Lawmakers will consider approval for the construction of five expressways and greater administrative autonomy for Khanh Hoa Province when the National Assembly convenes on Monday. The third session of the 15th NA will see members decide on investment policies for Hanoi’s Ring Road No.4, which will connect its outlying districts …
Read More »HCMC factory workers eke out a living with additional jobs
Many HCMC workers are having to take on extra work outside their factories in order to meet daily expenses and take care of other needs like children’s education. After finishing her work at a shoe factory run by Pou Yuen Vietnam Co. Ltd in Binh Tan District at 4 p.m., …
Read More »Third possible case of monkeypox found in the US
Health authorities said they may have found a third case of the monkeypox virus in the United States and are running tests on a patient in South Florida to confirm if the person has contracted the disease, which is staging a rare outbreak outside of Africa. The case in Broward …
Read More »Storms kill at least 8 in Canada, leave half a million without power
The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada’s two most populous provinces this weekend rose to at least eight, authorities said on Sunday, as emergency crews continued a massive clean-up to restore power to half a million people. The storms, which lasted more than two hours Saturday afternoon and packed …
Read More »Australia swears in new Labor PM ahead of Quad meeting
Australia’s Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese was sworn in as the country’s 31st prime minister on Monday, promising a “journey of change” as he vowed to tackle climate change, rising living costs and inequality. Labor returns to power after nine years in opposition as a wave of unprecedented support for …
Read More »Biden reinforces Japan ties, unveils Asia trade initiative
President Joe Biden meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo and unveils a multinational trade initiative Monday as part of his push to reinvigorate U.S. strategic power across Asia. Fresh from a three-day visit to another key U.S. ally, South Korea, Biden will also have talks with Japanese …
Read More »PM orders sped-up launch of HCMC-Mekong Delta railway
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday asked agencies to speed up the launch of a railway connecting Mekong Delta’s hub Can Tho with Ho Chi Minh City and the delta’s Ca Mau Province. During an online meeting with voters in Can Tho, Chinh said the largest economic center in …
Read More »Russia says 963 Americans are banned from entering, adds 26 new Canadians
Russia said it had so far banned 963 Americans from entering the country including President Joe Biden and other top officials and would continue to retaliate against hostile U.S. actions. The largely symbolic travel bans form part of a downward spiral in Russia’s relations with the West since its Feb. …
Read More »Malaysia sounds alarm over lowest SEA Games ranking in 40 years
A government minister says that “all Malaysians are disappointed” with what is threatening to be the country’s lowest placing at the SEA Games in nearly 40 years. Traditionally a regional power, sports minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu sounded the alarm despite Malaysian athletes on Friday reaching the country’s target of 36 …
Read More »US, Japan, Australia and India to launch tracking system to monitor illegal fishing by China: FT
US, Japan, Australia, and India will unveil a maritime initiative at Quad summit in Tokyo to curb illegal fishing in the Indo-Pacific, the Financial Times reported, citing a US official. US President Joe Biden is visiting Japan to attend the meeting of the Quad group of countries – Australia, India, …
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