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Saigon metro line fare collection system outdated

The automatic fare collection (AFC) system for HCMC’s Metro line No.1 is outdated and out of touch with today’s non-cash payment trends, officials say. Work on the city’s first metro line running 19.7km between Ben Thanh Market in District 1 and Long Binh Depot in Thu Duc City began in …

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EU negotiators agree landmark law to curb Big Tech

EU negotiators agree landmark law to curb Big Tech

Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states agreed Thursday on a landmark law to curb the market dominance of US big tech giants. Meeting in Brussels the lawmakers nailed down a long list of do’s and don’ts that will single out the world’s most iconic web giants as …

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Reporters jailed for extorting money from businesses

Four journalists in central Vietnam have been sent to prison for extorting more than VND260 million ($11,500) from businesses by uncovering wrongdoing on their part and blackmailing them. A Ha Tinh Province court on Thursday handed down jail sentences of four years to Dinh Bao Trung, 33, 3.5 years to …

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US reinstates 352 product exclusions from China tariffs

US reinstates 352 product exclusions from China tariffs

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Wednesday it has reinstated 352 expired product exclusions from U.S. “Section 301” tariffs on Chinese imports. The reinstated product exclusions will be effective retroactively from Oct. 12, 2021, and extend through Dec. 31, 2022, USTR said. They cover a wide range of the …

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Vietnam shouldn’t consider Covid common illness yet: WHO

The WHO representative in Vietnam said Covid-19 should not be treated as a common illness just yet and basic prevention measures must still be practiced. “It is too early to say that the pandemic is over or to consider Covid-19 as an endemic disease,” Kidong Park, WHO representative in Vietnam, …

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