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Over 700 people have been summoned by the HCMC People’s Court for a trial of a fire at the Carina complex in 2018 that killed 13 people. Nguyen Van Tung, 46, former director of the Hung Thanh Company, the main investor of the Carina apartment complex; and Nguyen Quoc Tuan, …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the Mekong River basin has to serve the need of resources for development, and deal with climate change. “The increasing demand for resources to serve economic and social development in combination with the unprecedented impact of climate change creates great pressure on natural resources …

Under the glow of a ring light in the spare bedroom of a Mumbai high-rise apartment, Indian make-up maven Debasree Banerjee has found fans across the world with a simple philosophy: brown is beautiful. Banerjee’s audience includes women from as far afield as the Middle East and United States who …

Donald Trump offered a full-throated defense of his conduct Tuesday in his first public remarks since being charged over hush money payments to a porn star, blasting the criminal prosecution as “an insult to our country.” Hours earlier the 76-year-old former US president pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts …

China has urged the World Trade Organization to scrutinize US-led technology export restrictions aimed at curbing its ability to make advanced chips, state television said on Wednesday. Chinese representatives told a regular WTO meeting this week that Japan, the Netherlands and the United States should report their plans and subsequent …

A 13-year-old girl in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) got dragged over 20 meters on the street after holding on to the motorbike of a thief who stole her mobile phone on Monday. Dinh Hoang Nam, 48, stopped his motorbike in front of a beverage stall on Vo Van Tan …

China warned on Tuesday that Washington was “endangering regional peace” in a new deal with the Philippines that will see four additional bases be used by U.S. troops, including one near the disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan. “Out of self-interest, the U.S. maintains a zero-sum …

Three family members of a woman who was electrocuted outside her house in Binh Duong Province died trying to save her Tuesday evening. It rained in Ben Cat Town, 40 kilometers to the north of Ho Chi Minh City, and when it stopped at around 6 p.m. the woman, 70, …

Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc’s Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s attacks in Ukraine that drew a threat from Moscow of “counter-measures.” Finland’s accession, ending seven decades of military non-alignment, roughly doubles the length of the border …

Vietnamese citizens have been reporting fake text messages with user interfaces nearly identical to official apps and websites that ask recipients to provide bank information. Bui Huyen from Hanoi said she nearly lost around VND280 million ($11,930) after receiving a scam text message from a number identified as “Vietcombank.” The …