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Energy security has become a top priority for importers as forecasts of gas supplies and volatile prices in the next few years keep buyers on edge and push toward decarbonization. Europe is importing record volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as gas from its top supplier Russia has been disrupted …

The Vietnam Food Administration has issued a warning about a coffee product containing a banned substance that may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The administration on Thursday said four samples of the coffee product “Max Health Go Coffee” product contained sibutramine, an appetite suppressant. Just three days …

Garbage has been washing up along beaches in Quang Ngai and Ba Ria Vung Tau provinces now that the rainy season is underway. On Thursday morning, the beach along An Vinh Village next to Tinh Ky Port in the central province of Quang Ngai was covered in various types of …

Two months into harsh Covid-19 lockdowns, China’s economy is back to its feet, but businesses from retailers to chipmakers are warning of slow sales as consumers pause on spending. Car sales in the world’s largest auto market have slowed dramatically, gamers are buying fewer consoles, and people are unwilling to …

Billionaire Elon Musk was sued by Twitter investors claiming he manipulated the company’s stock price downward, as he mounts a $44 billion takeover bid for the social media platform. The investors said Musk saved himself $156 million by failing to disclose that he had purchased more than 5% of Twitter …

After unprecedented revenue growth last year, digital platforms now face a sobering reality as pandemic-driven advertising trends dissipate, according to an analyst report on Thursday. Research firm MoffettNathanson cut its 2025 revenue estimates for each of the four companies by double-digit percentages. US digital ad spending surged 38 percent in …

The Nghi Son Refinery in Thanh Hoa has sought the province’s approval to dump around seven million cubic meters of dredged sludge at its port into the sea. The dumping will happen until 2026, with 1.9 million m3 to be dumped this year. The dumping area would span 400 ha …

Vietnam’s national hotline for child protection confirmed the majority of violence perpetrated against children last year involved the close family members of victims. The hotline 111, operated by the Child Affairs Department under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, received more than 600,000 calls last year, a representative …

A man, his wife and two children were found dead inside an apartment complex in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District, police said Thursday. At around 3 p.m., an employee of the Park 1 apartment tower in the Times City urban area suspected that murder had taken place in an apartment on …

Deputy chairman of the Da Nang People’s Council Le Minh Trung has been dismissed from all Party positions for displaying a “lack of morals”, the Communist Party Secretariat said Thursday. Trung has not upheld ethical standards and lifestyle, has violated regulations by engaging activities prohibited for Party members and violated …