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President Joe Biden’s administration urged a U.S. appeals court to overrule a conservative Texas-based judge’s order that would essentially ban the abortion pill mifepristone by suspending the drug’s federal regulatory approval. The U.S. Justice Department, in a filing to the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, called the …

The yuan became the most widely-used currency for cross-border transactions in China in March, overtaking the dollar for the first time, official data showed, reflecting efforts by Beijing to internationalize use of the yuan. Cross-border payments and receipts in yuan rose to a record $549.9 billion in March from $434.5 …

Government officials and state employees in Soc Trang must be tested for Covid-19 upon returning from upcoming holiday travels outside the Mekong Delta province. Tran Van Lau, chairman of the Soc Trang People’s Committee, announced on Wednesday that all officials, government employees and state workers must follow Covid-19 prevention measures …

The Ho Chi Minh City education department has finally suspended 40 out of 41 Apax Leaders centers in the city, according to an announcement made Wednesday. Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training office head Ho Tan Minh said the 40 centers have already closed of their own …

Singapore on Wednesday executed a man convicted of drug trafficking, a representative for his family said, despite pleas from his relatives and activists for clemency. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, had been convicted for abetting the trafficking in 2013 of more than 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of cannabis, double the threshold for …

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree establishing temporary control of the Russian assets of two foreign energy firms, signaling Moscow could take similar action against other companies if need be. The decree – outlining possible retaliation if Russian assets abroad are seized – showed Moscow had already taken …

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam has been fined VND180 million (US$7,670) for dust pollution during the construction of Long Thanh Airport, slated to be Vietnam’s largest. According to inspectors from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), a 95% state-owned joint-stock company, failed to …

A total of 65 people were arrested in a drug trafficking case involving four Vietnam Airlines attendants after a month-long investigation. HCMC police on Wednesday said authorities discovered an additional six drug batches that had already been shipped to Vietnam in part of the same Paris to HCMC drug trafficking …

The education ministry has proposed to let kindergarten teachers retire five years earlier than regulated if they have worked for 15 years. Making contributions for the draft amendments to the Law on Social Insurance, the Ministry of Education and Training said teachers at kindergartens have to work harder to take …

Google parent company Alphabet beat market expectations in the first quarter of 2023 with a net profit of $15 billion, the company said on Tuesday, in a sign that the search engine behemoth is regaining its footing. The tech titan has found itself under pressure due to a general slowdown …