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Heavy downpours starting at around 1 p.m. until the time of publishing have inundated many areas of central Vietnam by up to one meter. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 23h30 Tropical depression to hit Da Nang, Quang Nam at 4 a.m. The eye of a …

Heavy downpour from 1 p.m. until the time of publishing has flooded Da Nang City by up to one meter, urging many residents to call for authorities’ help. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 23h00 Rain stopped, water stopped rising At the intersection of Hoang Hoa …

Vietnam’s new passport submitted for visa applications has to contain the holder’s place of birth, the French embassy said Friday. “From October 17, visa applications submitted at the French Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate General of France in HCMC must be accompanied by a passport with the place of …

At least 10 children were killed and one was missing in Cambodia after a boat that was ferrying them home from an English class sank in the Mekong river. The small boat was overloaded and sank about 50 m (160 feet) from its destination in southeastern Kandal province after it …

The longest 220kV offshore power transmission line in Southeast Asia started operation Friday to provide electricity to Phu Quoc Island. Connecting Kien Luong District of Kien Giang Province with Phu Quoc, the line costs more than VND2.2 trillion ($90.4 million) and stretches 80.4 kilometers with 117 transmission towers. Built by …

U.N. Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday congratulated Vietnam for securing a seat at the Human Rights Council for the 2023-25 term. In a meeting with Vietnam ambassador Dang Hoang Giang at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Guterres said he believed Vietnam would continue to effectively and positively contribute …

The Ministry of Public Security detected almost 5,200 economic crimes and more than 520 corruption cases between October last year and September this year, up 41 percent year-on-year. During the period, police uncovered various violations in the fields of finance, securities and banking. They arrested former FLC group chairman Trinh …

A driver died on the spot after his truck was caught in a collision with two container trucks on Trung Luong – My Thuan Expressway between HCMC and the Mekong Delta. The collision occured at 4 a.m. Friday in Tien Giang Province in the delta when one truck hit a …

Five people were shot dead in the North Carolina capital of Raleigh, triggering a manhunt that shut down part of city for hours and the arrest of a juvenile suspect. Two people were wounded: a police officer who was treated and released and a person in hospital in critical condition, …

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast Friday, South Korea’s military said. South Korea also scrambled fighter jets when a group of about 10 North Korean military aircraft flew close to their heavily fortified border, and North Korea fired some 170 rounds of …