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Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Duc Long said there are plans to popularize Vietnam’s national domain name ‘.vn’ and make it among the world’s top 20-30. Speaking at a conference at the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) in Da Nang on Friday, he said the country needs …

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed significant gun-safety legislation for the first time in three decades, sending it to President Joe Biden to sign, a day after a Supreme Court ruling that broadly expanded gun rights. The House voted 234-193 for the bill. No Democrats were opposed, while …

Fifteen children have drowned in flash floods that swept through Bangladesh with another 3.5 million urgently needing clean drinking water as the risk of waterborne diseases grows, UNICEF’s country representative said on Friday. “That’s a staggering number of children and an increase over the last couple of days. Huge areas …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by President Joe Biden that will dramatically change life for millions of women in America and exacerbate growing tensions in a deeply polarized country. The court, …

The Hanoi transport department has proposed that coaches with at least 24 seats and vehicles on official and emergency missions be allowed to use BRT lanes. The department said in a report submitted to the Hanoi People’s Committee Thursday that allowing the other vehicles to use BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) …

Two Indian battleships – INS Sahyadri and INS Kadmatt –docked at the Nha Rong Port Friday, beginning a three-day visit to Vietnam that aims to strengthen relations between the two countries. “This visit is important as the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of establishment of relations and the …

Ho Thi Thanh Van, a HCMC-based scientist, has been honored as an “international rising talent” by the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards. Van, 42, is currently a lecturer at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment. She received the award on Wednesday in Paris for …

British consumers cut back on shopping in May in the face of fast-rising inflation, and a measure of their confidence sank to a record low this month, according to data. The Office for National Statistics said on Friday that sales volumes in May fell by 0.5% on the month, a …

A 10-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool of a tourism site in the central beach town Phan Thiet on Thursday. At around 5 p.m., an employee of the Hon Rom 1 tourism site found Nguyen Dac Tuan Vu floating underwater. He was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced …

Medical workers in Ho Chi Minh City are coping with a flood of dengue fever cases as the disease nears its peak. While treating a female patient with severe dengue symptoms at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases on Tuesday, Dr. Vo Thanh Lam was …