A man in the central Quang Nam Province was arrested for stealing 38 dogs in a single night using tasers. Ngo Van Phat, 33, has been detained by police of Dong Giang District to be investigated for stealing dogs. Police are also searching for two other people who came with …
Read More »2nd monkeypox patient discharged from hospital
A 38-year-old woman, the second monkeypox patient in Vietnam, went home from hospital Monday after two weeks of treatment. A native of the northern Tuyen Quang Province, she was diagnosed with the disease on Oct. 20 and treated at the HCMC Hospital for Tropical Disease. She traveled to Dubai from …
Read More »Deputy health minister quits to get treated for cancer
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son is set to resign today since he is undergoing cancer treatment. It is not clear what type of cancer he has but he recently had surgery at Cho Ray Hospital in HCMC. The government has finally accepted his resignation, which he sent in …
Read More »South Korea begins probe into deadly Halloween crush
South Korean investigators combed footage on Monday from more than 50 state and private closed-circuit TV cameras as well as from social media looking for answers to how a surge in Halloween party-goers trapped in narrow alleys killed so many. As the country began a week of mourning, the death …
Read More »Ukraine hit by water, power cuts after Russian missile strikes
Ukraine suffered sweeping blackouts and water supplies were cut to large parts of Kyiv on Monday after another wave of Russian missile strikes on key infrastructure. The Ukrainian army said “more than 50” cruise missiles were launched at targets across the country, days after Russia blamed Ukraine for drone attacks …
Read More »Brazil’s Bolsonaro silent on Lula election victory until Tuesday
President Jair Bolsonaro will not publicly address his defeat in Brazil’s presidential election until Tuesday, a minister said, amid doubts over whether the far-right nationalist will accept the victory of his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro was holding off on making remarks so he could prepare a …
Read More »Erosion eats away land along 100 km of central Vietnam’s coastline
A coastline that runs through nine localities along Vietnam’s central strip has suffered 63 cases of erosion that measure a combined 97 kilometers. The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said Monday that most of the erosion occurred during October under impacts of storms …
Read More »Vietnam, China Party leaders reaffirm importance of strengthening bilateral ties
Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of strengthening their comprehensive and strategic bilateral cooperation. In his meeting with Xi in Beijing on Monday, Trong affirmed that Vietnam always prioritizes developing the all-encompassing relationship and strategic cooperation with China. Vietnam firmly …
Read More »Ferrari ‘roared like a helicopter’ before deadly crash in Hanoi: witness
A Ferrari car was running at high speed when it crashed into a motorbike and killed the motorcyclist in Hanoi early Monday morning, according to an eyewitness. Ferrari ‘roared like a helicopter’ before deadly crash in Hanoi: witness Ferrari was driving at 160 kph before deadly crash in …
Read More »China welcomes Vietnam’s Party chief with 21-gun salute
Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was welcomed with a 21-gun salute during his official visit to China on Monday. The welcoming ceremony for Trong and other high-ranking Vietnamese delegates, helmed by Trong’s Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, was held at the Great Hall of the People Monday afternoon, …
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