At a national military-political conference Tuesday, he said the use of high-tech weapons and remote wars are becoming common, bringing new and urgent defense requirements. He called for innovations and improvements in training to …

Elon Musk said Tuesday he would resign as chief executive of Twitter once he finds a replacement, in apparent response to a poll he launched that suggested users wanted him to step down. Musk has fully owned Twitter since October 27 and has repeatedly courted controversy as CEO, sacking half …

US President Joe Biden signed a bill on Tuesday banning private ownership of tigers and other big cats and “cub petting” highlighted in the Netflix smash hit documentary “Tiger King.” The Big Cat Public Safety Act limits ownership of tigers, lions, jaguars and other big cats to zoos, sanctuaries, universities …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could travel to Washington, meet U.S. President Joe Biden and visit Congress on Wednesday, sources familiar with the situation said, in what would be Zelensky’s first known trip outside his country since Russia invaded his country in late February. Zelensky is expected to go to the …

Ineffective and unsustainable transport policies have led to traffic congestion that causes Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City billions of dollars in losses every year, a World Bank representative said. The representative told a Monday conference on public transport and public-private partnerships in Ho Chi Minh City that the southern …

Five scientists who achieved breakthroughs in global network technology have been awarded the US$3-million VinFuture Prize. In 2022 the annual awards attracted 970 nominations from over 70 countries, and the four most outstanding works, aligned with this year theme of “Reviving and Reshaping,” were chosen for the prizes, the organizers …

HCMC’s metro line No.1 saw the first ever test run of a train on Wednesday morning, a 9km ride on an elevated section. It was done by Japanese contractor Hitachi in Thu Duc City. The train started at Suoi Tien Station and went until Binh Thai. The elevated tracks are …

A university in the northern province of Hai Duong has become the first to resume HSK Chinese-language certificate exams after a three-month countrywide suspension of the service. As per a decision issued Monday by the Ministry of Education and Training, Thanh Dong University was granted permission to provide the testing …

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has hired a Vietnamese company to remove dioxin contamination from the former Bien Hoa Airbase, the most contaminated spot in Vietnam. The agency signed a four-year contract worth $29 million on Tuesday with VINA E&C Investment and Construction JSC (VINA E&C). Under the …