Among the 26 billion records exposed in a historic data leak, 164 million of them were records by Vietnamese multimedia brand Zing. A database 12 terabytes in size was involved in a data breach, considered to be the largest in history, according to reports from security firms Security Discovery and …
Read More »El Nino intensifies cold spell in northern Vietnam: expert
The ongoing cold that northern Vietnam is experiencing is a winter weather pattern that usually occurs during years with El Nino phenomenon, an expert said. Both northern and central Vietnam are undergoing intense cold weather. Since Jan. 20, cold air has swept down from the north, leaving mountainous regions with …
Read More »9 jailed for beating schoolboy to death
A court in the southern Long An Province handed jail terms of two to eight years Wednesday to nine men who beat a 16-year-old boy to death in 2022. Nguyen Tran Trung Kien, 17, got eight years for murder, and his eight accomplices, aged 17-20, got two to seven years. …
Read More »Six new parks planned for HCMC
The HCMC construction department has proposed six new parks covering 800 ha in Thu Duc City and districts 12, Cu Chi, Binh Tan and Binh Thanh. The new parks would be composed largely of public land or empty land plots, according to a report sent by the HCMC Department of …
Read More »Twelve held over central China fire that killed dozens: state media
Twelve people have been taken into police custody for their alleged role in a deadly fire in central China’s Jiangxi province, state media said Thursday. Firefighters work at the site of a building fire in Xinyu City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Photo by Xinhua via AP …
Read More »At least 39 dead in central China fire
At least 39 people died and nine were receiving treatment for injuries Wednesday after a fire broke out at a store in the central Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media reported. “At 3:24 p.m. (0724 GMT) on Jan. 24, a fire broke out on the below-ground level at a store… …
Read More »World Bank cancels, Vietnam budget to complete delayed project
The central province of Khanh Hoa will use its public funds to build roads and embankments along the Cai River after the World Bank canceled its sponsorship of the delayed project. As part of the Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project, Nha Trang City sub-project (CCSEP Nha Trang) is projected to …
Read More »Vietnam requires native English teachers to go through 120-hour training program
The education ministry has requested foreigners teaching English at language centers in Vietnam to complete a training program, focusing on pedagogical skills. Vu Minh Duc, head of the Teacher and Education Management Officials Department under the Ministry of Education and Training, said Tuesday that the program, which was introduced last month, aims to improve the …
Read More »Ice, frost engulf northern Vietnam mountaintops
Ice and frost have appeared on more high-altitude locations as a cold wave sweeps through northern Vietnam. Northern Vietnam entered the third day of a severe cold wave on Wednesday, as temperatures remain low both during the day and at night. Several high-altitude locations saw temperatures falling below zero degrees …
Read More »HCMC detects new subvariant as Covid hospitalizations rise
Twelve out of 16 Covid patients hospitalized in HCMC last month were infected with the fast-growing JN.1 subvariant, a health official said, adding that admissions have been on the rise. This marks the first time the JN.1 variant has been detected in Vietnam, Director of Ho Chi Minh City’s Health …
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