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Hanoi will build 13 resettlement areas at a cost of VND13.36 trillion (US$563 million) for households affected by the construction of the Ring Road No. 4 project. The fund will come from central and local budgets, according to a decision signed by Hanoi People’s Committee Chairman Tran Sy Thanh. Of …

Hundreds of fishermen from Phu Quy Island have run out of food and water after being stranded for a month now on Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands. They left early this month with 524 crew members on 130 boats for the Spratly Islands off Binh Thuan Province with enough food and …

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are struggling to transform the metropolis’s industrial system of labor-intensive factories that put pressure on infrastructure without bringing in big revenues. Workers of Taiwanese shoemaker Pou Yuen leave their factory in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Tan District in October 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen …

The United States will provide Ukraine an additional $2 billion in security assistance, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday. “We’re going to continue to look at what is necessary, and make sure that we provide what is necessary that Ukraine has what it needs to succeed …

Seven people, including a 2-year-old child and four teenagers, were shot and wounded at a Philadelphia street corner, the city’s police chief said on Thursday. The 2-year-old’s mother was among the victims, Philadelphia Police Chief Danielle Outlaw told a news conference. The most seriously wounded victim was a teen listed …

Airports are taking steps to avoid gridlock during the upcoming holiday travel seasons, with some limiting flights during peak hours to avoid the long lines and luggage piles that marred last summer. The sudden rebound in air travel demand during last year’s holiday season as the pandemic subsided in Europe …

Ca Mau Province in the southern tip of Vietnam has lost 5,251 hectares to coastal erosion over the last 10 years and is seeking VND970 million (US$40,774) of aid from the state to build more embankment. The Ca Mau People’s Committee asked for the money in a recent letter sent …

The chairman of the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has appreciated Vietnam’s role in Southeast Asia and called for increased maritime security and trade cooperation. David McAllister, speaking to the press in Hanoi, said: “Vietnam is one of the key partners of the European Union in the region. With its …

Belgian court of appeal on Thursday lowered the prison sentence for Vietnamese trafficking gang leader Vo Van Hong over the manslaughter of 39 compatriots who suffocated in an airtight shipping container smuggled into Britain in 2019. The Ghent court of appeal sentenced Vo Van Hong to 10 years in prison, …

The death toll from a coal mine collapse in northern China rose to six with at least 47 people missing as rescue efforts resumed after a landslide had halted the search for survivors, state media said on Friday. Six people had been pulled alive from the mine in Inner Mongolia …