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Police in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai have rescued 14 women held captive and forced into prostitution at local karaoke bars. The women, aged 18-25, were found early this month held captive by eight men at a house with no official address in the provincial capital of Bien Hoa. …

Police in the southern province of Dong Nai have rescued 14 women held captive and forced to serve customers at karaoke bars. The women, aged 18-25, were held captive by eight men at a house with no official address in Bien Hoa Town early this month, a joint investigation by …

Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday approved a criminal code that bans sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, part of a raft of legal changes that critics say undermine civil liberties in the world’s third-largest democracy. The controversial new laws, which apply to Indonesians and …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will make an official visit to Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium and attend the EU – ASEAN Commemorative Summit this month. He will attend the 45th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the Association of Southeast Asian countries and the European Union to be …

British American Tobacco (BAT) Vietnam was named the 12th most sustainable business in Vietnam at the Sustainable Companies in Vietnam 2022 awards ceremony in Hanoi on December 1. BAT Vietnam has been on the list of “Top 100 Sustainable Businesses in Vietnam” four times in the past seven years (2017, …

The European Commission announced Monday the first 1.2 billion euros ($1.25 billion) in investments from the European Defense Fund to work on a variety of projects including next-generation fighter planes. The fund, created in 2019, boasts a budget of 7.9 billion euros for the 2021-2027 period, and is meant to …

The European Commission announced Monday the first 1.2 billion euros ($1.25 billion) in investments from the European Defense Fund to work on a variety of projects including next-generation fighter planes. The fund, created in 2019, boasts a budget of 7.9 billion euros for the 2021-2027 period, and is meant to …

China’s capital Beijing no longer requires people that enter supermarkets and commercial buildings to show negative Covid-19 tests on their mobile phones, the city government said in a statement on Tuesday. However, the city still requires negative test results to enter Internet cafes, schools, bars, KTV lounges, indoor gyms and …

The White House on Monday condemned Donald Trump’s weekend remarks that called for suspension of constitutional rules, and urged more Republicans to come forward to rebuke the former president. “Every President and every member of Congress swears to ‘defend’ the Constitution of the United States,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates …

A 56-year-old woman in Hanoi was hospitalized after vomiting and feeling dizzy upon consuming just two popcorn pieces, and tests revealed she had marijuana in her system. The woman, who has not been named, was taken to the Bach Mai Hospital with dilated pupils and in delirium, doctor Nguyen Trung …