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Ukraine said its top objective at the first face-to-face talks with Russia in over two weeks, due to take place in Turkey on Tuesday, is to secure a ceasefire, although both it and the United States were skeptical of a major breakthrough. The more than month-long attack, the biggest one …

Danish brewer Carlsberg announced Monday it would pull out entirely from Russia over the country’s attack of Ukraine following a similar announcement from Dutch rival Heineken. The move follows a strategic review of Carlsberg’s Russian operations announced on March 9, which led to “the difficult and immediate decision to seek …

A HCMC court sentenced a South Korean man to death Monday for killing a woman while committing a robbery almost three years ago. Lee Hyeongwon, 32, received the death sentence for murder, a jail term of 14 years for robbery and a two-year prison term for theft. He was also …

Dutch brewing giant Heineken said on Monday it has decided to exit its business in Russia at an expected cost of 400 million euros ($438 million), after previously saying it would only halt new investment and exports to the country. The company joins a raft of Western brands shuttering businesses …

After two years in hiding, an internationally wanted South Korean man has been arrested in Hanoi for scamming victims out of $122.2 million, police announced Monday. Kim Jin Ki, 66, was arrested by local police at an apartment in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District on Sunday, Voice of Vietnam reported. …

Health authorities confirmed 263,373 new domestic Covid-19 patients Monday, including 180,000 cases in Hanoi detected in previous days. The three localities with the highest number of new cases confirmed on Monday were Hanoi with 189,326 cases, the northern Bac Giang Province with 4,186 cases, and the central Nghe An Province …

After two years in hiding, an internationally wanted South Korean man has been arrested in Hanoi for scamming victims out of $122.2 million, police announced Monday. Kim Jin Ki, 66, was arrested by local police at an apartment in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District on Sunday, Voice of Vietnam reported. …

A new tunnel opened in downtown Da Nang on Monday after two years of construction to reduce traffic congestion to and from the city’s airport. The tunnel with skylights runs 950 meters long below Duy Tan Street from the intersection of Duy Tan and Le Dinh Tham streets to Tran …

The central province of Quang Nam is proposing to remove 1,600 hectares of protective forests to make room for construction. Le Tri Thanh, chairman of Quang Nam, said the area of protective forests in the east of the province spans over 3,600 hectares. Of this, 2,875 hectares have actual forests, …

“CODA,” a heartwarming movie about a deaf family with a hearing daughter, won a landmark best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday, in a ceremony overshadowed by best-actor winner Will Smith’s slapping of presenter Chris Rock. “CODA” became the first movie from a streaming service, Apple TV+, to win …