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A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their highest warning for the area in the east of Java island. There were no immediate reports of any casualties …

Residents of a central North Carolina county faced a second night of freezing weather without power on Sunday after vandals opened fire on two electric substations in what authorities called a “targeted attack.” A motive for the Saturday night damage spree wasn’t clear, said Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields. Due …

South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves increased in November for the first time in four months and by the largest amount in 13 months, central bank data showed on Monday, as the U.S. dollar retreated from a two-decade high scaled in October. The country’s FX reserves stood at $416.10 billion at …

OPEC+ agreed to stick to its oil output targets at a meeting on Sunday as the oil markets struggle to assess the impact of a slowing Chinese economy on demand and a G7 price cap on Russian oil on supply. The decision comes two days after the Group of Seven …

Six people were injured, five of them hospitalized, after a light truss collapsed Saturday evening during an entertainment show in the southern province of Binh Duong. The iron light truss, approximately 7 meters high and 12 meters wide, fell off the stage amidst a sudden, heavy downpour and strong gusts …

Two former Vietnamese embassy officials and an aviation official are among seven people placed under investigation Sunday for corruption related to repatriation flights organized during the Covid-19 pandemic. The two officers placed under investigation for accepting bribes related to the repatriation flights are Ly Tien Hung and Vu Ngoc Minh, …

More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less onerous, Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, will reopen malls, markets, restaurants and other venues from Monday, authorities said, ending …

14 people tested positive for drugs after police raided the Kosho bar in Dong Nai Province early Sunday. 200 people were in the bar when the raid happened. Many customers tried to escape but failed. Police found many packages containing a white substance that they suspect is a banned drug. …

Two residents of the central province of Ha Tinh are being investigated for trafficking people to the U.S. to work for $65,000 per person. Lai The Tan, 31, and Nguyen Thi Khanh Ly, 28, are being probed for organizing and brokering services to help others go abroad illegally, the provincial …

Vietnam’s Missile Ship 379 has participated in a multi-category training session with India’s destroyer and submarine chaser which arrived in Ho Chi Minh City this week. The Vietnamese ship joined destroyer INS Shivalik and submarine chaser INS Kamorta practiced formation, greetings, exchanging information and international signaling. They also trained to …