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A South Korean man internationally wanted for a drug conviction in his home country was detained in HCMC Friday. According to investigators, Um Youn Min, 45, was member of a ring that manufactured methamphetamine and organized parties in which attendants would be offered different types of narcotics. South Korean police …

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on Friday, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242. Two elderly women were pulled from the rubble, but hopes of finding other survivors faded as thousands of rescuers raced against the clock four …

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds into the sea on Friday near a tense maritime border with South Korea, a military official said, while residents of two South Korean islands were ordered to seek shelter due to an unspecified “situation.” The defence ministry would not confirm if the …

Ba Son Bridge over the Saigon River between District 1 and Thu Duc City will be covered with a special paint that will allow graffiti to be wiped off. The new symbol of Ho Chi Minh City would be repainted by the second quarter of this year, Pham Minh Hai, …

The central Thua Thien-Hue Province has announced plans to subsidize cremations to discourage people from burying the dead and building tombs for them. It has earmarked, for until 2030, VND6.5 million ($267) for cremating people aged above 10 and VND3.5 million for those below 10. Deceased people who are unidentifiable …

Vietnam strongly condemned the bombing in Kerman city in southeastern Iran on Jan. 3, which claimed dozens of lives, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said. Hang made the comment on Thursday while answering to a reporter’s query on Vietnam’s response to the bombing. Vietnam would …

President Joe Biden’s campaign released its first television ad for the 2024 election on Thursday, warning of an “extremist” threat to democracy over images of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The advertisement, entitled “Cause,” will get its first network showing on Saturday, the third anniversary of …

The Islamic State jihadist group said Thursday that it carried out twin bombings which killed at least 84 people at a memorial ceremony in Iran for slain Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani. The claim from IS came as Iran observed a day of national mourning for those killed in Wednesday’s …

Vietnam strongly condemned the bombing in Kerman city in Southeastern Iran on Jan. 3, which claimed dozens of lives, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has said. Hang made the comment on Thursday while answering to a reporter’s query on Vietnam’s response to the bombing. Vietnam …

HCMC will use VND1.1 trillion ($45.1 million) to waive tuition for all middle school students, the municipal education department announced. In a document issued Wednesday, the HCMC Department of Education and Training said middle school students, from 6th to 9th grades, will see their tuition waived, and the city will …