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While the Covid-19 situation remains unpredictable and unstable, an announcement of its ending in Vietnam may lead to negligence, making people unprepared for new strains, the health ministry said. Phan Trong Lan, head of the ministry’s General Department of Preventive Medicine, said Tuesday Vietnam would face two challenges if it …

Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he was not daunted by the scale of the challenge as he became Britain’s third prime minister in two months, pledging to restore trust, rebuild confidence and lead the country through an economic crisis. The 42-year-old former hedge fund boss, who has only been in …

Contact has been lost with around 100 Vietnamese in South Korea soon after they entered the country as tourists, the foreign ministry said Saturday. The Vietnamese traveled through the Yangyang International Airport, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said Tuesday. She was responding to inquiries …

At least 16 people died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of about a million people from their homes, officials said Tuesday. Around 10 million people were without power in 15 coastal districts, while schools were shut across southern and southwestern regions. Cyclones — the equivalent of …

A 50-year-old man in Hanoi died of rabies two months after slaughtering two dogs for their meat. The man in Me Linh District developed a headache, fever, muscle pain, breathing difficulties and fear of water, wind, and light on Oct. 16, Hanoi Health Department announced Tuesday. Two days later, his …

Singapore cut its forecast for its carbon dioxide emissions in 2030 and will achieve a peak in emissions earlier before that as the city-state strives to achieve net zero by 2050, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Tuesday. Singapore plans to reduce its carbon emissions target for 2030 to …

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has mandated that all educational institutions must have counselors to help students cope with psychological issues. They should be hired from the next school year since more and more students are encountering psychological problems, either due to academic pressure or …

At least 13 people died after a boat carrying hundreds caught fire in eastern Indonesia on Monday, a transport official said. The KM Express Cantika 77 erupted in flames off the coast of Timor island in East Nusa Tenggara province, prompting desperate passengers to jump overboard. A search and rescue …

Fire engulfed a taxi on a street in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District early Tuesday, but fortunately the driver and a lone passenger had enough time to escape. The vehicle was en route to Thu Duc City and at the intersection of Phan Van Tri and Pham Van Dong streets at …

Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will visit China from October 30 to November 2, per an invitation by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Party chief Trong sent his congratulations to the Chinese leader on October 23 after the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China elected …