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Vietnam and Belarus signed a visa exemption agreement for citizens holding ordinary passports after talks between the Prime Ministers of the two countries at government headquarters on Friday. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko witness the signing of visa exemption agreement between the two countries …

Two women have died as a firecracker they were making exploded in northern Ninh Binh Province. The accident took place on Thursday as Mai Thi Xang, 30, and Luong Thi Giang, 28, were making a firecracker at a rented house in Kim Son District. According to the district’s authorities, Xang …

At least three rockets targeted the US embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone at dawn on Friday, landing on the outskirts of the district housing government and diplomatic buildings, an Iraqi security official said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. A US military official speaking on condition of anonymity told …

The head of the UN climate summit pressed nations Friday to strike a deal as talks resumed after a break, with only four days left for negotiators to iron out differences over the fate of fossil fuels. While UN climate talks rarely finish on time, COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber …

Hanoi has over 600 surveillance cameras, but most are from 2014 and lack AI applications and need to be replaced, according to the city police. Responding to a question about the application of information technology in ensuring traffic safety, including surveillance systems, at a Hanoi People’s Council meeting Thursday, the …

The police managed to rescue a 19-year-old girl in central Nghe An Province on Thursday, who attempted to jump off a building while holding a knife. At around 4:45 p.m., locals spotted a woman standing on the edge of a rooftop of a 27-story apartment building, more than 80 meters …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for drafting plans to build an international airport in the south of the Red River Delta, home to 11 cities and provinces. Chairing a meeting held to discuss development of the region on Thursday, he pointed out that the northern part of the …

The Consulate General of Belarus in Ho Chi Minh City was inaugurated at No 2/6, Road 31, Binh An Ward, Thu Duc City, on Thursday. Speaking at the ceremony, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Evgeny Shestakov recalled that after gaining independence, Belarus opened its first representative agency in Vietnam …

Construction of a much-talked-about footbridge in downtown Ho Chi Minh City is now 90% complete. The 100-meter link over the Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal connects Hoang Sa Street in District 1 with Truong Sa Street in Binh Thanh District. The first footbridge over the canal, standing between Thi …

Indonesia has drafted ethics guidance for developers using artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent potential misuse of the new technology, a ministerial draft showed. “AI-based programming activities need to be predicated on the ethics governing its use and development,” according to the draft produced by Indonesia’s communications ministry. The draft said …