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Former U.S. president Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal costs to the New York Times and multiple journalists Friday after a lawsuit he brought against them was dismissed. Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures during a town hall in Des Moines, …

The head of a Buddhist pagoda in Dong Nai Province, who was suspended after some intimate photos of his with a woman surfaced, wants to return to secular life. The management committee of the province Vietnam Buddhist Sangha said Friday it has approved a request from Thich Nhuan Nghi, birth …

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indonesian President Joko Widodo highly evaluated the development of the countries’ cooperation in multiple areas and agreed to strengthen ties in the field of Halal. Welcoming his guest in Hanoi on Friday, Chinh said Widodo’s state visit to Vietnam holds special significance and …

President Vo Van Thuong and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo watched a martial arts and musical program performed by athletes, soldiers, and artists of the Vietnam People’s Army in Hanoi on Friday. The event, part of a state visit to Vietnam by the Indonesian leader, featured performances of pencak silat, …

An alleged group of terrorists in Central Highlands’ Dak Lak Province accused of killing nine people while attacking two People’s Committees’ offices, will stand trial Jan. 16 to 26. The Dak Lak People’s Court said the highly-anticipated, high-profile trial will take place at the detainment facility where the accused are …

A five-seater side-swiped a parked vehicle in Hue City, blew through a red light, hopped a curb, and then crashed into a light pole, crushing three motorbikes on Friday morning. The incident took place at around 8:30 a.m. and was caught on dashcam footage: it looked like the sidewinding car …

Of more than 166,000 people filing for unemployment benefits in Ho Chi Minh City last year, an increasing number were over 40 years old. Nguyen Van Hanh Thuc, director of the HCMC Employment Service Center, said Wednesday that the number of applicants was up by 10% compared to the same …

Dozens of families in southern Binh Duong Province are living in fear as their houses have developed large cracks and tilts, posing high risk of collapse under the impact of a drainage project. The project, which started in May last year and is slated for completion this year, aims at …

Former health minister Nguyen Thanh Long was sentenced to 18 years in jail Friday for taking bribes in a major Covid-19 test kit scandal. Long was accused of receiving bribes worth VND51 billion (US$2.25 million) from Viet A Company to let it sell the kits at inflated prices. Phan Quoc …

President Vo Van Thuong and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo have aimed for Vietnam and Indonesia’s bilateral trade turnover to increase from $14 billion in 2023 to $15 billion. “Trade cooperation is a highlight for the two countries’ relations. Among ASEAN, Indonesia is Vietnam’s third largest trade partner, and Vietnam …