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Bich Thuy, a 34-year-old woman from the northern Thai Nguyen Province, had never imagined that one day she would become the kind of wife she despised: an unfaithful one. For 10 years after marriage she was very devoted. In fact, when she heard stories about women cheating on their spouses, …

China named general Li Shangfu as its new defense minister on Sunday. Li’s appointment was confirmed on Sunday after the National People’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to approve his nomination by Premier Li Qiang for the new cabinet. Chen Yixin and Wang Xiaohong remained as ministers of state security and public …

Vietnamese lender VPBank is expected to sign a deal with Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group later this month to sell a 15% stake worth some US$1.4 billion to the Japanese bank. The Vietnamese bank will sell over 1 billion shares to SMBC Consumer Finance Co. under Sumitomo Mitsui, for VND32,000-$33,000 …