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Republicans were favored to wrest control of the U.S. House of Representatives away from President Joe Biden’s Democrats based on early returns in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 10h40 Republicans picked up five seats Republicans have picked up a net five seats in …

Hau Giang Province in the Mekong Delta is set to carry out extensive work to improve drainage in its flood-prone second biggest town. Set to be carried out in 2023-26 in Nga Bay, the VND1.2-trillion (US$48.4 million) work will include installation of 20km of pipes, 22 sewer gates, three kilometers …

Thirty-six of the 50 states are electing governors in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 9h38 Storm clouds As polls closed across the country, Democrats had largely conceded they were going to lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives to Republicans …

A Powerball player in California holds the only winning ticket sold for the $2.04 billion jackpot, the lottery game’s website said on Tuesday, ending a string of 40 drawings that produced no winners and pushed the top prize into record territory. The ticket holder, whose identity was not disclosed, has …

A sharply polarized United States on Tuesday braced for a tense night of election results that will determine control of Congress and the future of President Joe Biden’s agenda. A Republican victory could pave the way for a White House comeback bid by Donald Trump — who returned to his …

A 55-year-old woman was reunited with her family in Nghe An Province 19 years after she went missing. She’d been living in China with a husband and two children. “I thought I would never see you again,” Thuy cried as she embraced her loved ones in an emotional reunion on …

Highly polluting emerging economies including China and India should pay into a climate compensation fund to help countries rebuild after climate change-driven disasters, the prime minister of island nation Antigua and Barbuda said on Tuesday. The comments marked the first time the two nations have been lumped into the list …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen agreed Tuesday that they would further strengthen bilateral relations in all fields. Welcoming Chinh in Phnom Penh, Hun Sen said Chinh’s official visit to Cambodia carried important meaning for the 55th anniversary of Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic relations. He also congratulated …

Three people are in critical condition after 14 people were hospitalized in the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province with convulsions after drinking alcohol at a funeral. Tran Van Sy, deputy director of the Kien Giang general hospital, said the patients were transferred from the An Bien District medical center with …

A family of three traveling on a motorbike was killed after a truck hit them from behind in the northern province of Ninh Binh. Bui Khac Dat, 42, was driving his wife, 34, and their 9-year-old son on a road in Nho Quan District Tuesday when a truck hit them …