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A 5-year-old girl was rescued Monday after falling into a hole at a construction site in southern Dong Nai Province. The girl, who was playing with friends in Nhon Trach District on Monday, lost her footing and fell into a deep hole, which was intended to hold concrete piles. She …

One sailor was found alive Tuesday in the Gulf of Thailand after two nights at sea following the sinking of a naval vessel, giving hope to the families of the dozens of others still missing. In total so far, 76 sailors from the HTMS Sukhothai have been hauled from the …

A German court convicted a 97-year-old woman of having contributed to the murder of over 11,000 people during her time working as a typist at a Nazi concentration camp in World War Two, NDR broadcaster and other media reported on Tuesday. The district court in the northern town of Itzehoe …

People on the Cham Islands off Hoi An say wild monkeys are invading their homes and stealing their food. Pham Minh Vuong, 30, was taking a nap after lunch on a mid-December day as a troop of monkeys woke him up running “noisily” across the roof of his house on …

A man has been arrested in HCMC for allegedly stealing a gold bracelet from a four-year-old boy who was playing in his neighborhood. A security camera has captured a man on a motorbike approaching a group of children playing in front of a house in Tan Phu District around 10 …

If temperatures fall below 10 degrees Celsius elementary school students in Hanoi can skip classes, and secondary school students can do so if they are below seven degrees. The city education department said Monday that schools should also be flexible with class timings if the weather is cold but temperatures …

Over the past 25 years, ofi Vietnam has been recognized as one of the best workplaces in Asia, with commitments to promote gender equality in the workplace. As one of the leading producers, processors, and exporters of nuts, spices, and coffee in the country, ofi Vietnam invests in its people …

Six people, including the suspect, died and one person was wounded in a shooting at a high-rise condominium building near Toronto on Sunday when a 73-year-old gunman is alleged to have killed his neighbors before being shot dead by police. Police said three of the victims were members of the …

Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat airport is expecting 10% more travelers this Tet than it did in 2019 before the pandemic began. Vietnam’s largest airport is expected to receive 130,000 passengers a day during the Lunar New Year holiday, said Tan Son Nhat deputy director Nguyen Tam Tien. …

European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis. The cap is the 27-country EU’s latest attempt to lower gas prices that have pushed energy …