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A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from Russian provincial authorities and a Western tour guide. North Korea imposed some of the strictest border controls in the world during …

When Choi Tae-yeon opened her restaurant 20 years ago, dog meat was a good business in South Korea. Now, she says she might have to close up shop, with a new ban on the former delicacy. Nestled in an alleyway in the Chilseong market in the city of Daegu, her …

A 21-gun salute was fired at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi on Friday to welcome Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit to Vietnam. Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong received Wikodo at Hanoi’s Presidential Palace, and both leaders participated in a flag salutation ceremony. They witnessed the honor guard …

U.S President Joe Biden has good news to sell on the economy as he seeks reelection in November — but voters don’t seem to be buying it. Growth is up, unemployment is down, and the U.S economy is recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic better than most other countries thanks to …

A man died on Thursday in the central Quang Nam Province after a traffic police patrol car accidentally collided with his motorbike. Officers were on routine patrol on National Highway 14B in Dai Loc District Thursday afternoon when their car rear-ended the motorbike driven by 20-year-old local, B’Ríu V. The …

A threat against the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York on Thursday is the latest in a string of incidents targeting prominent U.S. officials that have raised worries in the U.S. Justice Department. Justice Arthur Engoron, a frequent target of the former U.S. president’s ire, was …

Microsoft on Thursday briefly overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company for the first time since 2021 after the iPhone maker’s shares made a weak start to the year on growing concerns over demand. Microsoft’s shares have risen sharply since last year, thanks to the early lead the company …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland and visit Hungary and Romania from Jan. 16-23. Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will attend the WEF event, which will take place from Jan. 15 to 19, …

The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth’s surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors have said. Climate change intensified heatwaves, droughts and wildfires across the planet, and pushed the global thermometer 1.48 C above the pre-industrial …

Vietnam has submitted international pledges demonstrating its relentless commitments to protect and bolster human rights, according to the foreign ministry. At the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ original adoption in Geneva, Switzerland (Dec. 12, 2023), Vietnam and other countries affirmed their commitment to abide by the …