A car hit three motorbikes as it encroached on the opposite lane in Phu Quoc Island Sunday, killing a man and his daughter. The car driven by a man suddenly turned into the opposite lane in Cua Duong Commune and collided heads-on with three motorbikes, which were badly damaged. A …
Read More »2 Vietnamese among fishermen missing off South Korea’s coast: report
South Korea is searching for nine missing fishermen, possibly including two Vietnamese, after their boat capsized off the nation’s southwest coast. The Mokpo Coast Guard received a report at 11:19 p.m. local time on Saturday that a 24-ton fishing boat had overturned 16.6 kilometers west of Daebichido, an inhabited island …
Read More »Japanese artist turns heads with freaky flesh-like accessories
A Japanese DJ has found a new calling making freaky flesh-like accessories such as severed finger ink stamps, pendants with blinking eyes and purses with gaping mouths and stubble, inspired by horror movie special effects. After his first artwork in 2017 was pictured on the cover of his debut album …
Read More »Oil prices edge higher as IEA’s Birol talks up China demand outlook
Oil prices inched up in early trade on Monday after falling around 8% last week to more than three-week lows as jitters over major economies outweighed signs of a demand recovery in China, the world’s top oil importer. Brent crude futures crawled up 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $80.10 a …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed’ composer wins first ever video game music Grammy
“Assassin’s Creed” composer Stephanie Economou won the first ever Grammy honoring video game scores at Sunday’s gala in Los Angeles. Industry players had lobbied for years for a prize celebrating the work behind video game soundtracks, an acknowledgment of the major impact gaming and its music have on pop culture. …
Read More »Wrongful accusation, arrest destroys man’s life
As the only surviving sibling of three men who were falsely accused of stealing 38 years ago, Trinh Dan Cuong said his greatest pain is his broken family and lost education opportunities for his children. Cuong lives alone in a small house spanning just 10 square meters, nestled deep within …
Read More »Ha Tinh martyr was owner of Vietnam War notebook kept by US veteran
Martyr Cao Van Tuat from the central province of Ha Tinh has been identified as the owner of a Vietnam War notebook that American veteran Peter Matthews has kept for decades. The information of martyr Cao Van Tuat in a medal certification. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Hung A source of VnExpress …
Read More »Car drives on opposite lane in Phu Quoc, kills 2
A car hit three motorbikes as it encroached on the opposite lane in Phu Quoc Island Sunday, killing a man and his daughter. The car driven by a man suddenly turned into the opposite lane in Cua Duong Commune and collided heads-on with three motorbikes, which were badly damaged. A …
Read More »One dead in passenger boat accident in HCMC
A passenger boat carrying 12 people from Ho Chi Minh City to the neighboring province of Dong Nai hit a barge and sank on Sunday, leaving one person dead. At 8:30 a.m., the passenger boat went to the middle of the Dong Nai River and collided with a barge. The …
Read More »Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, US judge rules
A federal law prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Oklahoma has concluded, citing last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that significantly expanded gun rights. U.S. District Judge Patrick Wyrick, an appointee of former Republican President Donald Trump in Oklahoma City, on Friday dismissed an …
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