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A makeshift boardwalk at the construction site of a major Mekong Delta bridge collapsed Friday afternoon, causing three workers to fall into the river and one has not been found. The boardwalk, around three meters from the water, collapsed from the main pillar of the My Thuan 2 bridge in …

Vietnamese hospitals are struggling to recruit nurses after many have quit saying they are overworked and poorly paid, placing greater burdens on those who stay on the job. The Cardiac Surgical Resuscitation Department at a leading public general hospital in HCMC is functioning with just 13 nurses, less than half …

Hurricane Ian, one of the worst storms ever to hit the United States, roared into South Carolina on Friday, delivering a powerful second punch after walloping Florida. The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina, as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of …

The Indian capital of New Delhi will enforce a 15-step action plan to curb pollution ahead of the arrival of winter, when a haze of toxic smog envelops the world’s most polluted city. High pollution is an annual sore point for Delhi, when several people are put to risk due …

United Airlines said on Friday it will suspend service in late October to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK). Earlier this month, United had threatened to take the action if the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not grant the air carrier additional flights. United has been flying just twice …

The navies of South Korea, the United States and Japan staged trilateral anti-submarine exercises for the first time in five years on Friday, amid tension over North Korea’s series of missile tests. The drills were held in international waters off the Korean peninsula’s east coast, just a day after North …

With water rising to two meters on the Hau River, a Mekong tributary, downtown Can Tho City has been completely flooded. Many parts of Ninh Kieu, Binh Thuy, O Mon and Cai Rang districts have been flooded from 7 a.m. Friday. Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, the arterial road of …

The central province of Nghe An counted seven lives lost, more than 17,400 houses flooded after three days of heavy rainfall. The Nghe An Natural Disaster Prevention Committee said Friday that the victims were either swept away while crossing bridges or risking their lives to catch fish during the flooding. …

A China registered boat with 21 crew members has been hit by food poisioning, with 12 dead and nine in critical conditon. The nine, being treated at the Con Dao District medical center Friday afternoon, were in critical condition, doctors said. When the crew members were airlifted by a rescue …

A China registered boat with 21 crew members has been hit by food poisioning, with 12 dead and nine in critical conditon. The nine, being treated at the Con Dao District medical center Friday afternoon, were in critical condition, doctors said. When the crew members were airlifted by a rescue …