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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 …

U.S. President Joe Biden who pledged transparency around his personal finances while in office and his wife Jill Biden reported a bit more than $600,000 on their federal tax returns for 2021, the White House said Friday. The couple paid $150,439 in taxes on $610,702, for a tax rate of …

Even for the richest person on the planet, buying Twitter was always going to be a challenge –- a highly complex financial transaction now made even trickier by a defensive “poison pill” move from the platform’s board. Musk’s $43 billion offer lays out the myriad potential pitfalls: possible government approvals, …

China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) has suspended imports from three Brazilian beef exporters – JBS SA, Marfrig and Naturafrig – for one week, the newspaper Valor Economico reported, citing a statement sent to Brazil’s embassy in Beijing. The decision affects four plants located in Mato Grosso and São Paulo …

The Biden administration on Friday said it has resumed plans for oil and gas development on federal lands, a move that could break a pledge Joe Biden made while campaigning for president. The plan calls for the government to lease fewer acres for drilling than initially proposed, charge steeper royalties …

HCMC is envisioning its metro routes as the axis for several underground developments in its downtown and other top urban areas. Officials are looking for ideas for underground developments in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area and other downtown areas spanning a total of 930 ha, with malls and parking …

The Health Ministry confirmed 20,076 new local Covid-19 cases in 61 cities and provinces Monday, pushing the ongoing wave’s tally to over 10.25 million. The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Hanoi with 1,425 cases, northern Yen Bai Province with 895 cases, and northern Vinh Phuc …

Over 1.8 million children aged 5-11 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will be vaccinated starting Saturday, local health authorities announced. A representative of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) on Friday said it had received around 73,000 Moderna Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Ministry of Health. Vaccination …

Shanghai is converting residential buildings into quarantine centres to house a mounting number of Covid-19 cases, but the move is sparking anger and protest from neighbours worried they are being put at increased risk of infection. In an incident livestreamed on Thursday afternoon on Chinese messaging platform WeChat, about 30 …

A man in the central province of Nghe An sold off his 13-year-old daughter to human traffickers for VND100 million ($4,367) to treat his heart condition. Lo Pho Pheng, 47, was sentenced to 14 years in jail by Nghe An People’s Court on Thursday for “trafficking of a person under …