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Six people were injured, five of them hospitalized, after a light truss collapsed Saturday evening during an entertainment show in the southern province of Binh Duong. The iron light truss, approximately 7 meters high and 12 meters wide, fell off the stage amidst a sudden, heavy downpour and strong gusts …

Two former Vietnamese embassy officials and an aviation official are among seven people placed under investigation Sunday for corruption related to repatriation flights organized during the Covid-19 pandemic. The two officers placed under investigation for accepting bribes related to the repatriation flights are Ly Tien Hung and Vu Ngoc Minh, …

More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less onerous, Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, will reopen malls, markets, restaurants and other venues from Monday, authorities said, ending …

14 people tested positive for drugs after police raided the Kosho bar in Dong Nai Province early Sunday. 200 people were in the bar when the raid happened. Many customers tried to escape but failed. Police found many packages containing a white substance that they suspect is a banned drug. …

Two residents of the central province of Ha Tinh are being investigated for trafficking people to the U.S. to work for $65,000 per person. Lai The Tan, 31, and Nguyen Thi Khanh Ly, 28, are being probed for organizing and brokering services to help others go abroad illegally, the provincial …

Vietnam’s Missile Ship 379 has participated in a multi-category training session with India’s destroyer and submarine chaser which arrived in Ho Chi Minh City this week. The Vietnamese ship joined destroyer INS Shivalik and submarine chaser INS Kamorta practiced formation, greetings, exchanging information and international signaling. They also trained to …

Russia “will not accept” a price cap on its oil and is analysing how to respond, the Kremlin said in comments reported on Saturday, in response to a deal by Western powers aimed at limiting a key source of funding for its war in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said …

HCMC students will get a break of 12 days for the upcoming Tet, or Lunar New Year festival, the municipal People’s Committee announced Saturday. The holiday will run from January 18 to 29, 2023 for students and kindergartners in the city. This is a change from the nine-day break (January …

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have proposed a trial plan to collect taxes on second properties to create more funds for the municipal budget. In a draft proposal suggesting trial development policies for Ho Chi Minh City, the municipal People’s Committee said the city’s income could be increased by collecting …

HCMC students will take a break of 12 days for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, the city People’s Committee announced Saturday. The holiday for students and pre-schoolers in HCMC will last from January 18 to 29 next year. Initially, HCMC gave a nine-day break, from January 18 to 26, …