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Around 16,000 workers of Taiwanese-invested footwear maker Pou Chen Vietnam, a Nike contract manufacturer, have returned to work after four days of strike over Tet bonuses. Nguyen Tan Phap, head of the labor union at Pou Chen Vietnam, located in Dong Nai’s capital town Bien Hoa, said Wednesday that most …

Beleaguered Hanoi businesses want the city to adjust its Covid-19 risk assessments and prevent the situation of having to close and reopen every other week. On Monday, a coffee shop on Hoan Kiem District’s Dinh Le Street began cleaning up and setting up tables to reopen, after spending half a …

The Health Ministry announced 28,291 new domestic Covid-19 patients Wednesday, including 12,156 cases in the central province of Khanh Hoa added to the national database. Most of the cases were detected in central Khanh Hoa at 12,928 cases. It was followed by Hanoi with 2,948 and Binh Dinh Province with …

A proposal has been submitted to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to add 27,850 teachers to the education system this year. The ministries of Home Affairs and Education-Training have proposed the PM allows them to add 27,850 teachers to the system in different localities to “ensure all students have teachers.” …

A man in Da Nang has been detained after stealing around VND1.1 billion ($48,458) from his lover and giving it to his wife. Luu Manh Tuan, 32, is being investigated for appropriation of property using a computer network, telecommunications network, or electronic device, police of Thanh Khe District stated Tuesday. …

Indonesia kicked off its Covid-19 booster programme for the general public on Wednesday, as the world’s fourth-most-populous nation hit an almost three-month high in cases amid the rise of the Omicron variant. Elderly and immunocompromised residents, who are being prioritised in the programme, queued up at local health centres to …

Cambodia’s landmine-sniffing rat Magawa, who found more than 100 landmines and explosives during a five-year career, has died at the age of 8, leaving a lasting legacy of saved lives in the Southeast Asian nation. Magawa, who died over the weekend, was the most successful “HeroRAT” deployed by international charity …

More than 30 officials from major South Korean companies who attended the giant CES tech trade show in Las Vegas last week tested positive for Covid-19 while in the U.S., industry sources said on Wednesday. About 20 officials from Samsung Electronics and about six at SK Group, parent of energy …

Local authorities have been ordered to boost their child vaccination progress to immunize all those aged 12-17 with two doses within this month. In a statement sent to cities and provinces Tuesday, the Ministry of Health requested local authorities review all children from 12 years old that have yet to …

Covid-19 drug molnupiravir could affect unborn fetuses, sperms and bone growth, the country’s drug advisory agency has warned. The Ministry of Health’s Advisory Council for the Registration of Circulation of Drugs and Medicinal Ingredients said on January 8 the drug must not be used for more than five days in …