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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday forecast a substantial reduction in U.S. inflation in 2023, barring an unexpected shock. “I believe by the end of next year you will see much lower inflation if there’s not … an unanticipated shock,” she told CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ in an interview released …

Bridgestone Vietnam inaugurated Lang Len bridge at Chieng Nang Village, Giao An Commune, Lang Chanh District in the north central Thanh Hoa Province on December 2. Lang Chanh is a mountainous district in the west-northwest of Thanh Hoa. Its majority of residents are Thai and Muong ethnic groups. In isolated …

A plan to restore the natural environment in Da Lat aims to rid Lam Dong Province of impromptu greenhouses blamed for local flooding. In the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong – home to the picturesque hill station of Da Lat and other popularly touristed mountain locales – the Department …

Argentina, led by superstar Lionel Messi, came into the World Cup as one of the favorites but they face a big roadblock in the semi-final on Tuesday with 2018 runners-up Croatia, who proved too much for the other title contenders, Brazil. The Croats stunned the tournament favorites in the quarter-finals …

Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao returned to the ring Sunday for the first time since retiring from the sport last year, facing off against a South Korean YouTuber in an exhibition match near Seoul. The 43-year-old fighter turned politician stepped away from boxing to launch a bid for the Philippine …

Seaport hub Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province will spend VND1.25 trillion ($53 million) building an expressway to link with industrial hub Dong Nai and a regional ring road. A resolution approved Saturday by the legislative provincial People’s Council allocated the sum for land clearance to make way for two massive projects. …

A man drunkenly ran his car over a group of Hanoi parents picking their children up from school Saturday afternoon. The five-seat, intoxicatedly-piloted vehicle plowed through several parents waiting with motorbikes in Hai Ba Trung District at around 5:30 p.m. Bystanders had been screaming to stop the motorist for at …

The U.S. government is sending its first high-level delegation to China since a pledge made last month by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden to repair frayed relations. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will join National Security Council Senior Director …

HCMC police are investigating five men for allegedly stealing export products on their way to warehouses at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Huynh Long Duy, 31, Nguyen Van Cuong, 45, Tran Van Trong, 35, Nguyen Van Duong, 30, and Huynh Long Hao, 29, are facing charges of “theft of property” …

The U.S. Federal Reserve is poised to slow its interest rate hikes next week, economists say, as central bankers’ most forceful moves in decades to fight inflation ripple through the economy. The U.S. Federal Reserve is poised to slow its interest rate hikes next week, economists say, as central bankers’ …