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One person was shot on the road in the United States every 17 hours in 2021, according to a new tally of road rage violence. In all, 131 people were killed and 391 wounded by gunfire for a total of 522 road rage casualties in 2021, the gun control group …

The government has ordered HCMC, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang and Can Tho to work on a motorbike restriction plan after 2030. The five cities, currently the only centrally controlled municipalities and the biggest in Vietnam, must either ban or restrict motorbikes in certain districts after 2030, as well as …

Hanoi is allowing karaoke, massage parlors, bars and internet cafes to reopen starting this Friday after a year of Covid outbreak related restrictions. All these establishments should continue to implement Covid-19 safety measure and customers with Covid-19 symptoms are advised to not go to such facilities, the city said in …

The Health Ministry announced 49,124 new domestic Covid-19 patients Wednesday in 61 cities and provinces. The figure included 9,300 previous cases from the northern province of Quang Ninh detected on the previous days but yet to be added to the national database. Hanoi recorded 4,037 new cases, followed by Yen …

Around a million Hanoi students from first to sixth grades returned to school Wednesday morning after spending a year studying online. Nguyen Tram Anh, a third grader living in Nam Tu Liem District, prepared her books and notes Tuesday night to return to class on Wednesday. Before going to bed, …

British singer Ed Sheeran said baseless copyright claims were damaging the music industry after he won a case at the High Court in London on Wednesday. Sheeran had been involved in a legal battle with grime artist Sami Chokri, who performs as Sami Switch, and music producer Ross O’Donoghue, who …

No more faked evidence or years-long waits — from Wednesday, unhappy spouses in England and Wales can end their marriages without blaming each other, in the biggest reform of divorce law for half a century. The onset of “no-fault” divorces means one spouse no longer needs to prove the other …

The HCMC People’s Court sentenced a reporter to three and a half years in jail on Tuesday for “baseless attacks” online on some government officials. At his trial on Tuesday it found Nguyen Hoai Nam, 49, guilty of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and …

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of equipment, training and other items to support the Patriot Air Defense System in a deal valued at up to $95 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained of increased military pressure by Beijing to try …

A former reporter in HCMC was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail Tuesday for “baseless attacks” online against certain officials and authorities. Nguyen Hoai Nam, 49, was sentenced by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights …