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The top defense and diplomatic officials from the U.S. and Philippines agreed on Tuesday to complete a road map on U.S. security assistance to the Philippines in the next five to 10 years, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday. Austin said the long-time allies discussed the delivery of …

A woman has died from H3N8 bird flu in China, the World Health Organization reported Tuesday — the first known human fatality from the avian influenza strain. H3N8 is known to have been circulating since 2002 after first emerging in North American waterfowl. It is known to infect horses, dogs …

The number of Covid-19 cases over the past week has quadrupled from the previous period, with Hanoi recording the most cases, the health ministry said. From April 3 to April 9, Vietnam officially recorded 419 more Covid-19 cases, the highest number of cases recorded within a single week in recent …

The ultraviolet index in Ho Chi Minh City has risen to dangerous levels amid a scorching heat wave. Data from Weather Online, a U.K.-based meteorological services firm, shows the index is expected to climb to the ‘very high’ level of 12 from now until April 19. U.S. weather forecast service …

South Korea’s antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet Inc’s Google 42.1 billion won ($31.88 million) for blocking the release of mobile video games on a competitor’s platform. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday that Google bolstered its market dominance, and hurt local app market One Store’s revenue and …

South Korea’s antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet Inc’s Google 42.1 billion won ($31.88 million) for blocking the release of mobile video games on a competitor’s platform. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday that Google bolstered its market dominance, and hurt local app market One Store’s revenue and …

Three Chinese men working on a Panama cargo ship docked in central Vietnam are suspected to have suffered gas poisoning, with one dying as a result. The Border Guard Command of Thanh Hoa Province said Tuesday that it is working with related agencies to investigate the case in which three …

About 300 people evacuated from their homes in South Korea’s eastern coastal city of Gangneung as strong winds and dry weather fanned a wildfire on Tuesday, officials said. Firefighters were struggling to control the blaze that started at around 8:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT on Monday) in Gangneung, with …

The principal of a high school in Vietnam’s Central Highlands is being investigated for taking VND800 million (US$34,117) from the school’s parents’ fund. Nguyen Phi Hung, principal of Nguyen Dinh Chieu High School in Dak Nong Province, was taken into custody Monday for investigation into a possible charge of “corruption.” …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Vietnam this week before heading to the G7 Ministers’ Meeting in Japan. Blinken will be in Vietnam from Friday to Sunday upon the invitation of Vietnam’s Foreign Affairs Minister Bui Thanh Son, the ministry said in a statement. The U.S. State Department …