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A 25-year-old domestic helper in Singapore has been charged with animal abuse after allegedly inflicting severe harm on her employer’s dog, leading to its death. The helper, Junny Lal Awn Pui, a Myanmar national, was charged on Tuesday with four counts of cruelty under the Animals and Birds Act. The …

A 17-year-old boy in Osaka Prefecture died after undergoing wisdom tooth removal surgery, reportedly due to improper anesthesia procedures, according to police. The incident took place last year at a clinic in Sakai City, Osaka, but was only made public by authorities on Monday. The victim, Yuta Tomikawa, was a …

Authorities in central Japan are urging beachgoers to steer clear of dolphins after a sharp increase in biting incidents, with one expert saying the culprit may be a single overly playful individual. This year has so far seen 18 swimmers bitten at several beaches in the Fukui region, according to …

A man died after being caught in a speedboat’s propeller during a parachute retrieval operation at Mui Nai Beach in the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province. Pham Khac Phara, chairman of the Phao Dai Ward People’s Committee, confirmed the fatal incident on Tuesday, Tuoi Tre reported. A police investigation is …

Vietnam’s vaccine maker AVAC Vietnam JSC (AVAC) will export 150,000 doses of African swine fever vaccine to the Philippines on Thursday, said AVAC General Director Nguyen Van Diep. Diep informed that on Monday, a delegation of the Philippines visited Vietnam to work with and inspect the company’s vaccine production factory …

According to data from the United Nations Population Fund, this country recorded the lowest birth rate in Asia and worldwide by far this year.

A man narrowly avoided being caught between the doors of a moving elevator at an apartment complex in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District on Monday. The incident occurred at around 7:30 a.m. when the elevator in the HH2C building of the Linh Dam apartment complex opened its doors on the first …

A building under repair in District 1 in downtown Ho Chi Minh City suddenly collapsed on Tuesday, seriously injuring a worker who was buried under debris. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. at the building on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, around 1 km from Ben Thanh Market. The concrete …

Australia said on Tuesday it would limit the enrollment number of international students at 270,000 for 2025, as the government looks to rein in record migration that has contributed to a spike in home rental prices. Under the new policy, the government will impose a “national planning level” for all …

Vietnam’s foreign ministry expressed hope and trust that Fulbright University Vietnam’s activities will continue to contribute to the development of the Vietnam-U.S. friendly and cooperative relationship Fulbright University Vietnam is a result of educational cooperation between Vietnam and the U.S., particularly in the field of high-quality human resources training, Vietnamese …