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A Singaporean couple in HCMC were put in jail for stealing multiple brand bags and purses from malls in downtown District 1. Shawn Han Sxe Siang, 42, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, while his lover Loh Si Yu was sentenced to three years for stealing …

The central city government wants to aid each poor household VND2 million (US$79) to buy smartphones to ensure communication when the 2G network is shut down. Leaders of the Da Nang People’s Committee announced Thursday to have submitted a proposal to the city People’s Council, the legislative unit, to issue …

Conservationists in Cambodia found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary, giving new hope for the world’s rarest crocodile species’ survival in the wild. Officials said Thursday that it was the biggest discovery of crocodile eggs in the country in the last 20 years. …

Vietnamese leaders have sent their regards to former U.S. president Donald Trump following his injuries from a failed assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, the foreign ministry said Thursday. “Vietnamese leaders have sent their regards and hope for a complete, speedy recovery for former president Donald Trump. We would also like to …

Seven people, including three children and their mother, died early on Thursday in what authorities suspect was arson that devastated a crowded seventh-floor apartment in a building in Nice, the largest city on the French Riviera. Acting Prime Minister Gabriel Attal who travelled to the area told reporters the investigation …

Autopsies have been performed on the six people, including four Vietnamese nationals, found dead in a Bangkok hotel, and their bodies can be handed over to their relatives, authorities said. Chanchai Sittipunt, director of Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok, said Thursday at a press meeting that the hospital is awaiting police …

Vietnamese leaders have sent their regards to former U.S. president Donald Trump following his injuries from a failed assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, the foreign ministry said Thursday. “Vietnamese leaders have sent their regards and hope for a complete, speedy recovery for former president Donald Trump. We would also like to …

Airlines expect overall passenger numbers to double over the next two decades from the 4.3 billion who flew last year, with growth led by emerging markets such as Asia Pacific and the Middle East, the main global airline body said Thursday. The projected surge in traffic could put further pressure …

Vietnamese investigators working with Thai authorities on the shocking quintuple-murder suicide that took several Vietnamese lives via laced tea in a Bangkok hotel room are pressuring counterparts for more information. The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand is cooperating with local authorities in investigating the deaths of six people of Vietnamese descent …

Vietnam has informed relevant countries about the presentation of its Submission on the Limits of the Extended Continental Shelf in the East Sea and they showed respect for Vietnam’s right, said the foreign ministry. Vietnam presented the Submission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf extending beyond 200 nautical miles …