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A brownie product named Lazy Cakes sold in Vietnam has been identified as containing marijuana which could make consumers addicted, police said. Police in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and the central Thanh Hoa Province have officially issued a warning against consuming a brownie, which began to be imported into …

President Xi Jinping told Gulf Arab leaders on Friday that China would work to buy oil and gas in yuan, a move that would support Beijing’s goal to establish its currency internationally and weaken the U.S. dollar’s grip on world trade. Xi was speaking in Saudi Arabia where Crown Prince …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to revive a federal law that makes it a criminal offense to encourage illegal immigration after it was struck down by a lower court as a violation of free speech rights. The justices took …

Britain, Italy and Japan said Friday they will jointly develop a future fighter jet in a project that U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said would guarantee national security and safeguard thousands of jobs. The three nations held out the prospect of cooperation with European and U.S. allies, which are developing …

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) wants to build nine more airports in the country, including two in the northern mountains and one in a special economic zone. The CAAV has reported that a proposal it submitted to the Ministry of Transport for approval included working with nine provinces …

An American Air Force brigadier general announced Friday the U.S. will transfer 12 T-6 military training aircraft to Vietnam between 2024 and 2027. “Three T-6 trainers are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2024,” said Brigadier General Sarah Russ, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Strategy, Plans, …

A U.S. Air Force general said Friday that the U.S. will transfer 12 T-6 trainer aircraft to Vietnam between 2024 and 2027. “Three T-6 trainers are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2024, the next two-three aircraft will be transferred by the end of that year, and …

A tourism company director was arrested Thursday to be investigated for bribery in a Covid-19 repatriation flight scandal. Le Hong Son, general director of the Blue Sky Trading, Services and Tourism Company in Hanoi, was arrested by the police of the Ministry of Public Security on Thursday to be investigated …

A U.S. Air Force general said Friday that the U.S. will transfer 12 T-6 trainer aircraft to Vietnam between 2024 and 2027. “Three T-6 trainers are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2024, the next two-three aircraft will be transferred by the end of that year, and …

As their walkout entered its third week, South Korean truckers realised their bid to widen and make permanent a government scheme on minimum freight rates was failing as public support waned and President Yoon Suk-yeol refused to budge. Many businesses prepared for the strike, which began Nov. 24, and were …