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Leaders of the 21-member APEC bloc pledged on Saturday to boost trade and do more to tackle other economic challenges, wrapping up the last of three summits in the region in a week that have been overshadowed by intense geopolitical rivalry. The summits have been attended by global leaders, and …

Two steel coils weighing 20 tons snapped off their chains and fell onto National Highway 1 in HCMC’s Binh Chanh District, paralyzing traffic for two hours on Saturday. At around 10 a.m., a container truck carrying the steel coils abruptly braked near a bridge in Binh Chanh. The sudden action …

Central Vietnam provinces will experience heavy rains that can trigger floods from Saturday to Tuesday. From Friday night to Tuesday next week, central Vietnam regions would see rain levels between 100-300 mm due to cold air and high-altitude winds, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said. From next Tuesday, rains …

Several “unexplained” deaths in a Kon Tum resettlement area have frightened villagers and prompted them to leave the place with no plan to return. A Um, 64, and his wife often collect leftover coffee seeds next to their abandoned concrete house in Kon Tum Province’s Tu Mo Rong District. But …

Trainees attending a program to export laborers to Japan are stuck in limbo after a Japanese proficiency exam was suspended until next year. Pham Duc Vuong, deputy head of Hanoi-based Hoang Long Investment Construction and Manpower Supply JSC (Hoang Long CMS), said his company now has to put on hold …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un revealed his daughter to the world for the first time on Saturday in striking photos showing the pair hand-in-hand inspecting the launch of the nuclear-armed country’s largest ballistic missile the day before. North Korea test-fired a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday, state …

The future of Twitter seemed to hang in the balance Friday after its offices were locked down and key employees announced their departures in defiance of an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk. Fears grew that a fresh exodus would threaten the very existence of one of the world’s most …

Malaysians were voting in a closely run general election on Saturday, a contest that may not end years of political instability as polls point to no clear winner in the Southeast Asian nation. Longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition is forecast to win the greatest number of parliamentary seats but …

HCMC is considering reviving a roundabout at the intersection of Nguyen Hue and Le Loi streets in District 1 after construction of a nearby metro station has been completed. The roundabout can be rebuilt for VND500 million ($20,155), the municipal Department of Planning and Architecture has said in a proposal …

Malaysia’s jailed ex-leader Najib Razak’s graft-tainted party is seeking to cement its grip on power as the country goes to the polls on Saturday, but analysts say the race is too close to call. Najib’s United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) usually dominates politics in the Southeast Asian country, but suffered …