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Vietnam recorded 14,660 new cases in 60 provinces and cities on Sunday, pushing the nation’s infection tally during the fourth coronavirus wave to over 10.4 million. The average new Covid infections over the past seven days were 20,986 a day. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 42,944 with …

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet in mid-May with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders, with a likely focus on the rising power of China, the host country announced on Saturday. The summit, originally scheduled for March, “will demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment to ASEAN”, White House press …

A court in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum sentenced two Chinese men to death Saturday for running an operation producing over 11kg of meth. Cao Zi Li and Jian Huang, both 59, identified as the ringleaders, were found guilty of ‘illegal production of narcotic substances.’ Another Chinese accomplice …

Twelve people were injured, 10 of them by gunfire, in a shooting that erupted on Saturday inside a shopping mall in Columbia, South Carolina, and three people were taken into custody, police said. Columbia Police Chief William Holbrook said the shooting at the Columbiana Centre mall was not believed to …

Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic Covid-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China tightened controls as the country kept up its “dynamic clearance” approach that aims to stamp out the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, a central Chinese manufacturing area that includes Apple …

Vietnam recorded 23,354 new cases in 62 provinces and cities and 10 deaths on Saturday. The average Covid fatalities over the past week were 20 a day, down 39 percent from the previous week. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam is now 42,934. The three localities with the highest number …

A man from the central province of Ha Tinh is being investigated for allegedly tricking people out of their money via fake repatriation flights to Vietnam during the pandemic. Ho Son Tung, 30, is being investigated for “obtaining property by fraud”, police said Saturday. Last year, when the Covid-19 pandemic …

Quang Binh Province, home to the world’s largest cave Son Doong, can get its airport upgraded if it gets more regular international flights, the Government Office said Friday. The instruction came following an airport development proposal by the Transport Ministry last December, which said an upgrade of Dong Hoi from …

China increasing militarization in the East Sea (South China Sea) reveals its intention to further intimidate other littoral states, experts say. An aerial view of Subi Reef illegally occupied by China, April 21, 2017. Photo by Reuters/Francis Malasig China has started sending the J-20, its most advanced fighter aircraft, to …

China completing militarization of some islands in the East Sea (South China Sea), violating sovereignty of other nations, reveals its intention to further intimidate other claimants, experts say. An aerial view of Subi Reef illegally occupied by China, April 21, 2017. Photo by Reuters/Francis Malasig On March 22, U.S. Indo-Pacific …