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The HCMC Department of Transport proposed adding VND71.7 trillion ($2.9 billion) to its public investment plan in the 2021-2025 period to build more roads and ease traffic congestion. In a proposal submitted to Ho Chi Minh City’s People Committee, the department said the city currently allocates over VND52 trillion toward …

Binh Thuan Province in south central Vietnam has opted to cancel an urban area project to conserve 32 ha of mangrove forest. The cancelation was announced in a report sent from the Binh Thuan People’s Committee to the Party Civil Affairs Committee on Wednesday. The mangrove forest in Phan Thiet, …

The Philippines has recorded 72 deaths from Tropical Storm Nalgae that caused floods and landslides in southern provinces, the country’s disaster agency said on Saturday. Maguindanao province was the most affected with 67 people dead, while two were killed in Sultan Kudarat, another two in South Cotabato and the rest …

Vietnam’s rice exports in the January-October period are estimated to have risen about 17.2% from a year earlier to 6.07 million tonnes, government data showed on Saturday. Revenue from rice exports in the period is seen up 7.4% to $2.7 billion. October rice exports from Vietnam, one of the world’s …

Vietnam is not facing fuel shortages, its trade and industry minister said on Friday, seeking to calm concerns after some gas stations in southern cities cut or limited sales, citing financial difficulties. The move was because of fluctuation in the foreign exchange rate and because some fuel importers faced difficulties …

The chief of a Hanoi company has been arrested as for allegedly paying bribes to organize repatriation flights during the Covid-19 pandemic. Following the arrest of Tran Hong Ha, 50, director of Sao Viet International Commercial and Human Resources Supplying Co., Ltd, Ministry of Public Security spokesman To An Xo …

Can Tho City will build a two-kilometer embankment along the Tra Noc River to protect riverine families. Costing VND270 billion ($10.87 million), including more than VND100 billion from the central budget and the rest from the city’s budget, the project will be carried out by the municipal Irrigation Sub-Department in …

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, while South Korean forces were wrapping up nearly two weeks of exercises aimed at deterring their northern neighbor. The missile launches, at a time of growing fears that North Korea is preparing …

The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex drew thousands of visitors in Singapore on Friday eager to have a look at the huge fossil before it heads for auction in Hong Kong. Many took selfies with the dinosaur, named “Shen”, the Chinese word for god, which measures 12.2 meters long and …

U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt to participate in the COP27 climate summit on Nov. 11, the White House said on Friday. Biden will then travel to Cambodia from Nov. 12-13 to participate in the annual U.S.-ASEAN summit and the East Asia Summit, the White House said in …