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A 20-year-old man is under investigation for attempted murder after he rammed two police officers at a traffic stop in the northern Ha Nam Province. Pham Dinh Huan, a resident of Hanoi, was driving a four-seat car in the neighboring province of Ha Nam’s Duy Tien Town at around 8:30 …

Over 9,900 people in Malaysia had been evacuated due to flooding as of Dec. 25 following prolonged rains. According to the country’s Social Welfare Department, the evacuees are being housed in 121 flood relief centers in four states. Kelantan state reported three children’s deaths due to accidents during floods. The …

The death toll after an explosion at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant in eastern Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 18 with dozens still being treated in hospital, a police official said Tuesday. Sulawesi Island (in red) in Indonesia. Graphic by Wikimedia The island of Sulawesi is a hub for …

Japanese car maker Daihatsu has suspended all its domestic production as the Toyota-owned company faces a massive safety testing scandal. Workers at a Daihatsu factory in Japan. Photo by Daihatsu The firm, which has about 9,000 factory workers in Japan, closed the last of its four domestic plants, a Daihatsu …

A 20-year-old man is under investigation for attempted murder after he rammed through two officers blocking the street at a traffic stop in the northern Ha Nam Province. Pham Dinh Huan, a resident of Hanoi, was driving a four-seat car in the neighboring province of Ha Nam’s Duy Tien Town …

A 15-year-old boy in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong fatally hit his father with a “tool” during a quarrel, and burned his body to cover his tracks. Nguyen Dinh Thi turned himself in to the police on Monday and made a full confession. He told them that on …

A plane that had been grounded in France for days over concerns its roughly 300 mostly Indian passengers were part of a human trafficking scheme landed in Mumbai early Tuesday, flight tracking data showed. The Airbus A340 initially had been bound for Nicaragua when it was detained last Thursday at …

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of reduced tariffs on rice and other food items until the end-2024 to keep prices stable amid a threat of dry weather in the coming months, his office said on Tuesday. The modified rates first approved in 2021 had already been …

The chairman of An Giang Province has been arrested for a major sand-mining scandal that occurred on his watch and faces the charge of “abuse of power in performance of official duties.” Nguyen Thanh Binh, chairman of An Giang People’s Committee. Photo by An Giang People’s Committee The Ministry of …

Chairman of An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta has been arrested for using his power to help a north-south expressway contractor to commit the biggest sand-mining scandal in the country. Nguyen Thanh Binh, chairman of An Giang People’s Committee. Photo by An Giang People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh was …