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A woman in central Vietnam has been imprisoned for tricking her parents into selling her 13-year-old sister so that a Chinese man could marry her. A court in Nghe An Province sentenced Ven Thi Hoai, 21, and Cut Thi Ngoc, 27, to 12 years in jail each for “trading people …

Vivek Ramaswamy, a multi-millionaire former biotech executive, ended his White House bid on Monday and endorsed Donald Trump after his longshot bid caught attention but failed to catapult him high enough in the Republican Party’s first nominating contest in Iowa. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to voters at a …

An estimated 3.5 million Britons living overseas will from Tuesday be eligible to vote in U.K. general elections, in one of the biggest increases in the country’s electoral franchise in a century. A voter cast their vote. Illustration photo by Freepik The expansion in the electorate follows a change in …

A Dak Lak Province court Tuesday began the trial of 100 members of an alleged terrorist group for killing nine people during an attack on two people’s committee offices. A mobile court has been set up at their detention facility by the People’s Court of the central highlands province. Of …

More than 1.5 million units of blood were donated nationwide in 2023, with 99% of which came from voluntary blood givers who account for 1.5% of the total population. According to reports by the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, the repeat blood donation ratio reached over 60%, while …

A Dak Lak Province court Tuesday began the trial of 100 members of an alleged terrorist group for killing nine people during an attack on two people’s committee offices. A mobile court has been set up at their detention facility by the People’s Court of the central highlands province. Of …

More than 10 universities across Vietnam have introduced courses in integrated circuit design and technology to meet the increasing demand for skills in those fields. This year the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology, Da Nang University of Science and Technology, Can …

The number of deaths caused by traffic accidents in Hai Phong City increased dramatically last year, including by as much as five-fold in some places. There were 191 accidents last year, a 194% increase from 2022, according to the municipal Committee for Traffic Safety. They resulted in 98 deaths, a …

A hearing began Tuesday to trial 100 alleged members of a terrorist group accused of killing nine people when attacking government offices in Dak Lak Province last year. The trial, opened by the Dak Lak People’s Court at the detainment facility where 94 of the accused are being held, is …

Boeing will add further quality inspections for the 737 MAX after a mid-air blowout of a cabin panel in an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 earlier this month, the head of its commercial airplanes division said on Monday. The planemaker will also deploy a team to supplier Spirit AeroSystems – which …