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Several drivers could not use smart keys to unlock their vehicles as they stopped at a Hanoi intersection due to signal disruption caused by a device that operates water pumps. Nguyen Quang Tung parked his car in front of house No. 315 on Vong Street of Hai Ba Trung District …

Police in central Ha Tinh Province have taken in or placed under house arrest 24 people allegedly forging thousands of documents including driving licenses for VND20 billion (US$852,400). Pham Van Manh (L), ring leader of a document forgery ring, at a police station in Ha Tinh Province, June 22, 2023. …

Singapore for the first time became the most expensive city for goods and services for wealthy people, overtaking Hong Kong, London and New York, according to the latest report. Cars and essential health insurance in Singapore are 133% and 109% more expensive than the global average, among 12 consumer goods …

China’s State Council Security Committee and Beijing’s municipal government both held emergency video conferences on Thursday to discuss fire hazards and safety in the wake of a blast in China’s northwest that killed 31 on Wednesday. Separately, China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued an emergency circular, urging all localities …

The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted on Friday. Every country on the globe will see an increase in the number of patients with the chronic disease, according …

Record heat across Asia is putting its surging renewable power fleet to the test, highlighting the need for backup supply, transmission system upgrades and tariff reforms to ensure reliability and stave off a slowdown in green energy adoption. Temperatures in parts of the region breached 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in …

U.S. President Joe Biden and Narendra Modi hailed a new era in their countries’ relationship after the White House rolled out the red carpet for the Indian prime minister on Thursday, touting deals on defense and commerce aimed at countering China’s global influence. “Two great nations, two great friends, and …

Three Taiwanese were sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday for trafficking some 480 kg of drugs. Huang Yen Sheng, 25, Kuo Yi Hao, 33, and Yeh Chen Chia, 26 were convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court. All three …

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was given a 21-gun salute as he was received by President Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi Friday morning. The anthems of the two nations played in the background. The two presidents reviewed a guard of honor before entering the Presidential Palace to hold talks and …

All five people aboard a submersible missing near the wreck of the Titanic died – likely in an instant – after their vessel suffered what the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday was a “catastrophic implosion” in the ocean depths. The somber announcement ended a multinational search-and-rescue operation that captivated the …