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Six injured as light truss collapses in southern Vietnam

Six people were injured, five of them hospitalized, after a light truss collapsed Saturday evening during an entertainment show in the southern province of Binh Duong. The iron light truss, approximately 7 meters high and 12 meters wide, fell off the stage amidst a sudden, heavy downpour and strong gusts …

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Two former diplomats added to pandemic flight graft investigation

Two former Vietnamese embassy officials and an aviation official are among seven people placed under investigation Sunday for corruption related to repatriation flights organized during the Covid-19 pandemic. The two officers placed under investigation for accepting bribes related to the repatriation flights are Ly Tien Hung and Vu Ngoc Minh, …

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Chinese cities ease curbs but full zero-COVID exit seen some way off

Chinese cities ease curbs but full zero-COVID exit seen some way off

More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less onerous, Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, will reopen malls, markets, restaurants and other venues from Monday, authorities said, ending …

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