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Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index dropped 0.41 percent to 1065.35 points Monday in its third straight losing session. The index closed 4.36 points lower after losing 1.2 points on Friday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 39.64% to VND15.06 trillion ($642.33 million). The VN-30 basket, comprising the …

Streams of black, foul wastewater have overflowed into waters around Da Nang, despite there being no rain, the municipal environment department said. The Da Nang Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in cooperation with the Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Co., and other relevant entities, inspected estuaries across the city and …

At least 72 people have died by drowning in the Philippines since the start of the month, police said Monday, attributing the unusually high figure in part to millions hitting the beach for Holy Week. The holiday is traditionally marked in the Catholic-majority nation by millions of people leaving the …