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Louis Vuitton on Friday announced plans to open a dedicated furniture and homewares store in Shanghai, a world first for the French luxury brand as it aims to expand further into lifestyle offerings to affluent Chinese clients. The appointment-only showroom, which will open on Monday, is located in a century-old …

A woman selling iced tea in Hanoi was killed by a man who slashed her throat with a knife on Friday. The 52-year-old woman, unnamed, was selling iced tea on Hoang Hoa Tham Street at around noon when two men on a motorbike came at her. One of them got …

A woman who had beaten her fiancé’s daughter to death in HCMC last year was sentenced to death on Friday, while the father received eight years in prison. The HCMC People’s Court gave Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang, 27, the death sentence for murder, while the father Nguyen Kim Trung Thai, …

Ring Road No.3 will affect 1,670 families in Ho Chi Minh City and 663 of them will be resettled, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment said. The department said in a recent report that the section of Ring Road No.3 through HCMC will stretch 47 kilometers, running through Thu …

Tens of thousands of people were misled into watching fake YouTube videos of World Cup 2022 matches, with experts saying they were ploys to generate views and make money off ads. “It took me a few minutes to realize that the content was fake,” Huy Hoang, who lives in Hanoi, …

Prosecutors proposed death sentence against a woman who had beaten her fiancé’s daughter to death while they lived together in HCMC last year. According to HCMC People’s Procuracy, Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang’s behavior was dangerous, causing particularly serious consequences, and must be dealt with severely. Therefore, it suggested that the …

Malaysia’s newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday his primary focus would be on the cost of living as he takes office with a slowing economy and a country deeply split after a close election. Anwar, 75, was sworn in as premier on Thursday, capping a three-decade political …

Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in China is set to see its November shipments further reduced by the latest bout of worker unrest this week, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday, as thousands of employees left the site. The company could now see more than 30% …

Core consumer prices in Japan’s capital, a leading indicator of nationwide trends, rose at their fastest annual pace in 40 years in November and exceeded the central bank’s 2% target for a sixth straight month, signalling broadening inflationary pressure. The increase, driven mostly by food and fuel bills but spreading …

Police in the central Quang Nam Province have arrested a local man for trading explosives, detonators, and bullets. Ninh Van Hoat, 34, a resident in Tam Ky Town, and five accomplices are now under investigation for “illegally storing, transporting, using, and trading explosive materials,” police said Thursday. Hoat is believed …