China’s coronavirus-driven economic slowdown is proving to be a boon for Zhu Tainiqi, the Shanghai-based founder of second-hand luxury goods marketplace ZZER, who is now scouting for shop space to expand the business. The former venture capitalist is seeing a surge in people looking to sell their Hermes Birkin bags …
Read More »HCMC man gets 7 years for killing sick wife in suicide pact
A man in HCMC was sentenced to seven years in prison for killing his wife in a suicide pact after they ran out of money for her treatment. Huynh Quang Dat, 56, said at the Monday trial he was no longer able to pay for his wife’s treatment, and because …
Read More »Storm Noru makes landfall in central Vietnam
At 1 a.m. Wednesday, storm Noru was wrecking havoc in Da Nang, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai with a wind speed at 133 kph, bringing down rows of coastal trees. Live bão Noru Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 2h00 Total blackout on Ly Son Island …
Read More »Central Vietnam hotels offer free shelter as storm Noru bears
Hotels in Quang Ngai and Da Nang opened their doors Tuesday, offering free shelter to people as storm Noru approached the central region. Several people in Quang Ngai’s Binh Hai Commune have been taking blankets, clothes, food and raincoats to the Chien Canh hotel in Phuoc Thien Village since Tuesday …
Read More »Storm Noru: ‘Terrifying winds’ at Quang Ngai’s Ly Son Island
“The winds are terrifying. No one dares to leave home,” Ly Son District Party Secretary Nguyen Minh Tri remarked at 10 p.m. Tuesday. Live bão Noru Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 22h30 Wind speed reduces, remains high at 149 kph The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological …
Read More »Storm Noru to make landfall on Da Nang-Quang Ngai
At 9 p.m., the storm’s eye is about 140 km away from the shores of Da Nang-Quang Ngai, with a maximum wind speed at 166 kph. It is expected to make landfall in about 3-4 hours, triggering heavy rains and rough seas Live bão Noru Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) …
Read More »Storm Noru near Da Nang, injures 10 people
The eye of Storm Noru was nearly 200 km from Vietnam’s central coast at 6 p.m., but it already injured at least 10 people. Live bão Noru Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 19h10 More than 1200 residents in Quang Ngai Province moved to storm shelters …
Read More »Deputy PM’s assistant arrested in pandemic flight bribery case
Nguyen Quang Linh, assistant to Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly taking bribes while organizing Covid-19 repatriation flights. Linh, 48, is the 19th person to face criminal charges after investigation was launched eight months ago in the pandemic flight bribery scandal. Earlier, he and …
Read More »Deputy foreign minister expelled from Party over pandemic flight scandal
Nguyen Quang Linh, assistant to Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, and To Anh Dung, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, have been expelled from the Communist Party. The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in charge of personnel affairs at the Party, announced the decision at a meeting …
Read More »Storm Noru near Da Nang, damages houses
The eye of Storm Noru was nearly 200 km from Vietnam’s central coast at 5 p.m., but it already caused several houses to collapse and blew the roofs off many others. Live bão Noru Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 17h45 Da Nang closes down bridges, …
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