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After a HCMC metro train was sprayed with graffiti for a second time recently, authorities have decided to have more security cameras, lights and guards at the depot. The vandalism last Sunday at the Long Binh Depot in HCMC’s Thu Duc City, where 17 trains to be deployed on line …

At the end of a back alley surrounded by dilapidated buildings, the pitter-patter of ping-pong balls echoes around a cavernous warehouse in a Chinese town north of Shanghai. The members of this table tennis club in Rudong, a sleepy seaside county with one of the highest proportions of elderly residents …

The high temperatures HCMC has been experiencing for the past several days are partly due to climate change and El Nino, a meteorologist has said. Le Thi Xuan Lan, a former deputy head of the Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Center’s forecast department, said the actual temperatures in the city could even …

A man has been fined VND17 million (US$730) and had his license revoked for driving on the wrong side on the Dau Giay – Phan Thiet Expressway. The 45-year-old man, who has not been identified, told the traffic police he had been “lost” while on his way to the south-central …

Across the world, superfans of “The Crown” say they are hotly awaiting the coronation of King Charles III like a new season of the hit Netflix series. The royal-themed drama — the fictionalized story of Queen Elizabeth II who died in September after a record 70-year reign — has sparked …

Advertisers are committed to continue spending on TikTok due to its immense popularity with users despite threats of a potential ban in the U.S. over national security concerns, ad experts said. The steadfastness comes as TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance, is fighting to prevent a ban …

Eight people were killed and 13 injured late Thursday in a shooting near a Serbian town about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of capital Belgrade, state-run media reported. The shooting occurred near Mladenovac as the attacker opened fire with an automatic weapon from a moving vehicle and fled, RTS television …

President Vo Van Thuong arrived at Heathrow International Airport in London on Thursday afternoon (local time), beginning his visit to attend the coronation of King Charles III at the invitation of the U.K. Royal Family. U.K. Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew said this is a very significant moment as the …

Tuition at the most expensive international school in Ho Chi Minh City is set to hit VND924 million (about US$39,500) for the upcoming school year. HCMC now has 13 international schools and nine private institutions which have foreign investment and curricula. For the upcoming school year, many will raise tuition …

As many as 23,500 people have registered for a test to recruit laborers to work in South Korea, the highest in 10 years. The test, conducted under the Employment Permit System (EPS), a program in South Korea that allows employers who have failed to hire local workers to legally employ …