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Thai police have arrested the wife of a senior officer on suspicion of murdering nine people by poisoning them with cyanide, officials said Wednesday. The woman, aged in her 30s, was arrested in Bangkok on Tuesday over the killings, which took place over several years. Investigators believe money was the …

Ho Chi Minh City’s Bui Thi Xuan High School has been disciplining mischievous students by sending them to the library to read books in place of other punishments. The school in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 has been applying the new solution for the last month to students who …

The crucial semiconductor industry, that powers everything from personal computers, smartphones to fighter jets, suffered a dismal first quarter as demand plummeted for chips. Intel on Thursday posted a massive fall in sales for the first quarter of 2023 because of a steep drop in the demand for semiconductors, especially …

Deaths from hunger are on the rise in Africa because of droughts worsened by climate change and conflict, UN officials and non-governmental organizations said Thursday. Their warning is the latest in a series of statements from campaigners and experts warning that Africa is facing an unprecedented food crisis. There is …

The first group of Indonesians evacuated from strife-torn Sudan returned home Friday on a charter flight from Saudi Arabia, officials said. Southeast Asia’s most populous country has joined nations around the world in rushing to move their citizens to safety by land, air and sea after clashes between the Sudanese …

A 6th grader in Ben Tre Province won first place at the national UPU letter writing competition, topping over a million other entries by writing about becoming a superhero to fight traffic accidents. “I’m so happy, I never expected to win such a high prize,” said Dao Khuong Duy from …

The amount of drugs seized via air routes over the past three months alone has been more than the past five years combined, according to police. The Ministry of Public Security’s anti-drug police division announced on Thursday that the transport of drugs through air routes has been “on the rise” …

Southern Dong Nai Province will complete the remaining site needed for the Long Thanh airport project by June, it said in a report sent to the central government. The project spans 5,000 hectares in Dong Nai, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City. So far, the project’s investor, the state-owned …

Repairs have been finished on the Intra Asia (IA) undersea cable, which broke three months ago. A breakage at a section of the IA about 130 km from a shoreline station in Singapore was detected in late January, causing a total loss of international data from Vietnam to Singapore through …

The customs and other agencies have discovered 11.8 kg of rhino horns and 4.7 kg of ivories smuggled into Vietnam through the Noi Bai airport in Hanoi. According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, the discovery of the horns and ivories was made after a check of suspected luggage …