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China’s business confidence hit its lowest since at least January 2013, a survey by World Economics showed on Monday, reflecting the impact of surging COVID-19 cases on economic activity and hinting at possible recession next year. The index fell to 48.1 in December from 51.8 in November, showed World Economics’ …

Hanoi authorities are planning to increase water prices after seven years of no adjustments. Deputy director of the city Department of Finance, Mai Cong Quyen, said Friday a proposal for the hike would be submitted to the People’s Committee early next year for approval. After hikes of 20% a year …

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has called on the government to scrap plans for four hydropower plants saying they would have an adverse impact on forests. Le Nhu Nhat, director of the province Department of Industry and Trade, said Saturday that following assessments, the department found that the …

Bad weather forced Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways to cancel and reschedule a number of flights to and from Tuy Hoa and Con Dao airports on Sunday. Vietnam’s national flagship carrier Vietnam Airlines said 19 flights from HCMC to Con Dao Island and four flights from Hanoi and HCMC to …

A prisoner who was on death row in a jail before escaping has finally been arrested in southern Dong Nai province, after living as a fugitive for 42 years. The prisoner, named Vo Van Ba, was jailed for rape and murder and sentenced to death while he was being held …

Bad weather forced Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways to cancel and reschedule a number of flights to and from Tuy Hoa and Con Dao airports on Sunday. Vietnam’s national flagship carrier Vietnam Airlines said 19 flights from HCMC to Con Dao Island and four flights from Hanoi and HCMC to …

A 5-year-old American child kidnapped last month was rescued in Vietnam’s Thai Binh Province and has been reunited with his biological mother in Washington State. The Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD) in Washington State, U.S., announced on December 16 that the boy with the initials “ND” has been back home …

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Sunday, Seoul’s military said, days after Pyongyang announced a successful test of a solid-fuel motor for a new weapons system. Military tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen sharply this year as Pyongyang has carried out an unprecedented blitz of weapons tests, including the …

The search for missing campers caught in a deadly landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia continued for a third day on Sunday, with the fire department saying the chance of finding survivors is slim. At least 24 people died after a landslide tore through a campsite early on Friday …

Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire’s plane. The reinstatements came after the unprecedented suspensions evoked stinging criticism from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organizations from several parts of the globe …