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Transgender Indonesian woman Chika Ananda Putrie wakes every morning in her decrepit rented room in a Jakarta slum, worried for her safety because of her gender identity. She saw some of her worst fears come true last month, when the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, and its third-largest democracy, banned people …

Thua Thien Hue Province in central Vietnam has listed VnExpress Marathon as one of its 10 iconic cultural and sport events in 2022. VnExpress Marathon Imperial Hue took place in April 2022, attracting 4,700 participants. That was the second time the tournament was held in Hue after 2020. Runners competed …

Auto imports rose by 8.4% last year to a record 173,467 units, which cost US$3.84 billion according to Vietnam Customs. The previous highest number was over 160,000 in 2021. Indonesia and Thailand were the biggest sources of the imports last year, accounting for 41.9% and 41.5%. China was third with …