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Vietnam records 194,795 new local Covid cases

The Health Ministry recorded 194,795 new domestic Covid-19 cases Tuesday, including 32,380 cases that northern Bac Ninh Province had detected on previous days but yet to add to national database. For Tuesday alone, Hanoi accounted for most infections, at 32,650, followed by Nghe An Province with 15,292 and Phu Tho …

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Long arm of the law nabs American fugitive in Vietnam

An American fugitive wanted since 2012 for sexual abuse of a minor has been arrested and returned to the U.S. in a joint effort with Vietnamese government agencies. The U.S. Consulate General in HCMC said in a press release Tuesday that Michael Pierre Boumal, a 65-year-old fugitive, was taken to …

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Air strike kills nine in Ukrainian city Sumy: rescuers

Air strike kills nine in Ukrainian city Sumy: rescuers

An air strike killed at least nine people, including two children, in the Ukrainian city of Sumy, where a humanitarian corridor was to be set up Tuesday, authorities said. The corridor from Sumy to Poltava is designed to evacuate civilians, including Chinese, Indians and other foreigners, but Ukraine’s vice prime …

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HCMC launches first large electric bus line

Ho Chi Minh City launched its first electric bus line with 67 seats from Thu Duc to District 1 on Tuesday morning, with around 94 rides a day. The D4 electric bus line, connecting Vinhomes Grand Park in Thu Duc City and Saigon Bus Station in District 1, operates from …

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Vietnam arrests two military officials in Covid test kit scam

Two officials at Hanoi’s Military Medical Academy were arrested Tuesday for their involvement in the test kit fraud of Viet A Technology Corporation. Colonel Ho Anh Son, deputy director of the academy’s Military Medical Research Institute, is being investigated for “embezzlement” and “abuse of power and official position” in line …

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High demand boosts black market for Covid drug

With drug stores requiring doctor prescriptions to sell Covid-19 drugs containing molnupiravir, patients are turning to get them in the black market. Hanoi resident Quang, 35, was asked by relatives in Bac Giang Province, which borders the capital city, if he could help buy a box of the molnupiravir drug. …

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3,500 Vietnamese evacuated from Ukraine

Over 3,500 Vietnamese have been evacuated from Ukraine since Russia launched attacks nearly two weeks earlier. As of 6 p.m. Monday, 2,200 Vietnamese have been evacuated from Ukraine and arrived in Poland, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 830 others have arrived in Romania, 310 in Hungary, 100 in …

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