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EU fund makes first 1.2B euro defense investments

EU fund makes first 1.2B euro defense investments

The European Commission announced Monday the first 1.2 billion euros ($1.25 billion) in investments from the European Defense Fund to work on a variety of projects including next-generation fighter planes. The fund, created in 2019, boasts a budget of 7.9 billion euros for the 2021-2027 period, and is meant to …

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EU fund makes first 1.2-bln euro defense investments

EU fund makes first 1.2-bln euro defense investments

The European Commission announced Monday the first 1.2 billion euros ($1.25 billion) in investments from the European Defense Fund to work on a variety of projects including next-generation fighter planes. The fund, created in 2019, boasts a budget of 7.9 billion euros for the 2021-2027 period, and is meant to …

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Phone explodes in teen’s hand, exposes bone

A 14-year-old boy in the northern province of Hai Duong was severely injured after a mobile phone exploded in his left hand, doctors at a Hanoi hospital said Monday. The patient was transferred to the Military Hospital 108 in Hanoi with grievous injuries to his left hand that exposed his …

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Apple map app adds Vietnam’s Paracel, Spratly islands

Apple has added the Paracel and the Spratly archipelagos into its Apple Maps application following a request by Vietnamese authorities. Le Quang Tu Do, head of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, said Monday that he has received Apple’s response regarding the addition of Vietnam’s Paracel and Spratly islands …

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Hanoi puts entire Nhon metro line on trial run

The Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line began its trial run on Monday, according to the Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board. The trial run will be conducted in two phases, with the first phase lasting from five days to six weeks in order to evaluate the line’s RAM efficiency. During the first …

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