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A pedestrian bridge over the Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal, the most scenic in downtown HCMC, has opened to the public. Spanning 100 meters across and three meters wide, it connects Hoang Sa Street in District 1 with Truong Sa Street in Binh Thanh District. The first ever pedestrian …

Five people in southern Tay Ninh Province were arrested after allegedly helping foreign criminals launder money by selling them bank accounts. Pham Van Nghia, 45; Ngoc Tuan Anh, 27; Vuong Thi Hoa, 35 and two other people were detained by police of Tay Ninh on Wednesday for obtaining property by …

A company has installed computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, allowing patrons to pick up bullets along with a gallon of milk. American Rounds said their machines use an identification scanner and facial recognition software to verify the purchaser’s age and are …

The number of hospitalizations due to using electronic cigarette mixed with drugs has been increasing recently, with most cases involving young patients experiencing acute poisoning. In the first six months of 2024, the Poison Control Center at Hanoi’s Bach Mai Hospital has treated around 100 cases of e-cigarette poisoning, compared …

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony in Vientiane for Vietnamese President To Lam on Thursday. Following the ceremony, the Vietnamese and Lao leaders started their talks to seek measures to make the comprehensive cooperation between the …

The founder of US investment firm Archegos, Bill Hwang, was found guilty Wednesday of fraud and market manipulation in a case focused on the fund’s 2021 implosion that cost major banks billions of dollars. A jury in New York convicted South Korean-born Hwang on 10 of the 11 charges he …

Australian authorities said Thursday they are investigating the illegal killing of at least 65 kangaroos found shot or apparently rammed by a vehicle. A local wildlife shelter alerted Victorian wildlife officials after finding the eastern grey kangaroos in rural paddocks about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of Melbourne, officials said. …

New diesel cars and taxis will no longer be registered in Singapore starting Jan. 1, 2025, as part of the government’s efforts to have all vehicles on the streets of the city-state running on cleaner energy by 2040. The move to phase out the more pollutive vehicles was announced in …

President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on Thursday morning for three-day state visits to Laos and Cambodia. The visits come at the invitations of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, and Cambodian King Preah …

The health ministry is proposing for couples to bear children freely, effectively lifting a policy that limits couples to bearing up to two children. In a report on the impacts of the proposed Law on Population, the Ministry of Health said the law would aim for the nationwide replacement birth …