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An image of a cat that went viral on Vietnam’s social media and thought to be the most beautiful mascot statute for the Year of the Cat, turned out to be AI-generated. The phrase Meo Ninh Thuan (Ninh Thuan Cat) has been circulating on social media since Monday afternoon; many …

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has been named the interim president of Vietnam Wednesday afternoon after the National Assembly dismissed President Nguyen Xuan Phuc from his position. The Constitution of Vietnam rules that the president, voted by the National Assembly among the assembly’s deputies, is the head of state …

The National Assembly dismissed President Nguyen Xuan Phuc from his position per his request in an emergency session on Wednesday, three days before Tet. Phuc left his seat as president at the age of 69, following nearly two years of holding it. He is the first president to retire from …

Sixteen people including Ukraine’s interior minister and other senior ministry officials were killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed outside Kyiv in the town of Brovary, the national police chief said. The governor of the Kyiv region said earlier on Wednesday that a helicopter crashed near a nursery and a …

Former officials of an airport in central Vietnam have been jailed for taking a VND6.2 billion ($264,560) bribe from taxi firms to let them operate at a fee lower than the bidding price. A court on Monday sentenced Do Chi Thanh, 61, former director of the Phu Bai International Airport …

A passenger bus crashed into four motorbikes before flipping over on National Highway 6 in the northern Hoa Binh Province early Wednesday, killing three people. The accident took place in the Thung Khe Pass in Mai Chau District’s Tong Dau Commune. At around 2 a.m. Nguyen Dinh Luc, 42, was …

Hanoi will allow vehicles on its walking-only streets in Hoan Kiem District during Tet to facilitate “ease of movement.” The district people’s committee said Tuesday the streets, mostly near Hoan Kiem Lake, would remain open to vehicles between January 20 and February 3, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The walking …

Pacific island nations are urging Japan to delay the release of water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant over fears fisheries will be contaminated, the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) said on Wednesday. The Japanese government said last week that water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant could be …

The storage section of a Circle K store in HCMC’s District 4 collapsed from the first floor Wednesday morning, with many customers and staff members in the ground floor. Police and rescuers arrive at a Circle K store in HCMC’s District 4 after its first-floor storage collapsed on January 18, …

Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios on Tuesday announced February release dates for “Black Panther” and “Ant-Man” sequels in China, marking the first time in nearly four years that the country has allowed Marvel movies into its cinemas. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will arrive in Chinese theaters on Feb. 7 followed …