A Hanoi car driver rammed through two officers blocking the street at a traffic stop, only to be apprehended later down the road. Police at a DUI checkpoint on Khanh Hoa Street in Ha Nam Province’s Duy Tien Town, which borders the capital city, signaled a four-seat car to stop …
Read More »Without policy changes, 200 km of metro will take 100 years: HCMC leader
HCMC could take 100 years to complete the 200 km of metro routes it plans if policies are not changed, its chairman Phan Van Mai said. He was alluding to the fact the city has not been able to complete 19.7 km of its first metro line after 16 years. …
Read More »Medical school teachers to strike over withheld salaries
Seventeen teachers at the Medical College of Quang Nam said they would stop teaching starting next week because their salaries have been withheld for six months. Such a strike could potentially affect 500 students. Huynh Tan Tuan, principal of the school, reported to the Quang Nam People’s Committee on Friday …
Read More »What is Storm-1152, alleged top creator of fake Microsoft accounts?
Microsoft has seized the websites of a Vietnam-based group it alleges sold millions of fake accounts to cybercriminals who used them for ransomware attacks, identity theft and other scams around the world. The group, identified by Microsoft as Storm-1152, developed sophisticated tools to defeat the U.S. tech giant’s security features …
Read More »Matthew Perry died of accidental ketamine overdose, examiner finds
“Friends” actor Matthew Perry died from an accidental ketamine overdose, medical examiners said Friday, concluding their investigation into the death of the beloved but troubled TV star. “Friends” actor Matthew Perry. Photo from Perry’s Instagram Perry, who played Chandler Bing on the hit TV sitcom from 1994-2004, died at the …
Read More »New York’s Met museum returns Southeast Asian artifacts tied to looting
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City said on Friday that it would return 14 sculptures to Cambodia and two to Thailand that were associated with an art dealer who was charged with trafficking looted antiquities in 2019. People stand outside The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New …
Read More »Hanoi aims to increase per capita income by 7% next year
Hanoi is aiming for its per capita income in 2024 to reach VND162 million ($6,679) in 2024, an increase of 7.28% from this year’s VND151 million. In a Thursday conference on socio-economic development in 2024 by the Hanoi People’s Committee, the city aims for its GRDP to have a growth …
Read More »Woman feeding dog mauled to death
A woman in the central Ha Tinh Province was mauled to death by a dog while feeding it. A group of workers in Ky Anh Town was returning to their rooms in Ky Thinh Ward at around 5 p.m. on Thursday when they discovered Pham Thi Ngan, 40, lying on …
Read More »Microsoft takes down Vietnamese group behind 750 million fake accounts
Microsoft announced that it has dismantled a Vietnam-based group that created and sold 750 million fraudulent accounts to other hackers. In an announcement published Thursday, Microsoft said it has identified three individuals and infrastructure behind Storm-1152, a group that runs illicit websites and social media pages, selling fraudulent Microsoft accounts …
Read More »Australian woman jailed for 20 years for death of her four children has conviction quashed
A woman imprisoned for 20 years over the deaths of her four children, and pardoned in June, saw her convictions quashed by New South Wales state on Thursday, with her lawyer saying she plans to claim “substantial” compensation. Kathleen Folbigg was convicted in 2003 of murdering three of her children, …
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