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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will have a three-day state visit to South Korea per an invitation from South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Phuc, his wife and high-ranking delegations will visit South Korea from December 4 to 6, a Thursday press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs read. The visit …

A dozen Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured after consuming tainted cough syrups have sued the government and companies accused of supplying the products, according to a lawsuit. The Southeast Asian country has seen a spike in cases of acute kidney injury since August, with the deaths of …

The Ministry of Transport is completing procedures so that construction of 12 segments to extend the North-South Expressway can start this month. The construction will be done in 12 cities and provinces at a cost of VND146.99 trillion (US$6 billion) by a public-private partnership. The segments are part a 267-km …

Vietnamese people will take a break of seven days for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, the Government Office announced Thursday. The holiday will last from January 20 to 26, 2023, allowing laborers to leave work two days before the Year of the Cat starts on January 22. The Lunar …

Chinese newspapers turned their front pages black on Thursday and flags were put at half mast in mourning for the death of former president Jiang Zemin, whose death has prompted a wave of nostalgia for the more liberal times he oversaw. Jiang died in his home city of Shanghai just …

Many young couples want to get divorced due to “materialistic” lifestyles and avoid having children due to financial pressures, experts said at a conference on cultural and family values. Speaking at the event Tuesday, Nguyen Thi Minh Huong, deputy head of the Women’s Union, said “fidelity” and “harmony” in marriage …

France are filing a complaint to FIFA after a last-gasp equalizer by Antoine Griezmann was disallowed following a video review after the final whistle of their World Cup match against Tunisia, the French federation said on Wednesday. Griezmann volleyed home eight minutes into stoppage time but the goal was ruled …

Islamic State (IS) militant leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi was killed in an operation carried out by the rebel Free Syrian Army in mid-October in Syria’s Daraa province, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, another heavy blow to a group that once struck fear across the Middle East. No U.S. …

Nguyen Van Trinh, assistant to a deputy prime minister, was detained Wednesday for alleged power abuse as Vietnam continued investigation into a massive Covid test kit scam. Trinh has been put under criminal investigation for “abuse of power or position in performance of official duties” as police expanded their investigation …

Despite cheap fees and similarities with international English proficiency exams like IELTS or TOEFL, Vietnamese equivalent VSTEP is not widely used at home. With many international English proficiency exams postponed in November, students were on the edge, especially those in the final year of high school who need the results …