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Businesswoman Nguyen Phuong Hang will remain in custody as HCMC prosecutors have rejected her son’s VND10 billion ($402,130) bail proposal. The HCMC People’s Procuracy said Thursday that police will continue investigating Hang, 51, general director of Dai Nam Joint Stock Company in southern Binh Duong Province for “abusing democratic freedoms …

A central Vietnam court handed three death sentences and one life prison term to four men found smuggling six kilograms of meth from Laos. Ho A Ran, 32, Ho A Khay, 26, and Ho Van Long, 22, got death sentence while Ho A Liem, 25, received life imprisonment, as decided …

Locals residing near nature reserve areas in the central Thanh Hoa Province have been encouraged to hand over homemade weapons used to catch wild animals. Police collaborated with rangers to pilot the “exchanging guns and dangerous weapons for gifts” program on Wednesday in Hoi Xuan Town of Quan Hoa District. …

Tesla Inc shares slid to their lowest level in nearly two years on Wednesday after Chief Executive Elon Musk disclosed he sold another $3.95 billion worth of shares in the electric-vehicle maker. Shares ended down 7.2% at $177.59, the lowest level since Nov. 23, 2020. Musk’s latest share sale fueled …

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a gathering of leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations on the resort island of Bali next week, Indonesian and Russian officials said on Thursday. Putin will instead be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the officials said. The Russian president …

The British Council has announced the postponement of all IELTS tests scheduled to be held in Vietnam from Thursday until further notice. IELTS candidates received an email from the British Council on Wednesday informing them about it. Its website says: “Unfortunately, the situation is beyond our control and affects all …

Vietnam has recorded a case of identical twin pregnancy where two fetuses have different sexes and genotypes, an exceedingly rare occurrence that has never been recorded in Vietnam’s medical history. Doctor Nguyen Thi Sim of the Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital on Wednesday said a 23-year-old woman was admitted 18-week …

Republicans were edging closer to securing a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives early on Thursday, while control of the Senate hung in the balance. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 12h00 Political signs are seen the day after the midterm elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, …

Two people died and 13 others were injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Hue late Wednesday. According to the police, the truck collided with the back of the bus while on a road running along the under-construction Cam Lo – Mai Son Expressway. They …

The British Council has announced the postponement of all IELTS tests scheduled to be held in Vietnam from Thursday until further notice. IELTS candidates received an email from the British Council on Wednesday informing them about it. Its website says: “Unfortunately, the situation is beyond our control and affects all …