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The Vietnamese diaspora in Sri Lanka is waiting for the massive unrest to die down and the country to make a new beginning after defaulting on its debt. People walk along the Pettah Market in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 18, 2022. Photo by Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar In mid-April, Sri Lanka defaulted …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the May 12-13 U.S.-ASEAN summit in Washington D.C. at the invitation of U.S President Joe Biden, the foreign ministry has confirmed. “Prime Minister Chinh will lead the Vietnamese delegation to attend the summit and pay a working visit to the U.S. as also …

Vietnam on Thursday recorded 30,574 new Covid-19 cases, including 18,545 cases added to the national database by Dak Nong. The total infection tally in the fourth wave so far is 10,390,347 cases. The three localities with the highest numbers of cases are Dak Nong in the Central Highlands with 18,822 …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh accepted the invitation of U.S President Joe Biden to attend the U.S.-ASEAN summit in Washington D.C, which will take place on May 12-13. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Photo by Vietnam Government Portal “Prime Minister Chinh will lead the Vietnamese delegation to attend the …

Two ships collided off the south central coast on Wednesday night, causing one to sink and posing an oil spill risk. The collision between the northbound Hai Dat 36, carrying 2,500 tons of rice, and the southbound Phuc Tinh 26, carrying 3,260 tons of metal sheets, happened at Phan Rang …

A 32-year-old man in the southern Tra Vinh Province has been arrested for allegedly tearing national flags at two government offices on Sunday. Le Ba Chac of An Truong Commune, Cang Long District, faces charges of “insulting the national flag.” Officials said he drove a motorbike to the commune police …

Japan’s ruling coalition is set to agree on a supplementary budget to fund economic relief measures to help households and small business cope with surging fuel costs, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. An agreement between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its small Komeito party ally will likely …

From 2026 supermarkets and stores in shopping malls will not be allowed to pack goods in single-use plastic bags, an environment ministry official has said. Vietnam has various regulations for controlling plastic waste, and they include having all retailers switch to environment-friendly bags by 2025, Nguyen Trung Thang, deputy head …

With $17 billion promised in principle for various projects, Cu Chi and Hoc Mon districts are looking to develop to their full potential in the coming years. At an investment promotion conference held last week, Ho Chi Minh City called for and received pledges of $17 billion for 55 projects …

Hong Kong reopened gyms, beauty parlors, theme parks, and cinemas for the first time in more than four months on Thursday, as authorities relax some of the world’s most stringent Covid restrictions that have weighed on residents and businesses. Also, restaurant dining has been extended until 10 p.m. (1400 GMT) …