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Vietnam’s spending on domestic waste treatment accounts for 0.23% of its GDP compared to the global rate of 0.5%, the World Bank said Wednesday at a seminar in Hanoi. The country currently spends VND14.3 trillion (US$610 million) each year to deal with domestic waste, as officially announced at a seminar …

A powerful tropical cyclone hurtled towards Western Australia on Thursday, triggering a “red alert” emergency and evacuation orders as authorities warned violent winds could toss caravans, tear down trees and turn debris into “missiles”. Tropical Cyclone Ilsa gathered strength over the Indian Ocean and Port Hedland, one of the world’s …

China’s exports rose in March for the first time in six months, customs data showed Thursday, as the world’s second-largest economy continued its recovery following the end of onerous coronavirus curbs late last year. The 14.8% surge in overseas shipments marked the first since September, according to the General Administration …

U.K. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Thérèse Coffey visited Vietnam on April 12-13 to strengthen bilateral cooperation on agriculture, climate, and wildlife. The secretary met her Vietnamese counterpart, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan, to discuss bilateral trade in agriculture, food and beverages, …

The chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Thursday the bloc “strongly condemns” a military air strike this week on a village in Myanmar, which is reported to have killed up to 100 people including civilians. Tuesday’s attack in the Sagaing area was the deadliest in …

Over 70,000 Vietnamese students are currently studying in South Korea, the highest among all nationals. The Korea Immigration Service recently issued a report saying there were over 200,000 international students in South Korea as of late February, an increase of over 10,000 from January, the Korea.net news site reported. They …

A Hanoi court sentenced 47-year-old Nguyen Lan Thang to six years in prison for “making, storing, disseminating or propagandizing information, documents, materials aimed at opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.” The court also sentenced Thang, who was arrested in July last year, to two years of probation after serving the …

The high-speed boat service between Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau will resume Friday as the city agreed to extend its license until the end of the year. GreenlinesDP Technology Co. Ltd., which operates out of Bach Dang Wharf in HCMC’s District 1, has had to suspend the service …

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has recovered over $7.3 billion in cash and liquid crypto assets, an increase of more than $800 million since January, the company’s attorney said at a court hearing in Delaware. FTX attorney Andy Dietderich said the company is starting to think about its future after months …

Binh Duong Province led the country’s 63 cities and provinces in corruption control for a second year in a row, according to the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index. The province, an industrial hub bordering Ho Chi Minh City, scored 7.94 out of 10, according to the index released …