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The possibility of new coronavirus strains still challenges Vietnam’s medical system, making it hard to predict when Covid-19 could be designated as endemic, experts said. The Ministry of Health still lists Covid in Group A, which comprises dangerous infectious diseases with the ability to spread quickly and widely, have a …

Work-life balance is often the deciding factor when Vietnamese workers applying for a new job reassess their new normal priorities, according to a recent survey. Following a difficult six months when millions were forced to work from home and many industries and businesses ground to a halt, Vietnamese workers are …

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed a pricier renovation plan for Con Dao airport off Vietnam’s southern coast. The new plan will cost VND3.2 trillion ($140 million) instead of over $2.3 trillion as stated in the previous plan that had already been approved last year by the …

Russia’s Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within days, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday after separatists backed by Moscow told civilians to leave breakaway regions on buses, a move the West fears is part of a pretext for an attack. In one of the worst post-Cold War …

Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, a judge decided Friday, ruling that the Republican does not enjoy presidential immunity in this case. The former president is the target of several lawsuits by elected officials and police who accuse …

Hong Kong accountant May Ng says her family made huge sacrifices last month to comply with the city’s Covid-19 policies, but now thinks these were in vain. The global financial hub follows mainland China in deploying a “dynamic zero-Covid” strategy aimed at ending any outbreaks as soon as possible after …

Hanoi authorities said Friday that a plan to let students from 1st to 6th grade in 12 inner districts return to school next Monday will be deferred. According to a proposal made Friday afternoon by the municipal Department of Education and Training, Hanoi’s Covid-19 situation was developing in a complex …

Vietnam confirmed 42,427 Covid-19 cases in 63 provinces and cities Friday, breaking the previous record set last Tuesday. Hanoi led the fray with 4,549 cases, followed by Vinh Phuc with 2,158 and Quang Ninh with 2,018. The Ministry of Health confirmed 80 Covid-19 deaths on the same day, including 12 …

Japan’s core consumer prices rose for a fifth straight month in January but at a slower pace than in the previous month. This boosts the likelihood the country’s central bank will lag behind other economies in raising interest rates. Consumer inflation is expected to pick up in the coming months …

Australia’s New South Wales state ordered employers of freelance delivery drivers such as Amazon.com Inc to pay a minimum rate, The decision is hailed by a union as making it the world’s first jurisdiction to compel the retailer to follow laws on such payments. The measure, to be phased in …