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Luu Hoang An, 38, was arrested in Nha Trang in central Vietnam seven days after splashing acid on a woman and causing her death. An was arrested by police from the southern Binh Duong Province on Saturday, facing murder charges. The arrested man said that the victim, a 37-year-old pork …

Hanoi authorities plan to re-establish “sidewalk order” this month by removing obstacles like billboards and sunshades that encroach on streets; resistance will be met with forced removal. The Hanoi People’s Committee on Friday said the plan will be carried out in three phases. The first phase, which was already completed …

Japan pledged financial and technological support on Saturday to help ASEAN countries accelerate their efforts to decarbonize their economies and combat climate change. Energy-poor Japan hopes to become the world’s leading hydrogen economy to reduce dependence on traditional polluting fossil fuels such as coal and oil. As the chair of …

A 17-month-old boy has died after being beaten by two nannies at a private daycare facility in Hanoi. Thuong Tin District police on Friday arrested Nguyen Thi An, 30, and Nguyen Thi Lanh, 29, for investigation into the “murder.” According to the police, the boy was at the center along …

Flooding resulting from days of torrential rain has forced almost 40,000 people to flee their homes in Malaysia’s southern Johor state, bordering Singapore, and at least four people have died during the past week, officials said on Saturday. “We used to always prepare for the rainy season in November and …

The estranged younger brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is under investigation over allegations of providing false evidence regarding the will of their late father, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean said in a document sent to the …

At least 17 people have been killed and dozens injured in a massive blaze at a state-run fuel storage depot in Indonesia’s capital. The inferno burned several houses, caused people to flee in panic and forced the evacuation of residential areas near the depot run by energy firm Pertamina in …

Businesses laying off workers en masse and people moving to cities as a result could cause “instability,” the HCMC police have warned. At a meeting held Friday to discuss the city’s socioeconomic situation this year, Le Hong Nam, director of the police department, said security, order and safety could be …

Lam Dong Province, home to Da Lat resort town, might lose 4,906 hectares of forest, of which 2,397 hectares are natural, to bauxite exploitation. As per an approved plan to mine bauxite in the Central Highlands region, Lam Dong will have the state-owned Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group …

The Biden administration approved 192 licenses worth over $23 billion to ship U.S. goods and technology to Chinese companies on a U.S. trade blacklist in the first quarter of last year, according to a document released by a U.S. congressional committee on Friday. The 192 licenses granted were out of …