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Singapore relaxes Covid travel curbs, mask rules further

Singapore relaxes Covid travel curbs, mask rules further

Singapore will drop a requirement for travelers who are not fully vaccinated to show Covid test results or purchase coronavirus travel insurance from February 13, the government’s virus taskforce said on Thursday. Masks will also not be required to be worn on public transport, the health ministry said in a …

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Rare yellow-cheeked gibbon found in Da Nang

A rare yellow-cheeked gibbon was discovered for the first time in a neighborhood of Hoa Bac Commune, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang. The Da Nang Forest Protection Department said on Thursday that it had received a yellow-cheeked gibbon from the Hoa Vang Forest Protection Department. This species is not native …

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Meta’s Facebook, Instagram back up after brief outage

Meta's Facebook, Instagram back up after brief outage

Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook and Instagram were back up for most users after a brief outage, the company said on Wednesday The company added that a technical issue that disrupted services for thousands of people has been resolved. “A technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing our products. …

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Lawmaker proposes bill to protect transgender rights

A Hanoi lawmaker is pushing for a Law on Gender Identity to formalize transgender rights and raise public awareness. The proposal by Nguyen Anh Tri was announced on the National Assembly’s information portal on Tuesday. Tri was quoted as saying “gender identity” is one’s own perception of their gender and …

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Vietnam women arrested for trafficking of minors

Police in southern Vietnam have detained two women for allegedly selling more than 30 others, including children, to Chinese men as wives. Pham Thi Tu, 61, and Luong Thi Hai, 31, are under investigation for “trafficking people, trafficking in people under the age of 16, and organizing for other people …

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North to be temporarily free of dampness, humidity

A low-pressure area coming from the west this weekend is expected to put an end to the mist, drizzles and high humidity affecting the northern region in recent days. Since February 2 the region has been seeing characteristic weather for this time of the year with mist and slight rain …

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Vietnamese use ChatGPT for fun, novelty

In Vietnam, people are mainly logging into ChatGPT to satisfy their curiosity and have fun. Despite not knowing much about AI, Huy Vu, 70, asked his son how to use ChatGPT that he had heard so much about lately. The small business owner in Hanoi said he had heard people …

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