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Two former anti-corruption police officers have been accused of receiving $3.7 million in bribes from the director of HCMC’s Thu Duc Hospital to help him escape bidding violation charges. Bui Trung Kien, a former police officer of the anti-corruption police department under the Ministry of Public Security, is set to …

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who lifted the economy out of chronic deflation with his bold “Abenomics” policies, military boost and counter China’s growing clout, has died at 67. Abe, who left office in 2020, was shot and killed on Friday during an election campaign speech in an attack …

Japan struggled with shock and sadness on Friday with the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a nation where firearms are strictly regulated and political violence extremely rare. Abe was shot while giving a campaign speech on a street corner and taken to hospital by helicopter. His death …

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, an official from his political party said. A man opened fire on Abe, 67, from behind with an apparently homemade gun as he spoke at a drab traffic island in …

Leaders and envoys from around the world reacted with shock and concern to the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. Here are some key comments: United States “This is a very, very sad moment,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters at the G20 meeting …

The Ministry of Transport has suggested a bypass in place of a highway proposed to be built through a world biosphere reserve in the southern Dong Nai Province. In a letter to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday, the ministry said it is not feasible to have a part …

Shanghai reopened most cinemas on Friday, sticking to a plan of gradual resumption of daily activities after it lifted a two-month Covid-19 lockdown in June. Seeking to avoid a repeat of the ordeal that the commercial hub of 25 million suffered in April and May, Shanghai’s strategy rests on frequent …

U.S. employers likely hired the fewest workers in 14 months in June, but the jobless rate probably remained near pre-pandemic lows. This underscores labor market tightness that could encourage the Federal Reserve to deliver another 75-basis-point interest rate increase later this month. Despite the anticipated slowdown in job growth last …

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech in the western city of Nara, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. A sound like a gunshot was heard at the time, and a male suspect was detained at the scene, NHK …

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia had barely started in Ukraine and dared the West to try it on the battlefield, insisting the idea of peace talks is still open. In a hawkish speech to parliamentary leaders more than four months into the war, Putin said the prospects for any …