Some 40,590 people were fined for drunk driving in the last month after year-end parties, the Traffic Police Department said. At 1 p.m. on Wednesday, four officers from the Hanoi Police’s Traffic Police Team No. 6 set up a checkpoint at Tran Thai Tong Street, Cau Giay District. One of …
Read More »State keen to resume work on Vietnam’s highest bridge after a two-year suspension
The state-run Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) has asked related units to find another contractor for a bridge project on the longest expressway in southern Vietnam. Writing to the Ministry of Transport recently, VEC suggested the ministry work with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the investor in the Phuoc Khanh …
Read More »More than 40,500 fined for drunk drinking during run-up to Tet
Some 40,590 people were fined for drunk drinking in the last month after year-end parties, the Traffic Police Department said. At 1 p.m. on Wednesday, four officers from the Hanoi Police’s Traffic Police Team No. 6 set up a checkpoint at Tran Thai Tong Street, Cau Giay District. One of …
Read More »Hong Kong to scrap isolation requirement for people with Covid
Hong Kong said it will no longer require people infected with Covid-19 to quarantine from January 30, removing one of the last major coronavirus restrictions in place in the Asian financial hub. The scrapping of the isolation requirements is part of a decision to downgrade Covid-19’s status to an endemic …
Read More »Man arrested for ramming traffic police officer with motorbike
A motorcyclist who drove straight into a traffic police officer who flagged him down in Phu Yen Province in central Vietnam has been arrested. Nguyen Minh Lam, 22, now faces “murder” charges. He was driving in Tuy An District late at night on January 15 when officer Nguyen Manh Hung, …
Read More »China reopening means more exchanges with Vietnam: ambassador
China’s relaxation of its Covid-19 restrictions will spur trade and other exchanges with Vietnam, according to Chinese ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo. “Normalizing procedures at the border between the two countries will help with the exporting of high-quality products from Vietnam to China, especially agricultural ones,” Xiong said. Chinese ambassador …
Read More »Microsoft to shed 10,000 jobs, adding to glut of tech layoffs
Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it would eliminate 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2 billion charge to earnings, as its cloud-computing customers reassess their spending and the company braces for potential recession. The layoffs add to the tens of thousands announced in recent months across the technology sector, which has …
Read More »New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern says she will step down next month
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will not seek re-election and plans to step down no later than early February, she said in a televised statement on Thursday. A general election would be held on October 14, she added. “This summer, I had hoped to find a way to prepare …
Read More »Man rescued after spending days trapped in well
A 46-year-old man in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak was rescued Wednesday after spending four days stuck down a well. Y Son Adrong was found after police in Dray Bhang Commune received reports that a motorbike had been abandoned for days near a corn field in Kim Chau …
Read More »Ambassadors call for inclusivity in Tet message
Ambassadors from New Zealand, Canada, Norway and Switzerland wish for solidarity and equal opportunities for people in Vietnam in a Tet video message. Ambassadors call for inclusivity in Tet message Ambassadors call for inclusivity in Tet message
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