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Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District is aiming for a new plastic waste recycling program to collect 100 kg of trash every week. The People’s Committee in the capital’s central district announced on Monday the program would incorporate plastic waste into the economy via a team effort by local authorities, environmental workers, …

Shell Plc on Monday launched its first electric ferry globally at its Singapore refinery and said it would work with the city-state’s port authority to cut emissions from ships. The move is a step towards meeting the Singapore port authority’s rule that all new harbour craft operating in its waters …

South Korea, the United States and Japan staged joint naval missile defence exercises on Monday to improve responses to North Korean threats, as Pyongyang accused Washington of ramping up “nuclear blackmail” with military drills. The three nations agreed at talks in Washington on Friday to hold regular missile defence and …

A would-be bank robber shot a security guard who then restrained the thief with the help of bank customers Monday afternoon. Just before staff members at a Binh Duong Province Sacombank branch in the southern town of Lai Uyen, Bau Bang District, were about to break for lunch, security guards …

A teenager in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been hospitalized with spinal cord damage after inhaling 10 nitrous oxide balloons a day for 10 days straight. The 15-year-old unnamed child was taken to the Bai Chay hospital with numb limbs, fatigue, difficulty walking and weight loss. Scans revealed …

Inspectors have found 2,300 land use violations on Vietnam’s largest island Phu Quoc, including illegally occupying state and forest land. After one year of looking into projects on Phu Quoc Island, inspectors of Kien Giang Province found that local authorities had enabled individuals and organizations to illegally use 200 hectares …

Hanoi has recorded 493 new Covid-19 cases over the past week, a sevenfold increase from the previous 7 days, and more cases are expected to plague the capital. Since the beginning of this year, Hanoi has recorded a total of 756 Covid-19 cases, according to the Hanoi Center for Disease …

Authorities in northern Quang Ninh Province are rushing to collect styrofoam buoys discarded in Ha Long Bay and its neighbor Bai Tu Long Bay. The two bays have been filled up with styrofoam buoys since authorities closed down several illegal fish cages over a week ago. Cao Tuong Huy, acting …

An experimental mRNA cancer vaccine developed by Moderna Inc and Merck & Co cut the risk of death or recurrence of the most deadly skin cancer by 44% compared with Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda alone. The findings suggest that adding a personalized cancer vaccine based on mRNA technology to Keytruda, which …

Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc has agreed to launch an offer for Finland’s Rovio Entertainment, the maker of the Angry Birds mobile game, for 706 million euros ($775.8 million), the companies said in a joint statement. Tokyo-based Sega will offer 9.25 euros per share for Rovio, a 19% premium over …