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Vietnam is set to spend VND1.42 trillion ($62.17 million) on upgrading its biggest port hub, Cai Mep – Thi Vai, to receive bigger ships. Work on the project will begin by the end of this year. The terminal in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau will have …

Torrential downpours triggered flash floods and landslides across Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state, killing at least 14 people including eight children, and leaving five missing, authorities said Saturday. Two days of heavy rain have battered a broad swathe of the southeastern state’s Atlantic coast, the latest in a series of …

Mexico, which has been subsidizing gasoline to soften price spikes, said on Saturday the policy would not apply in the U.S. border region this week, citing shortages as more Americans drive south to fill their tanks. The suspension of the subsidy from April 2-8 covers cities in the border states …

Ukraine said on Saturday its forces had seized back all areas around Kyiv, claiming complete control of the capital region for the first time since Russia launched the attack. As Russian troops regrouped for battles in east Ukraine, towns surrounding Kyiv bore scars of five weeks of fighting. Dead civilians …

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed building a third runway at Cam Ranh International Airport in central Khanh Hoa Province. At a meeting with the authorities of Khanh Hoa on Friday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) suggested that the runway be built at one of …

Ba Ria-Vung Tau had the highest average Gross National Income (GNI) per capita among all Vietnam localities in 2020 at $34,580, according to a General Statistics Office (GSO) report. The Human Development Index report by the GSO, announced this week, ranks all 63 Vietnam localities on three criteria: health, education …

Health authorities confirmed 65,616 new Covid-19 cases Saturday, pushing the country’s infection tally during the fourth coronavirus wave to over 9.63 million. The three localities with the highest number of cases are Hanoi with 7,423, Dak Lak with 3,999 and Nghe An with 2,911. 37 deaths confirmed on Saturday took …

Thick layers of frost began to cover Fansipan in Lao Cai Province’s Sa Pa on Saturday morning as temperatures dropped to sub-zero. Quyen Anh Tuan, an employee of a tourist site on Fansipan, said frost first appeared in the early morning, starting from 2,990 meters above sea level all the …

The Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang is recruiting 3,000 volunteers aged 18 and older to test a nasal spray form of Covid-19 vaccine. Trinh Thi Bich Thuy, director of the Center for Training, Research Management and International Cooperation under the institute in central Nha Trang Town, said Friday the recruitment …

Vietnam has donated 200 tons of rice to the Philippines, which is suffering from the aftermath of Typhoon Rai that hit last December. The handover was done at a ceremony in Hanoi on Friday by Nguyen Minh Hang, assistant to Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. Hang expressed sympathy …