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Chinese authorities on Thursday destroyed a giant haul of counterfeit products purporting to be from brands such as Nike and Louis Vuitton at an event held across 17 provinces and cities, state broadcaster CCTV reported. In all, 3,000 tonnes of counterfeit products valued at 500 million yuan (US$69 million) were …

The labor confederation wants workers to be given a four-day National Day holiday next year to fulfill their elusive dream of taking their children to school on opening day. The proposal made at a meeting Sunday by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor after collecting opinions from workers across the …

Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday following the eruption of the Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, a rescue official said, as a search to find 12 more missing was temporarily halted over safety concerns. Three survivors were found on Monday along with the bodies of the 11 …

Police are investigating the brutal murder of a deputy head of a nature reserve ranger station in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, who was shot 14 times. Nguyen Kim Anh, 49, was found dead Sunday in a field in the Ea So Nature Reserve in Ea Kar District. …

If India needed any more proof that it was in the midst of a huge housing boom, it got in this week’s GDP data, heightening expectations that the industry will continue to power the economy for years to come. The construction sector grew 13.3% in July-September from a year earlier, …

The United States condemned the “horrific terrorist attack” during a Catholic Mass at a university in southern Philippines that killed at least four people and injured dozens, the State Department said on Sunday. The United States is in close contact with its Philippine partners and stands with Filipinos in rejecting …

Fisherman Siem Huat has seen fish stocks dwindle in recent years in Cambodia’s majestic Tonle Sap Lake, and with them, his family’s sole source of income. Experts say extreme weather brought by climate change, ecological disruption from dam-building, wetland conversions, and overfishing threaten food supplies and livelihoods for the millions …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, attending the G77 summit on climate change in Dubai as part of COP28 on Saturday, proposed three key climate cooperation orientations for the Group of 77. First, it is necessary to promote a global and all people-based approach and uphold multilateralism with the motto of …

Hanoi’s transport authorities have proposed to trial two bicycle-only routes along the To Lich River and around Hoa Binh Park to alleviate traffic congestion. The first route, a 2.3-km-long two-way bicycle lane along To Lich River from Nga Tu So intersection in Dong Da district to Cau Giay District, is …

A Singapore judge sentenced a teenager to 16 years in jail on Friday for killing a schoolmate with an axe in a crime that shocked the city-state in 2021. The killing at a state secondary school was a rare incident in a country that is known for its tough approach …