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Vietnam should not have a highway running through a world biosphere reserve because it will kill wildlife and degrade its environment, UNESCO’s country office has said. In a document recently sent to the Dong Nai People’s Committee, the UNESCO office in Vietnam has advised against construction of the Ma Da …

Hanoi recorded temperatures at around 39 degrees Celsius for the second day in a row Tuesday, with some locations two to four degrees higher depending on terrain. At 1 p.m., five weather stations in the capital recorded temperatures at over 37 degrees, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. …

The Ho Chi Minh City transport department wants to open an exclusive lane for cyclists and pedestrians along Hanoi Highway, a vital route at the city’s eastern entrance. Tran Quang Lam, director of the HCMC Department of Transport, has requested the Roads Management Center and relevant authorities to look into …

South Korea launched its first domestically-developed space rocket on Tuesday, the government said, the country’s second attempt after a launch last October failed. The Korea Satellite Launch Vehicle II, a 200-tonne liquid fuel rocket informally called Nuri, lifted off from the launch site in Goheung at 4:00pm (0700 GMT). “Nuri …

Chinese demand for traditional medicines has sent poachers hunting for African animals from rhinos to pangolins. Now a humbler creature is threatened: donkeys. Once prized by emperors, a gelatin called ejiao — made from donkey skins — is increasingly sought after by China’s middle class. The health benefits are believed …

Dmitry Muratov, the co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and the editor of one of Russia’s last major independent newspapers, auctioned off his Nobel medal for a record $103.5 million to aid children displaced by the war in Ukraine. All proceeds from the auction, which coincided with the World …

Philippines’ President-elect Ferdinand Marcos awarded himself the post of agriculture minister on Monday, citing the urgent need to address challenges in the sector and boost production to prevent food shortages and price increases. Ramping up agricultural production in a country known for being one of the world’s biggest importers of …

The United States is in talks with allies to further restrict Russia’s oil revenues by capping the price it would get for its crude, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said during a visit to Canada on Monday. “We are continuing to have productive conversations with our partners and allies around …

Flyer has recently launched the “Admin Dashboard” app which introduces innovative class management and teaching approaches for international schools and English centers. The new feature is an education managing solution to let English teachers offer self-study homework to students and efficiently monitor their progress. According to a Flyer official, English …

Ho Chi Minh City has recorded 16,057 dengue fever cases as of June 19, up 117.3 percent over the same period last year, and nine have died. Of the patients, 274 were critical, compared to 31 last year, according to the HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC). Within one week …