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Japan ordered its military Saturday to prepare to shoot down a North Korean ballistic missile after Pyongyang said this week it was ready to launch its first military spy satellite. Placing the satellite into orbit would require a long-range projectile, which North Korea is banned from launching because the United …

Russia’s richest people added $152 billion to their wealth over the past year, rebounding from the huge loss of fortunes they experienced just after the Ukraine war began, Forbes Russia said. Russia has 110 official billionaires in the list, up 22 from last year, according to Forbes’ Russian edition, which …

Temperatures rose to almost 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in northern Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, and 35 degrees in the southern metropolis Saigon. Under a heatwave’s impact, five northern mountainous provinces Dien Bien, Son La, Hoa Binh, Ha Giang and Cao Bang suffered sweltering temperatures of above 36 degrees …

Two suspected drug smugglers who were ordered to stop their car in Long An Province Friday decided to plow ahead, killing a police officer and two residents. Major Nguyen Xuan Hao, a traffic police officer of Duc Hoa District of the southern province, was hit after his team signaled for …

An elderly patient hooked up to a tangle of tubes lies struggling for breath in a Bangkok hospital as Thailand battles a “drastic increase” in respiratory problems caused by a spike in air pollution. His wife holds his hand and strokes his face, with a nurse in blue scrubs listening …

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his Cuban counterpart Esteban Lazo Hernandez inaugurated a washing powder factory and a solar energy park of a Vietnamese company in Cuba on Friday (local time). The two projects of Thai Binh Investment and Trading Corporation were launched at Mariel Special Development Zone …

A man who allegedly robbed a VietinBank branch in Da Nang’s Hai Chau District was apprehended by the police late Friday night. Le Phu Cao, 32, was arrested from a hiding place in Lien Chieu District. He is believed to have got away with more than VND600 million (US$25,540) from …

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his Cuban counterpart Esteban Lazo Hernandez inaugurated a washing powder factory and a solar energy park of a Vietnamese company in Cuba on Friday (local time). The two projects of Thai Binh Investment and Trading Corporation were launched at Mariel Special Development Zone …

A man believed to have robbed a VietinBank branch in Da Nang’s Hai Chau District in one minute was arrested Friday night after 35 hours on the run. Le Phu Cao, 32, was arrested when hiding in the city’s Lien Chieu District. He is accused of robbing more than VND600 …

Google has paused construction of a massive campus in the Silicon Valley city of San Jose as it reins in costs, CNBC reported on Friday. Google’s parent company Alphabet early this year announced it would cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a challenging economic reality. Alphabet reported lower revenue and …