A local man has been arrested after robbing two foreign tourists in Hoi An in central Vietnam, police said Saturday. Tran Van Sinh, 25, rode his motorbike around Hoi An on Wednesday evening looking for tourists to rob. He went to Hai Ba Trung Street and saw a foreign tourist …
Read More »Greenhouses, tree loss blamed for frequent Da Lat flooding
Da Lat floods regularly whenever it rains heavily because of massive greenhouse development and rapid urbanization that consumes all the available green space, according to experts. Da Lat, a popular hill resort town of Lam Dong Province, was severely flooded Thursday following a 30-minute downpour, with the downtown area being …
Read More »Serena’s impact to be felt long after retirement: analysis
U.S. Open on Friday may be the last match of Serena Williams’ career but the impact she had on the game for over two decades will be felt for generations. Williams, who made her professional debut in 1995 a year after her older sister Venus, has been one of the …
Read More »Italy’s costs to import energy will double to 100 billion euros
Italy’s net energy import costs are set to rise to nearly 100 billion euros, the economy minister said, warning Rome can’t spend indefinitely to cushion the blow on the economy. Italy relies on imports for three-quarters of its power consumption, increasing its vulnerability to Europe’s current energy crisis. Addressing the …
Read More »Fuel leak to delay first launch of NASA’s Artemis moon rocket for weeks
For the second time in a week, NASA aborted a launch of its next-generation rocketship, citing a fuel leak can delay its moon-to-Mars Artemis program by at least several weeks. Preflight operations were called off for the day about three hours before the 2:17 p.m. EDT (1817 GMT) liftoff time …
Read More »Finland to accept Vietnam’s new passport but with place of birth information
Finland has said it will recognize Vietnam’s new passport as long as it includes information about holders’ birthplace. Its Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it has decided to accept the new passport if the holders have their birthplace information manually added and officially stamped, the Vietnamese embassy in Finland said …
Read More »Indonesia hikes fuel prices to rein in ballooning subsidies
Indonesia raised subsidised fuel prices by about 30% on Saturday, as the government moves to rein in ballooning subsidies despite a risk of mass protests. The price of subsidized gasoline was raised to 10,000 rupiah ($67 U.S. cents) a liter from 7,650 rupiah, while that of subsidized diesel rose to …
Read More »Finland accepts Vietnam’s new passport
Finland has announced that it will recognize Vietnam’s new passport as long as it includes the holder’s birthplace information. Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it has decided to accept Vietnam’s new passport with the holder’s birthplace information added and officially verified, the Vietnamese Embassy in Finland said Friday. …
Read More »4 segments of North-South Expressway to be completed this year
The Mai Son-National Route 45, Cam Lo-La Son, Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet, and Phan Thiet-Dau Giay expressways are scheduled to open to traffic this year. They are part of the first phase of the North-South Expressway, which is divided into 11 components (three PPP projects and eight public investment works). The …
Read More »Korean cosmetic giant Amorepacific to buy US luxury skincare brand Tata Harper
South Korea-based personal products maker Amorepacific Corp will buy Natural Alchemy LLC, which operates the luxury beauty brand Tata Harper, as part of a strategic push to tap into the growing North American market. Vermont-based Tata Harper, which was launched in 2010 by Tata Harper and her former husband Henry …
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