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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on Thursday on federal charges. Chauvin, who is white, pleaded guilty in December 2021 to violating the civil rights of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, during his …

A bridge will be built this September to connect the port province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau with the industrial hub of Dong Nai. Expected to cost VND4.87 trillion ($208 million) of the state budget, Phuoc An Bridge will stretch more than 3.7 kilometers, including leading roads, to cross …

The foreign affairs ministry has confirmed that 33 people of Vietnamese origin were arrested in South Korea for allegedly throwing a “drug party.” “33 people were arrested, including four people who’d gained South Korean citizenship and the rest being Vietnamese nationals illegally staying in the country. These citizens have been …

Four people including a Cambodian national were arrested as they drove a car with 32 kg of drugs towards HCMC, Binh Phuoc Province police said Thursday. They will be investigated for drug trafficking. Police officers in the southern province, nearly three hours drive from HCMC, said they had been watching …

Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he was abandoned by ministers and most of his Conservative lawmakers. Bowing to the inevitable as more than 50 ministers quit and lawmakers said he must go, an isolated and powerless Johnson spoke outside his Downing …

A bridge will be built this September to connect the port province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau with the industrial hub of Dong Nai. Expected to cost VND4.87 trillion ($208 million) of the state budget, Phuoc An Bridge will stretch more than 3.7 kilometers, including leading roads, to cross …

The HCMC traffic police want restaurant owners to cooperate and inform them if customers drive drunk. Police in Binh Thanh District said Wednesday they visited restaurants in several places like Pham Van Dong Street and instruct them to remind customers about the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects …

PM Pham Minh Chinh affirmed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Vietnam always highly evaluates the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia as they met in Hanoi. Receiving the Russian minister at the government’s office on Wednesday, Chinh said he wished to make the bilateral cooperation “deeper and more effective” …

Around a million students entered Vietnam’s 2022 high school graduation examination as it kicked off Thursday morning. The two-day exam begins with Literature, with a two-hour test starting 7:35 a.m. In Hanoi, around 98,000 students woke up from 4-5 a.m. to have breakfast and prepare for the day ahead. Students …

Singapore has confirmed its first local case of monkeypox, the health ministry said late on Wednesday. The patient is a 45-year-old male Malaysian national who resides in Singapore. He tested positive on Wednesday. Three close contacts of the man were identified as of Wednesday, and all will be placed under …