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Canada and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore full diplomatic ties and appoint new ambassadors, both countries said on Wednesday, bringing to a close a 2018 dispute that damaged relations and trade. The decision follows discussions held between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …

Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. She died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her representative …

Two feet found in a fire in the southern province of Binh Duong have prompted the police to open investigation into a murder case. A resident of Binh Duong’s Tan Uyen Town noticed the human feet with shoes on when he approached a coal fire on a vacant piece of …

Da Nang authorities have ordered that lights used for decoration and advertising be turned off after 8 p.m. in a bid to save energy during the hot summer months. A document issued by the Da Nang People’s Committee on Monday said higher temperatures have driven up energy demand in the …

A rage-filled kindergarten teacher in the southern province of Dong Nai Province maniacally beat a 2-year-old boy with 31 slaps for not eating his lunch. The mother of the child, 33-year-old Nguyen Thi Thao, discovered multiple bruises on her son’s cheeks and forehead after picking from Tuoi Ngoc kindergarten in …

As the high school entrance exams approach, senior students at Hanoi middle schools find little time to sleep or eat between back-to-back extra classes. Hoang Linh is a ninth grader at a school in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District. For the upcoming high-school entrance exam in three weeks, Linh has applied …

France is to try 19 men over a people-smuggling plot that led to the 2019 deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the back of a truck, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The trial is the latest of several in Europe over the tragedy. The migrants — the …

A beer-loving lawmaker in Thailand once arrested for illegal brewing is hoping his party’s election win can give him a long-awaited shot at breaking up a $14 billion alcohol duopoly of two of the country’s wealthiest families. Brewer-turned-politician Taopiphop Limjittrakorn has been fighting to overhaul strict regulations for years, taking …

South Korea has asked Washington to review its criteria for new semiconductor subsidies, concerned over the impact of rules to limit chip investment in countries such as China, a U.S. public filing showed. In March, the U.S. commerce department proposed rules to prevent China and other countries it deems to …

Hanoi’s education department has banned schools from organizing spontaneous field trips, following the deaths of a parent and a student on a trip to a national park. A representative of the Department of Education and Training on Wednesday requested schools abide by regulations regarding the organization of field trips and …