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Japanese police Thursday arrested Toshiie Yamaguchi, 59, on suspicion of murdering a Vietnamese woman in a robbery attempt. Yamaguchi made an appointment to meet the victim, Vo Thi Le Quyen, 31, to borrow money but was refused, so he killed and robbed her before hiding the body. The incident was …

Vietnam opposes all acts of attacking civilians and believes it is necessary to verify information in a public, transparent and objective manner. Dang Hoang Giang, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, speaking at the 11th emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly on the Russia-Ukraine conflict …

Rio Tinto, General Motors and even the US Energy Department are investing in a crop of newer technologies that could revolutionize the way lithium is produced for electric vehicle batteries. Now those technologies just have to prove they work on a commercial scale. If they do, miners will be able …

A Russian tourist fell off from a hotel floor in the northern Hai Phong City and died Thursday night. The unnamed tourist fell from a hotel on Nui Ngoc Street in Cat Ba Town at around 6 p.m. By 9 p.m., local police and other relevant authorities have come to …

The dollar extended a squeeze higher on Friday, reaching a new near two-year peak against a basket of peers and a one-month high versus the euro. It was supported by the prospect of a more aggressive pace of Federal Reserve interest rates hikes. The dollar index rose as high as …

The Covid-19 pandemic is winding down in Vietnam with decreasing infections, severe cases and deaths; and the health ministry says it has been brought under control. Over the past week, hospitals in Hanoi have been recording fewer Covid-19 cases. The municipal Department of Health said Tuesday that there were still …

Ho Chi Minh City will spend VND138 billion ($6 million) each year to help state-owned medical centers across wards and communes retain staff. As proposed by the municipal People’s Committee, the city’s executive arm, at a meeting with the legislative People’s Council on Thursday, the fund will be given to …

A Hanoi woman will spend 15 years behind bars for swindling more than VND1 billion ($43,753) from a couple with several deceptions, including briefcases full of fake currency. The Hanoi People’s Court handed down the 15-year sentence to 52-year-old Nguyen Thi Nhung Thursday after finding her guilty of obtaining property …

The Covid-19 pandemic is winding down in Vietnam with decreasing infections, severe cases and deaths; and the health ministry says it has been brought under control. Over the past week, hospitals in Hanoi have been recording fewer Covid-19 cases. The municipal Department of Health said Tuesday that there were still …

The number of countries accepting Vietnam’s vaccine passport has gone up to 19 with the recent addition of Iran and Malaysia, foreign ministry deputy spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang said Thursday. The 17 countries that had already accepted Vietnam’s vaccine passports were: Australia, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Japan, Maldives, New Zealand, …