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Vietnam to enjoy 3-day New Year break

Vietnamese laborders will get three days off for the upcoming New Year’s Day holiday, from December 31 to January 2 next year. While the labor code only allows one day off on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2023 falls on a Sunday, meaning workers will get an extra day off …

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800 Vietnamese return home from Cambodia in two days

Over 800 Vietnamese workers have returned to Vietnam from Cambodia through border gates in the southern province of Tay Ninh since Tuesday. Le Hong Vuong, head of the Tay Ninh border guard forces, said Thursday that the number of workers returning to Vietnam from Cambodia has risen dramatically of late. …

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Twitter shares to be suspended on NYSE as Musk nears takeover

Twitter shares to be suspended on NYSE as Musk nears takeover

Twitter Inc shares will be suspended from trading on Friday, the New York Stock Exchange’s website showed, as billionaire Elon Musk faces a court-ordered Oct. 28 deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. Musk, the world’s richest person, visited Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco …

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Facebook personality jailed for abusing democratic freedoms

A Facebook personality in Hanoi was sentenced Thursday to two years in jail for posting false information that affected businesses and the stock market. Dang Nhu Quynh, 42, was found guilty of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights and interests of organizations and/or …

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Two people shot dead in Phu Quoc

Two people in the southern island of Phu Quoc were shot dead while three others were injured by dozens of people on Thursday for reasons yet to be confirmed. Police of Phu Quoc said that at 11:30 a.m., construction workers were working at a building in Cua Duong Commune when …

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$322-mln bridge proposed across Mekong tributary

Dong Thap Province has proposed a bridge across the Tien River, a Mekong tributary, to boost regional connectivity. Sa Dec Bridge will stretch 2.5 kilometers apart from 11 kilometers of leading roads to link Sa Dec Town and Cao Lanh District. The bridge will have four lanes for vehicles to …

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