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AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet knew to expect fireworks when he saw Brazilian Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina paddle into one of the day’s biggest waves at one of the world’s heaviest surf breaks. What he didn’t know was that his picture of Medina kicking out of the wave after a ride …

The World Bank has recommended that Vietnam consider implementing a 155% special consumption tax on alcoholic beverages in response to the rising number of alcohol-related deaths and illnesses. The bank has proposed to the Ministry of Finance that an absolute tax of VND16,500 ($0.65) per liter of alcohol be applied …

Three Chinese teenagers said they came to Vietnam to look for jobs following guidance of an unknown broker and, when assuming they could be sold to Cambodia, murdered a taxi driver to escape. Huang Jie Cheng, 18, Luo Shi Jun, 16, and Gan Ying, 17, have been detained and are …