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Thai PM Prayuth to run for re-election in May

Thai PM Prayuth to run for re-election in May

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was officially nominated for re-election on Saturday as his party’s first candidate for the country’s next leader in polls set for May 14. Prayuth, 69, is running with the new United Thai Nation Party, and will likely face Pheu Thai party’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter and …

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Vietnamese teen earns perfect SAT score

A 17-year-old boy earned a perfect 1600 SAT score when the exam was given on computers for the first time in Vietnam. Hoang Vuong Lam Bach, an 11th grader at Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, took the exam on March 11 and got the result Friday – 800 for …

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Roof proposed over downtown Saigon street

Authorities plan to put up a roof over Le Loi Street in HCMC’s District 1 at a cost of VND20-30 billion (US$856,000-1.3 million) to protect pedestrians from the elements. The city Department of Planning and Architecture has submitted the proposal to the People’s Committee as a measure to improve the …

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Binance says withdrawals have resumed after technical glitches

Binance says withdrawals have resumed after technical glitches

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has resumed withdrawals on its platform after technical issues affected spot trading, the company said in a tweet. Binance suspended deposits and withdrawals earlier on Friday due to a “bug on a trailing stop order,” Chief Executive Changpeng Zhao said in a tweet, adding that the pause …

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HCMC auctions thousands of seized vehicles

Nearly 4,000 motorbikes and cars seized by Ho Chi Minh City police for traffic violations or crimes have been auctioned off by authorities this year. As many as 12,845 motorbikes and cars seized in recent years are now state assets, according to statements made by the Deputy Chief of Staff …

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Priest discusses challenges to iconic Saigon church renovation

The Covid pandemic and the Ukraine war have slowed the delivery of rare construction materials from Europe, says the priest in charge of restoring downtown Saigon’s bright red Notre Dame Cathedral. Work began on the VND140 billion (US$5.98 million) project to renovate the 147-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica in 2017. …

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