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Hanoi will build six new bridges over the Red River under a recently approved urban plan spanning 13 districts. The plan for the Red River urban area, which spans 11,000 ha, was approved by the Hanoi People’s Committee. The Red River itself accounts for 3,600 ha, its floodplain accounts for …

The Biden administration announced on Friday a new round of export restrictions against Russia and Belarus, adding 120 entities, mostly companies with links to the military, to a list of those effectively blocked from receiving vital technology. The additions to the Commerce Department’s entity list follow several similar actions taken …

A Red Cross convoy traveling to the Ukrainian city of Mariupol will make another attempt to evacuate civilians from the besieged port on Saturday as Russian forces looked to be regrouping for new attacks in the southeast. Mariupol, encircled since the early days of Russia’s five-week-old attack, has been Moscow’s …

Australia will sign a trade agreement with India on Saturday that will eliminate tariffs on 85 percent of Australian goods entering India, helping farmers and miners to diversify export markets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement will be signed on Saturday in a virtual …

Amazon workers in New York voted Friday to establish the first U.S. union at the e-commerce giant, a milestone for a company that has steadfastly opposed organized labor in its massive workforce. Employees at the Staten Island JFK8 warehouse voted 2,654 to 2,131 in support of the unionizing drive, according …

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has unveiled the Xieng Kok water level monitoring station in Laos that’s expected to reduce downstream vulnerability to unexpected flows. This could benefit millions who live downstream the Mekong River, an MRC Friday press release said. The station sits on Laos’s northern border with Myanmar. …

The Ministry of Health confirmed 72,555 new Covid-19 cases Friday, including more than 13,000 cases detected in Vinh Phuc over several previous days. The three leading localities in the number of cases were Vinh Phuc, Hanoi and Yen Bai with 15,700, 7,734 and 2,998 cases, respectively. Thirty-three deaths confirmed on …

Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring Dong Nai Province rank first in Vietnam’s life expectancy with an average lifespan of 76.5 years in 2016-2020. According to the Vietnam’s Human Development Index (HDI) report released this week by the General Statistics Office, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, another of HCMC’s neighbor, …

The US government should take stronger action to fight discrimination and sexual harassment in temporary work programs for migrants, an advocacy group for Mexican women said Thursday. Although the U.S. and Mexican governments have held meetings to address a petition filed on the matter last year, the efforts did not …

Hanoi police have arrested a woman over a fire at a mini apartment building that killed one and injured five. Tran Thi Thanh Hai, 29, a native of northern Nam Dinh Province, was identified as the main culprit in a fire at the apartment building on Phu Do Street of …