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China is ground zero for the price war in electric vehicles and the battleground is shifting to SUV-styled EVs, the largest segment of the market, dominated by Tesla Inc and BYD. The market, crowded with more than 90 models, is about to get even tighter with at least 20 new …

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance halted bitcoin withdrawals for several hours on Monday, citing heavy volumes and a surge in processing fees, before clearing them at a higher cost. Late on Sunday and again early on Monday the world’s biggest crypto exchange shut bitcoin withdrawals saying there was a glut of pending …

A shop owner in northern Vinh Phuc Province disarmed a man trying to rape her by pretending she needed to find some condoms. Binh Xuyen District police on Monday said they had arrested Phan Van Cuong, 31, on rape charges. At around 10:30 p.m. on May 5, Cuong, who had …

The Ministry of Transport has proposed projects to upgrade and improve three national highways, 53, 62 and 91B, in Mekong Delta provinces at a cost of VND7.1 trillion (US$304.3 million). One project will upgrade a 46-km section of National Highway 53 in Vinh Long and Tra Vinh provinces and construct …

The Hanoi finance department has called for increasing water tariffs from July and put out a roadmap for further hikes. In a recommendation it made recently to the city People’s Committee, it said water prices should be raised from VND5,973 to VND7,500 per cubic meter for the first 10 cubic …

Da Nang and its neighbor Quang Nam are at risk of water shortages over the next three months due to El Nino impact and improper water discharge from hydroelectric plants. Da Nang, the Cau Do Water Plant provides about 80% of clean water for the central city of more than …

Shanghai resident Daniel Bian drank in the sweeping views over the Thai capital as he lay on a deckchair beside a swimming pool on the 19th floor of a luxury condominium. “I feel alive. I feel free,” said an excited Bian, dapper in tinted sunglasses, flat-topped navy blue hat and …

At least 21 people drowned after a boat capsized off the coastal town of Tanur in the Malappuram district of India’s southern state of Kerala, local authorities said on Monday. The boat, which was carrying about 40 inbound passengers, overturned as it was overcrowded, said Abdul Nazar, Malappuram district’s junior …

Texas police on Sunday were investigating what motivated a 33-year-old gunman to kill at least eight people at a mall over the weekend, as President Joe Biden called for stricter gun laws. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Sunday confirmed the identity of the assailant in Saturday’s shooting as …

Meteorological records continued to tumble in Vietnam as the central province of Nghe An sizzled in 44.2-degree weather on Sunday. It surpassed the 44.1 degrees Celsius recorded just a day earlier in neighboring Thanh Hoa Province, according to the National Center for Hydro – Meteorological Forecasting. But from Monday cold …