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Some Chinese provinces are giving young newlyweds 30 days of paid leave in the hope of encouraging marriage and boosting a flagging birth rate, the People’s Daily Health said on Tuesday. China’s minimum paid marriage leave is three days, but provinces have been able to set their own more generous …

Russia’s decision to suspend participation in a nuclear arms control treaty was irresponsible and the United States will watch carefully to see what Moscow actually does, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. “The announcement by Russia that it’s suspending participation is deeply unfortunate and irresponsible,” Blinken told …

Dang Dung, who studied at the Japan University of Economics, was shocked to learn he could no longer stay in Japan during a visit for a visa extension. The 24-year-old went to that country in February 2021, learned Japanese and then enrolled in the Japan University of Economics. He was …

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered a nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine, suspending a bilateral nuclear arms control treaty, announcing new strategic systems had been put on combat duty and warning that Moscow could resume nuclear tests. Speaking nearly a year to the day since ordering an invasion …

A South Korean court delivered a landmark ruling on Tuesday recognizing the rights of a same-sex couple for the first time, with activists hailing the verdict as a major victory for LGBTQ rights in the country. The case – which will now go to the Supreme Court – was brought …

Taiwan will boost military exchanges with the United States to curb “authoritarian expansionism,” Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday after meeting with visiting U.S. lawmakers. The five-day U.S. congressional visit comes after a top U.S. defense official reportedly made a rare stopover to the self-ruled island while Washington-Beijing tensions flared …

Police in central Vietnam have arrested a man for allegedly breaking both the arms of a delivery man who had asked him to pay a shipping fee of US$1.25. Truong Dinh Nhat, 44, of Quang Ngai Province’s Tu Nghia District, was arrested Monday for “intentionally inflicting injuries,” a crime punishable …

The last fully functional undersea Internet cable connecting Vietnam with the rest of the world is now malfunctioning, an Internet service provider in Vietnam said Tuesday. A section of the SMW3 cable connecting Vietnam with Singapore has encountered issues, according to the provider. This means that all five undersea cables …

Vietnamese citizens are once again allowed to enter China through the Mong Cai border gate in Quang Ninh Province with the requirement that they show a negative RT-PCR Covid-19 test result within 48 hours. Authorities of China’s Dongxing City have agreed with the Mong Cai People’s Committee to resume travel …

Police in central Vietnam have arrested a man for allegedly breaking both the arms of a delivery man who had asked him to pay a shipping fee of US$1.25. Truong Dinh Nhat, 44, of Quang Ngai Province’s Tu Nghia District, was arrested Monday for “intentionally inflicting injuries,” a crime punishable …