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Three men poisoned with botulinum after eating pork bologna and fermented food in Ho Chi Minh City could be paralyzed completely, doctors have said. Le Quoc Hung, chief of the Department of Tropical Diseases at Cho Ray Hospital in the city, said on Monday that two patients at the hospital …

Chinese largest training vessel Qi Jiguang on Tuesday arrived in Da Nang’s Tien Sa Port to begin a three-day visit. The 476 officers and other personnel on the naval vessel are to meet with Da Nang People’s Committee, as well as military commands. The vessel itself will also allow representatives …

A part of Quang Ninh Province that borders China will use electricity entirely provided by a Chinese company in Guangxi Province this summer. Starting Wednesday, Mong Cai Town and Hai Ha District in Quang Ninh will switch to using electricity provided by Guangxi Power Grid Co., Ltd. As per an …

Hanoi high school student Vu Quoc Trung has managed to secure a perfect score in the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) and a VND6.8-billion (US$290,100) scholarship from a U.S. college. The 12th grader at the Foreign Language Specialized School said he has received a letter of acceptance from Colby College in …

Two people in Quang Nam Province have been fined for redirecting calls from their creditor to the public security ministry’s hotline. The local police said Monday they were each fined VND5.5 million ($234.62). An investigation found that the two unidentified people had borrowed money through a mobile app, and the …

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ended discussions on Monday with no agreement on how to raise the U.S. government’s $31.4-trillion debt ceiling and will keep talking with just 10 days before a possible default that could sink the U.S. economy. The Democratic president and the top congressional …

British International Investment (BII) has announced plans to invest US$15 million in a fund focusing on developing energy transition infrastructure for Southeast Asia. BII, a development finance institution of the U.K. government that works under the Department for International Development, has committed to the SUSI Asia Energy Transition Fund (SAETF) …

Thailand’s unemployment rate hit a three-year low in the first quarter, the state planning agency said on Monday, declining to 1.05% from 1.15% in the last three months of 2022 as recovery in the crucial tourism industry strengthened. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, …

Seven bodies were recovered from a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized in the central Indian Ocean, according to state media on Monday, days after China President Xi Jinping ordered an all-out search to rescue and recover missing crew members. Several countries, including Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Maldives, and …

Vietnam’s Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong discussed promoting bilateral relations during a meeting with United Russia leader Dmitry Medvedev on Monday. During the Russian Party head’s Vietnam visit, the two leaders exchanged their views on the current international situation and other issues of mutual concern, according to a statement …