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Weather apps ranked Hanoi’s air quality as “very unhealthy” or “unhealthy” on Tuesday morning with high levels of PM2.5 recorded. U.S. weather forecast service AccuWeather recorded the air quality index (AQI) in Hanoi on Tuesday at 197, ranking it “very unhealthy.” The higher index means worse air quality. The service …

India’s imports of Russian steel rose to an eight-year high during the first 10 months of the financial year that began in April 2022, government data compiled by Reuters showed. India, the world’s second-largest crude steel producer, imported 281,000 tonnes of steel from Russia between April and January, nearly five …

Residents of Hanoi can now submit their requests for the exchange of their driving licenses online, according to a notification released by the capital’s Department of Transport. Applications for the exchange of international driving licenses can be submitted through website https://dichvucong.gov.vn, with dossiers including a portrait photo, a copy of …

Financial leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) will meet on Feb. 23 to discuss measures against Russia that will put pressure on it to end the Ukraine war, Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday. Japan will chair the meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has thanked Vietnamese army personnel for their efforts to search for people in distress following the earthquake disaster. He called on rescue teams from Vietnam and other countries in Hatay Province on Monday. Speaking with Major General Pham Van Ty, head of the Vietnamese contingent, …

A sleeping bus crashed into the back of a parked truck in Quang Nam Province early Tuesday, leaving three passengers dead and 16 others wounded. The Phuong Trang company bus was going with 30 passengers from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to Thua Thien-Hue Province on National Highway …

Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday’s quake, this time with a magnitude of 6.4, was centered …

U.S. President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday, days before the first anniversary of Russia’s attacks in Ukraine in 2022. An air raid sirens blared across the Ukrainian capital as Biden visited Kyiv but there were no reports of Russian missile or air …

A 10-year-old child in Ho Chi Minh City was hospitalized Saturday after another child accidentally shot him in the forehead with an air gun during a playdate. The pellet embedded itself in the boy’s skull above his right eye, and he was taken to Children’s Hospital 2 in a conscious …

A driver in Da Nang was fined VND11 million ($463.65) for transporting a South Korean tourist without a license and charging her 10 times the usual fees. Truong Hai, 31, on December 27 last year approached Heo Hyeyun, 35, at the Da Nang Airport and offered to give her a …