A girl retaliated against her would-be rapist, recorded his motorbike license plate and reported him to the police in the Central Highlands’ Lam Dong Province. Nguyen Van Ha, 26, was detained by police of Lam Ha District to be investigated for “engaging in sexual intercourse with a person aged from …
Read More »Beijing shuts train lines as rain arrives in China’s north
Beijing on Tuesday temporarily shut numerous train lines in suburban areas around the Chinese capital after issuing an early warning for thunderstorms and flash floods as the country’s north braces itself for stormy weather. Chinese authorities have placed the country’s northern region on high alert for heavy rain since late …
Read More »Trump appears with bandaged ear at Republican convention
Donald Trump made a triumphant entrance during the first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday, receiving a raucous ovation from the party faithful two days after a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed his right ear. Trump walked into the Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee with a thick bandage over …
Read More »World’s second-largest economy grows 4.7%, below forecast
China’s economy grew much slower than expected in the second quarter as a protracted property downturn and job insecurity knocked the wind out of a fragile recovery, keeping alive expectations Beijing will need to unleash even more stimulus. The world’s second-largest economy grew 4.7% in April-June, official data showed, its …
Read More »Woman murders husband, niece, nephew with cyanide over vendettas
A woman who poisoned her husband, niece and two nephews, one of whom survived, did so as her husband was a gambler and, later, her family tried to restrict her romantic affairs, she told police. Nguyen Thi Hong Bich, 38, was first arrested by the police of southern Dong Nai …
Read More »Trump picks J.D. Vance for running mate, formally wins Republican presidential nomination
Donald Trump chose Ohio U.S. Senator J.D. Vance to be his vice presidential running mate, as the Republican Party officially nominated the former president to run again for the White House on Monday at the start of the party’s national convention in Milwaukee. “As Vice President, J.D. will continue to …
Read More »Foreign teachers face tough times in Vietnam as salaries drop
Foreign teachers in Vietnam are facing increasingly tough times as salaries drop and competition intensifies, challenging their ability to sustain their livelihoods and prompting many to reconsider their futures. Amy, who has been teaching English in Ho Chi Minh City for nearly two years, is preparing to return to the …
Read More »Two Vietnamese climbers rescued in Japan’s Mount Biei
Japanese rescue forces have saved two exhausted Vietnamese climbers in Mount Biei, located in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. Japanese police and firefighters said that they received a distress signal from two Vietnamese women, both in their 30s, at 6 p.m. on July 14 (local time). The women, who were …
Read More »Bitcoin soars to two-week high after Trump attack
Bitcoin surged to a two-week high on Monday after the attempted assassination of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump raised the odds of the former president, who has presented himself as a champion of cryptocurrency, winning the upcoming election. Trump said he was shot in the ear during the attack at …
Read More »Groom jumps out of wedding car to attack truck driver after collision
A wedding convoy car collided with a dump truck, prompting the groom to chase and attack the truck driver on the street of Dak Lak Province in the Central Highlands last weekend. Around 9 a.m. last Saturday, a red car decorated with flowers as part of a wedding procession collided …
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