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A Hanoi man who set fire to a nearby electrical substation because street lights shone straight into his house has been sentenced to 13 years in jail. Nguyen Duc Long, 24, of Gia Lam District was found guilty of destroying public assets by a Hanoi court on Wednesday. It also …

Japan on Saturday became the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, but said its “Moon Sniper” spacecraft was running out of power due to a solar battery problem. After a nail-biting 20-minute descent, space agency JAXA said its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) had touched down and …

Eastern parts of northern Vietnam and mountainous areas in the region will feel the brunt of an incoming cold wave first, starting Sunday afternoon. The mass of cold air is already closing in on border areas in the far north, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has reported. Starting Sunday …

Vietnam has established sovereignty over the Paracel Islands in accordance with international law, and no violent act can change that, the foreign ministry said Saturday. “Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel Islands has been established at least since the 17th century, in accordance with international law,” spokeswoman for the Ministry of …

10 people received life sentences Saturday for terrorism in deadly attacks on government offices in Dak Lak last year, according to a court verdict for 100 defendants in the case. Among the defendants, aged 18-56, 53 people were charged with “terrorism against the people’s government.” Among them, H Wuen Eban …

After finding four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants carrying drugs from aboard last year, the police said they have dismantled “the largest drug trafficking ring in history” that involves around 500 suspects. The gang first came on their radar on March 16 last year when customs officers at HCMC’s Tan Son …

Ford Motor said on Friday it would reduce production of its F-150 Lightning pickup truck, as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has been lower than expected. A Ford F-150 Lightning. Photo from Ford’s website The No. 2 U.S. automaker said it would cut production at its Michigan Rouge Electric Vehicle …

For Chinese businessman Han Changming, disruptions to Red Sea freight are threatening the survival of his trading company in the eastern province of Fujian. Container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal. Photo by Reuters Han, who exports Chinese-made cars to Africa …

Thirteen people have died in a school dormitory fire in central China’s Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. Part of a wall at a hospital in Beijing, China, is burned after a fire in April 2023. Photo by Reuters The blaze at the Yingcai School in Henan’s …

Some 1,400 engineers and workers, 400 vehicles and equipment have been mobilized to ensure construction of the third terminal at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat airport is completed next year. Le Khac Hong, head of the Terminal 3 (T3) construction management team, said Friday that the work, which began in 2022, …