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The price of oil fell to its lowest level this year on Wednesday, forfeiting all of the gains since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exacerbated the worst global energy supply crisis in decades. The world’s most actively traded commodity surged to nearly $140 a barrel in March, close to an all-time …

There are now 80 public construction sites around HCMC, many on major streets, causing traffic congestion and disrupting daily life. On the afternoon of December 1, long lines of cars and motorbikes inched little by little through a 50-meter section on Vo Van Ngan in Thu Duc City. The section …

China’s national health authority said on Wednesday that asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and people with mild symptoms can quarantine at home, in the strongest sign yet that China is preparing its people to live with the disease. Most cases of infection with the coronavirus are asymptomatic or mild with no special …

A Hanoi hospital has received at least two cases of boys being poisoned after mistakenly drinking the substance containing synthetic drugs in e-cigarettes. Vietnam National Children’s Hospital has recently saved a boy who was hospitalized after he mistakenly drank the yellow substance of an e-cigarette. Doctors initially assumed he had …

Police in southern Binh Duong Province have proposed installing 421 cameras worth VND469 billion ($19.6 million) on major roads for security and accident surveillance, among other purposes. The camera installation project would be part of a plan to establish a smart city, with Binh Duong police as the main investor. …

Two people were killed and eight wounded in the Indonesian city of Bandung on Wednesday when a suspected Islamic militant who may have been angered by the country’s new criminal code blew himself up at a police station, authorities said. Ahmad Ramadhan, head of the public information bureau for the …

Thailand’s economy remains firmly on the path to recovery despite global uncertainty, and further interest rate hikes will be gradual to ensure that recovery continues, the finance minister said on Wednesday. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy is stable, with relatively low interest rates, sufficient liquidity and strong fiscal and financial positions, …

China should change its official name for Covid-19 to reflect the virus’ mutation, and patients with light symptoms should be allowed to quarantine at home, a leading authority on traditional Chinese medicine was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Gu Xiaohong told the state-run Beijing Daily newspaper that the coronavirus’ Chinese …

Donald Trump’s family business was found guilty of tax fraud by a New York jury Tuesday, dealing a blow to the ex-president as he eyes the White House again. The Trump Organization and separate entity the Trump Payroll Corp were found guilty on all counts, marking the first time the …

The United States will increase the rotational presence of air, land and sea forces in Australia, including bomber aircraft and fighter jets, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday, amid shared concerns about China. Speaking after annual AUSMIN talks between the allies, Austin said the two countries also agreed …