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Ukraine said on Monday it would not obey ultimatums from Russia after Moscow demanded it stop defending besieged Mariupol, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are suffering through Russian bombardments laying waste to their city. Mariupol has become a focal point of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, but attacks were also …

Localities that the North-South Expressway runs through must stop people from building and planting on areas earmarked for site clearance, the Transport Ministry has ordered. In a statement issued Sunday, the ministry said 12 localities that the expressway will run through – Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, …

The Health Ministry confirmed 131,709 new local Covid-19 cases in 63 cities and provinces Monday, pushing the ongoing wave’s tally to 8,010,180. The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Hanoi with 17,916 cases, Nghe An with 5,403 cases, and Phu Tho with 5,348 cases. Of the …

Hong Kong is set to resume international flights from the United States, Britain and seven other countries, the government said Monday as it announced a loosening of some of the world’s toughest Covid-19 restrictions. The finance hub has struggled to maintain China’s zero-Covid policy during an Omicron-fuelled outbreak. After the …

A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 133 people on board crashed in mountains in south China on Monday while on a flight from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou, state media reported. The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not …

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob officially visited Vietnam for the first time starting Sunday. He was received by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. They later exchanged dialogue at the governmental headquarters. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives Malaysian Prime …

The European Central Bank will take action if it sees second-round inflation effects and a de-anchoring of medium-term inflation expectations, European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos told a German newspaper. Earlier this month, the ECB accelerated its exit from unconventional stimulus, and investors have been ramping up their …

The Supreme Court judge who had ordered messaging app Telegram blocked in Brazil reversed the ruling Sunday, after the tech company complied with an earlier decree to make changes to the platform. “Considering that the (court’s requested changes) were fully attended to, I revoke the decision to fully and completely …

Troubled Chinese property developer giant Evergrande and all its units suspended trading in Hong Kong Monday morning, according to a notice to the stock exchange. China’s property firms have struggled in the wake of Beijing’s drive to curb excessive debt in the real estate sector, as well as rampant consumer …

Aviation authorities want to close the airport on Con Dao Island for nine months from April next year for renovation and upgrades. In a letter it sent recently to the Ministry of Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said the work would cost VND3.8 trillion ($167 million) and …