A woman is under house arrest after she abandoned a man who hit her car and fell, leaving him alone on the road and in the path of a truck that crushed him to death. Nguyen Thi Hang, 31, a citizen of Yen Thanh District of Nghe An Province, is …
Read More »Pilot dies as military aircraft crashes over northern Vietnam
A Su-22 aircraft of Air Force Division 921 had an accident while landing at Yen Bai airport in northern Vietnam, resulting in the death of the pilot Tuesday. At 12:09 p.m., Tran Ngoc Duy piloted the aircraft as a training session. At 12:27 p.m., while landing, the aircraft encountered an …
Read More »US, South Korean defense chiefs vow more drills to counter North
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his counterpart in Seoul on Tuesday, pledging to beef up joint drills and security cooperation as South Korea seeks nuclear reassurances in the face of growing North Korean threats. Seoul is eager to convince its increasingly nervous public of America’s so-called extended deterrence commitments, …
Read More »Asian markets take fresh hit as nervous traders await Fed meeting
Asian markets sank Tuesday following a big selloff on Wall Street and ahead of a key Federal Reserve policy decision later in the week, while data showing a bounce in Chinese economic activity failed to lift the mood. After spending most of January chalking up gains owing to easing concerns …
Read More »Man arrested after stealing 108 taels of gold
A man in HCMC was arrested Tuesday after stealing 108 taels, or four kg, of gold from a shop two days earlier. Pham Van Nu, 37, was arrested by the police and is under investigation for stealing. On Sunday, the owner of a gold shop on Ha Huy Giap Street …
Read More »95% of workers return to work after Tet
Businesses that resumed operations after Tet at major industrial hubs across Vietnam reported around 95% of their employees have returned to work. Instead of resuming operations on the sixth day of the lunar year on Friday as usual, many companies in the north this year opted to reopen on Monday …
Read More »Drunk driving punishments shoot up 600% during Tet compared to last year
Vietnam police have fined 7,700 people for drunk driving during the Tet holiday, a huge surge of 600% against the same period last year. The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security said that during the seven-day Tet break from January 20-26, almost 22,000 traffic violations had been …
Read More »95% of workers return to work after Tet in northern Vietnam
Businesses based in the north that have resumed operations after Tet reported 95% of their employees have returned to work. Instead of resuming operations on the sixth day of the lunar year on Friday as usual, many companies in the north this year opted to reopen on Monday to give …
Read More »Noi Bai airport sees Tet traffic boom
Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi served 5,619 flights from January 19-29, up 49% annually, including 1,789 international flights. The number of passengers hit nearly 900,000, up 71%, including 246,000 foreigners. However, the number of domestic passengers was over 80% of the summer peak season 2022 while the number of …
Read More »US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights over winter storm
More than 1,000 Monday flights into or out of the United States have been canceled due to a severe winter storm, with about half of those coming from Southwest Airlines Co. A total of 1,019 flights were canceled as of 6:00 p.m. ET, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. Low-cost carrier …
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