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Three people in HCMC were arrested Wednesday for hiding cannabis inside packets of tea and selling them. Tran Nhat Vinh, 29, Tran Tri Minh Sang, 21, and Luu Thi Thai were arrested by Tan Binh District police as part of a drug trafficking investigation. Police raided Vinh’s house on Nguyen …

The United States returned two looted antiquities to China, the latest in a wave of repatriations of artifacts stolen from more than a dozen countries, New York authorities announced Tuesday. The two 7th-century stone carvings, currently valued at $3.5 million, had been sawn off a tomb by thieves in the …

Four children in central Thanh Hoa Province have been hospitalized as a safety precaution after receiving vaccine shots that were two months out of date. The medical station of Thang Binh Commune, Nong Cong District on Tuesday vaccinated 15 children in the area. Among the shots were six 6-in-1 vaccine …

Stranded without work for months, hundreds of South Asian migrants in Malaysia say they are losing hope after failing to find jobs promised to them by recruitment agents in exchange for thousands of dollars in fees. At a students’ dormitory about 40 km (25 miles) from the capital, Kuala Lumpur, …

The University of Economics HCMC has signed an agreement with Australia’s Deakin University to optimize the study abroad journey. The latter’s Deakin Global Pathways is a direct admission program for bachelor’s degrees, with one year of study in Vietnam and two years at Deakin University in Australia. John Molony, pro-vice-chancellor …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved a transport ministry proposal not to build a national highway through a nature reserve in southern Dong Nai Province. The Ministry of Transport said in a letter to PM Chinh last July that it was not feasible to have a part of National …

After more than three years’ suspension, construction has restarted on a Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway section in Dong Nai Province. A new contractor has been chosen to complete the section, which is more than 16 km long, said Dang Huu Vi, director of the Southern Expressway Authority, on Wednesday. The …

Vietnam ranks second in Southeast Asia in the number of app downloads with 3.5 billion downloads last year, according to data analytics firm Data.ai. Vietnamese consumers also spent about VND21 million (US$900) per minute on this type of service, it said. This trend has fueled the strong growth of several …

Australia’s trade minister flew to Beijing on Thursday on a mission to demolish all Chinese import barriers after years of punishing sanctions and unofficial bans. Trade Minister Don Farrell said he aimed to secure unrestricted commerce with China, Australia’s largest trade partner with a healthy appetite for its vast iron …

The U.K. minister for Development has announced funding of £30 million (US$37.8 million) to boost education opportunities for women and girls in Southeast Asia. Minister of State for Development and Africa Andrew Mitchell launched the ASEAN Girls Education and Skills Program on Wednesday at the 2023 Education World Forum, which …