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The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution to officially designate the Lunar New Year as a floating holiday, which means a paid day off from work. The resolution passed on Dec. 22 “recognizes the significant importance of the Lunar New Year and urges U.N. entities at headquarters and …

Apple on Tuesday appealed a decision to ban imports of its watches based on a complaint from medical monitoring technology company Masimo, after U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration declined to veto a government tribunal. The tech giant also filed an emergency request on Tuesday for the U.S. Court of Appeals …

The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his past antisemitic remarks, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any pain that his words had caused. Ye’s apology, posted to X and Instagram, follows reports that the release of …

The highest Tet bonus for an individual in Vietnam this year might be VND5.7 billion ($234,327), while the lowest is as low as VND20,000 (82 cents). As of Tuesday, 23 localities have announced their Tet (Lunar New Year) bonuses, which do not include Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The …

A ring of suspected traffickers, comprising two women and a man, were arrested for allegedly posing as marriage brokers to trick Vietnamese women into being sold into captivity in China Van Tuyet Mai, 40, Nguyen Thi Nho, 38 and Tran Quang Phat, 34, are currently in detention and being investigated …

Severe cold in Vietnam over the past week has sent increased numbers of the elderly and children to hospital for respiratory illness. Ta Huu Anh, deputy head of the Intensive Care Department at the National Geriatric Hospital in Hanoi, announced on Monday that hospitals have admitted increasing number of patients …

As cold air weakens, a severe cold wave lasting 10 days has ended in northern Vietnam, save for certain mountainous regions like tourist town Sa Pa. Most northern Vietnam localities saw rising temperatures starting Tuesday. Hanoi’s temperature was at around 10 degrees Celsius, before rising to 23 degrees at noon, …

A severe cold wave that hit northern Vietnam over the past week has sent many elderly people and young children to hospital with respiratory diseases. Ta Huu Anh, deputy head of the Intensive Care Department at the National Geriatric Hospital in Hanoi on Monday provided an update on the increasing …

A former National Assembly official arrested last month for extortion is being investigated further for “abuse of power or position to influence other persons for personal gain.” Luu Binh Nhuong, former deputy head of the National Assembly’s People’s Aspirations Committee, stands accused of gaining hundreds of thousands of dollars from …

Several HCMC districts have listed roads with wide sidewalks and drawn lines on them to prepare for fee collection in 2024. Over the past few days, lines have been drawn on the sidewalks of Nguyen Trai Street in District 1 to reserve a 1.5 m-wide area for vehicle parking. The …