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The Tokyo Regional Command’s Settsu patrol ship will visit Vietnam’s central hub of Da Nang on Monday morning. According to the coastal city’s Department of Information and Communications, the Settsu’s crew will pay a courtesy visit to the city on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of …

A British crime boss has been arrested in Thailand after five years on the run, Thai police said Sunday. Richard Wakeling fled Britain in 2018 after he attempted to smuggle £8 million ($9.6 million) of liquid amphetamine into the country in 2016. The 55-year-old was sentenced in absentia to 11 …

The oldest and largest market in the northern port city of Hai Phong has burned to the ground. The first floor of Tam Bac market inexplicably caught fire early Sunday morning, and the entire two-story structure, cover thousands of square meters of ground, was soon covered in flames. Smoke billowed …

A monkey weighing about 10 kilograms has been stealing food and stealing people’s mobile phones in Ho Chi Minh City’s (HCMC) District 7, causing anxiety among residents. For almost a week now, many families on Huynh Tan Phat Street have been repeatedly attacked by a male monkey with gray fur …

Turkish police have detained 12 people over collapsed buildings in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa, local media reported on Saturday, following the huge quake that hit Turkey. Those taken into custody included contractors, DHA news agency said. At least 6,000 buildings collapsed after a 7.8-magnitude tremor hit the …

Harry Styles was the big winner at the BRIT awards, Britain’s pop music honours, on Saturday, winning all four categories he had been nominated in, a week after his triumph at the Grammys. Styles took home the coveted album of the year for “Harry’s House”, song of the year for …

Many workers looking for jobs after Tet have been swindled millions of dong after falling for false promises of factory employment with good pay and benefits. Nguyen Xuan Tuyen, from Binh Duong Province that borders Ho Chi Minh City, rushed for a job search once the Tet holiday ended in …

Five soldiers were killed in a shooting at a military camp in the southern Philippines, including the shooter, the military said on Saturday. A soldier ran amuck after 1 a.m. on Saturday (1700 GMT on Friday), killing four service personnel at an army compound in Cagayan de Oro City, Major …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah agreed to bolster Vietnam and Brunei’s comprehensive partnership, as well as economic and commercial cooperation. In a Saturday meeting at the Istana Nurul Iman palace, both leaders said they would consider cooperation when it comes to aquaculture, as well …

Two container-carrying vessels from Singapore and the Bahamas collided with one another on the Long Tau River in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Saturday morning. The Singaporean vessel Wanhai 288 was running along the Long Tau River to reach a port in HCMC when it collided with the Bahamian vessel …