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The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Friday it is extending China “Section 301” tariff exclusions for another nine months on 352 Chinese import product categories that were set to expire at the end of 2022. The tariff exclusions, which include industrial components such as pumps and electric motors, some …

Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine invasion stoke war fears. The sweeping, five-year plan, once unthinkable in pacifist Japan, …

From what they drink to how they drive or dance, unique Vietnamese people have created real-life stories that sometimes appear stranger than fiction. Happy wife, not-so-happy life In January, Da Nang City Police arrested 32-year-old Luu Manh Tuan for stealing VND1.1 billion ($48,458) from his mistress and giving it to …

Russia launched dozens of missiles across Ukraine on Friday, knocking out electricity in its second biggest city, hitting critical infrastructure in the south and causing explosions in the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said. As many as 60 Russian missiles had been spotted heading for targets in the country, said Vitaly …

A landslide killed at least 18 people, including children, as they slept in their tents at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia on Friday, officials said, as search teams scoured thick mud and downed trees for survivors. The landslide in Selangor state bordering the capital, Kuala Lumpur, occurred before 3 a.m. …

A man in Ha Tinh Province is facing criminal charges for setting his motorbike on fire after failing to persude police officers to spare him from DUI penalty. Nguyen Van Tu, 32, was put under house arrest Thursday as police investigated him for “resisting law enforcement officers performing official duties.” …

A particularly strong cold period will hit northern Vietnam on Saturday, with average temperatures during the day expected to drop to 13-15 degrees Celsius. Some mountainous regions will see temperatures dropping below 2 degrees with chances of frost. However, this cold period will not trigger rains in the region, even …

A rising number of young people are getting STDs in HCMC, causing worried students to make a trip to the hospital to check for the disease. Minh Hieu, 19, went to the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital of Dermato Venereology because he suspected he had genital warts. While he was …

Twitter suspended the accounts of several journalists who recently wrote about its new owner Elon Musk, with him tweeting that rules banning the publishing of personal information applied to all, including journalists. Responding to a Tweet on the account suspensions, Musk, who has described himself as a free speech absolutist, …

A landslide killed at least 12 people as they slept in their tents at acampsite in Malaysia early on Friday, officials and witnesses said, as search teams scoured thick mud and downed trees for more than 20 people still missing. The landslide in Selangor state, on the outskirts of capital, …