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A woman in Hanoi was arrested on Monday to be investigated for facilitating commercial surrogacy services. Phan Thi Hang Oanh, 35, saw a demand for children from families unable to have them, as well as a rising single-parent trend. So, she created a social media page to connect those who …

Two islands popular among tourists in central Vietnam, expected to be the first in storm Noru’s firing line, have banned boats and ships from entering them. Nguyen Huu Doan, director of the management board of Sa Ky Port in Quang Ngai, said Monday that all vessels have been banned from …

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr conducted an aerial survey of damage on Monday brought by typhoon Noru, which left heavy flooding across several northern provinces as authorities rushed to get aid to thousands of evacuees. Five rescue workers were killed in Bulacan province, its Governor Daniel Fernando told DZMM radio, …

Storm Noru would trigger rainfall up to 400 mm in central and Central Highlands regions from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday. From Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday, Da Nang and the provinces of Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Kon Tum should expect rainfall of 250-400 mm, hydro-meteorological stations …

Apple Inc said on Monday it will manufacture its latest iPhone 14 in India, as the tech giant moves some of its production away from China. The company launched the flagship iPhone 14 at an event earlier this month, where it focused on safety upgrades rather than flashy new technical …

A gunman killed six people a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk, Russia’s interior ministry said in a statement on Telegram. The Udmurtia branch of the interior ministry said the gunman had killed himself and that 20 people were wounded. News agency RIA cited Governor Alexander Brechalov of the …

Da Nang and three central provinces have let over one million students stay home to take shelter from typhoon Noru. Da Nang Education Department has required 275,000 students from kindergartens to high schools to stay home starting Monday afternoon. Authorities in the provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Tri and Quang …

Shares in Macau casino operators soared up to 13% on Monday after the city’s leader said China would resume an e-visa scheme for mainland travellers and permit group tours, which could likely boost the footfall in the world’s biggest gambling hub. The Chinese special administrative region, which is the only …

For six months, home for Ms. Xu has been a room in a high-rise apartment in the southern Chinese city of Guilin that she bought three years ago, attracted by brochures touting its riverfront views and the city’s clean air. Her living conditions, however, are far from those promised: unpainted …

South Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years on Monday, a day after Pyongyang conducted a ballistic missile launch. Washington is Seoul’s key security ally and stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect it from the nuclear-armed North. …