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A court has ordered a $1.14 billion worldwide asset freeze on the founders of collapsed cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, the Singapore-based firm’s liquidators said Thursday. Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, DogeCoin, Ripple, Litecoin are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken, June 29, 2021. Photo by Reuters …

Canada’s BlackBerry reported a surprise quarterly profit on Wednesday, backed by a resilient demand for cybersecurity services amid rising online threats. The Blackberry logo is shown on a office tower in Irvine, California, U.S., Oct. 20, 2020. Photo by Reuters While IT spending has dwindled over the past year, cybersecurity-related …

A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late Monday, and netizens questioned the speed at which rescue operations had ended. A man stands at his damaged house at Sibuzi village following the earthquake in Jishishan county, Gansu province, China, Dec. 21, …

Vietnam has called for an immediate ceasefire for humanitarian reasons, unconditional release of hostages, and an end to hostile actions and violence in the escalating conflict between Hamas forces and Israel. Le Thi Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN Minister Counsellor, made the urgent call statement …

Four researchers received Vietnam’s VinFuture award worth US$3 million Wednesday for their work on solar and lithium-ion batteries for storing energy. The VinFuture Grand Prize was given to Professor Martin Andrew Green of Australia, a pioneer in the field of photovoltaics who developed the Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell; Professor …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Pyongyang will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if “provoked with nukes”, state media said Thursday, while Seoul and its allies called for “dialogue without preconditions.” Kim’s warning follows a meeting between South Korea and the United States last week in Washington, …

Shipping companies remain in the dark over a new international navy coalition being assembled by the United States to combat attacks in the Red Sea, with many vessels continuing to avoid the area or canceling contracts, sources said on Wednesday. The sources, who include shipping and maritime security officials, say …

Vietnam awarded four researchers the top VinFuture award worth US$3 million on Wednesday for their work on solar batteries and lithium-ion batteries for energy storage. The VinFuture Grand Prize was given to Professor Martin Andrew Green from Australia, a pioneer in the field of photovoltaics who developed the Passivated Emitter …

A teacher from Vietnam has fulfilled his dream of opening his own school in the U.S., where he also teaches Vietnamese. Van Tan Hoang Vy, 38, is the principal of Van Houston Academy in Houston, Texas. For Vy, the journey has been a long time coming. The native of Nha …

Several top officials, including Central Economic Commission head Tran Tuan Anh and former Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, failed to comply with regulations in their oversight of wind power and fuel supply projects. The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, during its 34th session from December 18 to 20, reported …