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Sa Pa resort town of northern Vietnam’s Lao Cai Province saw several streets and homes inundated after an afternoon rain on Tuesday.     Streets flooded as rains barrel down Sa Pa Streets flooded, trees felled as afternoon rains barrel down Sa Pa Heavy rains causing floods in Sa Pa, …

Six rhinos in a tourism site in central Vietnam’s Nghe An Province have been found dead with unknown causes. Nguyen An Tuan, deputy head of the Nghe An forest protection department, on September 16 confirmed the death of the rhinos at the Muong Thanh Dien Lam eco-tourism site in Dien …

Almost 70 Vietnamese citizens have escaped several “illegal facilities” in Cambodia with support from the Consulate General of Vietnam in Sihanoukville City. A representative from the consulate said the escape happened Sunday night after staff at the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh received a text message from one person in …

Two arrival pick-up lanes at Tan Son Nhat International Airport are often packed with cars waiting in line to pay toll fees. The D1 and D2 lanes that run 100 meters each in front of the domestic terminal of Tan Son Nhat airport are designated for ride-hailing services to pick …

Vo Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, has been reprimanded for violations and shortcomings in the discharge of his duties. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh signed the relevant document Monday. Hoan, 57, has been HCMC vice chairman since May 2019, with responsibility for …

Cambodia’s UN-backed court set up to try Khmer Rouge leaders finishes its work this week, ending a 16-year process that has helped national reconciliation but brought only limited solace to survivors of the genocidal regime. The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) will on Thursday give its judgment …

Residents along Train Street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District have requested authorities to consider making the street a fun and safe tourist destination instead of getting rid of it. In a letter sent on Monday, they asked the authorities to consider letting people run businesses and lead normal lives in …

Apple Inc said on Tuesday it will raise prices of apps and in-app purchases on its App Store from next month in all of the euro zone and some countries in Asia and South America. The new prices, excluding auto-renewable subscriptions, will be effective as early as Oct. 5, Apple …

The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon so far this year has already surpassed that for all of 2021, according to official figures released Monday that triggered new alarm for the world’s biggest rainforest. Satellite monitoring has detected 75,592 fires from January 1 to September 18, already higher …

Indonesian palm oil producers are whittling down their hefty inventory overhang with discounts versus rivals and aggressive sales to India, where demand is picking up for next month’s Diwali festival, industry officials said. Backed by Jakarta’s waiver of palm oil export levies, which was recently extended to Oct. 31 and …