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Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third five-year term on Friday as China’s president. Nearly 3,000 members of China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), voted unanimously in the Great Hall of the People for Xi, 69, to be president in an election where there was no other candidate. The …

Hanoi has announced an increase in water prices for households, with the first 10 cubic meters to cost VND75,000 (US$3.15), or VND15,000 more than currently. Deputy director of its Department of Finance, Nguyen Xuan Sang, speaking Thursday at a regular meeting with the media, said the city would start raising …

The Thai government is targeting six million tourists from Europe this year, around 80% of pre-pandemic levels, as it seeks to extend its 45-day visa-free stay policy until year-end. “I am confident Thailand will remain the top destination in Asia for European markets,” said Yuthasak Supasorn, head of the Tourism …