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Flooding kills seven in central Vietnam

The central province of Nghe An counted seven lives lost, more than 17,400 houses flooded after three days of heavy rainfall. The Nghe An Natural Disaster Prevention Committee said Friday that the victims were either swept away while crossing bridges or risking their lives to catch fish during the flooding. …

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Movie production company apologizes to Trinh Cong Son’s Japanese muse

Movie production company apologizes to Trinh Cong Son's Japanese muse

The producer of “Em and Trinh”, a biopic on Trinh Cong Son (1939-2001), apologized to Michiko Yoshii on Friday for inappropriately depicting her private life. Quynh Ha, a representative of Galaxy Play, which released the movie in June, stated that while developing the script, the producer constantly called Yoshii’s family …

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Vietnam has spent over $3.3 trillion to combat Covid-19: report

Vietnam has spent over $3.3 trillion to combat Covid-19: report

Vietnam has spent nearly VND79.7 trillion ($3.32 billion), to combat the coronavirus pandemic for the past two years, according to a recent government report. Of this amount, about two-thirds or over VND51.22 trillion was spent in 2021 alone, according to the report submitted to the National Assembly to review government …

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