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Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index dropped 0.19% to 1256.5 points Wednesday. The index closed 2.4 points lower after gaining 2.1 points Tuesday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 9.87% to VND14.39 trillion ($615.35 million). The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 24 tickers dropped. …

Quang Ninh Province closed public beaches while tourism activities at tourist hotspots Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Island were halted from Wednesday afternoon due to the impacts of Storm Mulan. Mulan, the second storm to enter Vietnamese waters this year, is forecast to enter the Gulf of Tonkin at …

The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France was removed from the water early Wednesday in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation. After nearly six hours of work, the 800-kilogram (1,800-pound) cetacean was lifted from the river by a net and crane at around 4:00 …