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New US ambassador to Vietnam shares Tet greetings

Ambassador Marc Evans Knapper sent new year greetings in Vietnamese in a virtual event, affirming that he would do his best to foster the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. Knapper conveyed his “happy new year” wishes in the online Homeland Spring program hosted by Vietnam’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ha Kim Ngoc on …

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Vietnam records 15,658 new Covid cases

The Health Ministry confirmed 15,658 new local Covid-19 cases Saturday in 61 cities and provinces, pushing the ongoing wave’s tally to 2,097,415. The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Hanoi with 2,945 cases, Da Nang with 973 cases, and Hai Phong with 745 cases. Vietnam has …

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25 kg python enters HCMC home

A reticulated python three meters long and weighing 25 kilograms was caught after entering a house in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Phu District on Saturday. The python was eventually released to the wild by HCMC Forest Protection Department. Le Thi Cam Nhung, 39, discovered it lying on her home’s …

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Vietnam scraps Covid test requirement for child flyers

Children not in quarantined locations or areas with very high coronavirus risks will not be tested for Covid-19 to fly, the Transport Ministry stated. The ministry on Friday relaxed restrictions for passengers on domestic flights, allowing people not in quarantined locations or areas with very high coronavirus risks to skip …

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Samsung pulls Singapore drag queen ad after backlash

Samsung pulls Singapore drag queen ad after backlash

South Korean tech giant Samsung has pulled an online advert in Singapore that featured a hijab-wearing Muslim woman hugging her drag queen son after it sparked a backlash from socially conservative corners. The ad, part of a campaign called “Listen to Your Heart” for wearable tech like noise-cancelling earbuds and …

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Thich Nhat Hanh’s last days in Vietnam

Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh spent his final days at Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, where he had embarked on his monastic path in 1942. In Oct. 2018 Thich Nhat Hanh returned to Tu Hieu after being hospitalized in France for four and a half months with a stroke. The …

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