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The Ho Chi Minh City Health Department performed drills on Tuesday to prepare for potential Covid-19 outbreaks amid the emergence of more contagious Omicron subvariants. The city’s Department of Health prepared the drills by re-activating a local field hospital. The drill was to prepare for the hypothetical scenario in which …

The world’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. Randon, known as Sister Andre, was born in southern France on February 11, 1904, when World War I was still a decade away. She died in her sleep at her nursing …

Japan is engaged deeply on issues in Ukraine and is expected to roll out plans at the “appropriate time” to support Kyiv against Russia’s attacks, White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday. “Prime Minister Kishida has a game plan and is already engaged deeply on issues in Ukraine,” …

Britain will seek to ban conversion therapy targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, cracking down on so-called treatments that claim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Culture minister Michelle Donelan said on Tuesday the government would publish draft legislation soon, setting out proposals to ban conversion …

The EU’s chief announced ambitious plans Tuesday to challenge China and the United States in the race for clean-tech industries, as a battle over green trade emerged at the World Economic Forum. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen slammed what she described as “aggressive attempts” to lure Europe’s clean-tech …

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly will hold an extraordinary meeting Wednesday afternoon to discuss personnel issues. The assembly meeting will come after an extraordinary meeting by the Communist Party’s Central Committee on Tuesday saw President Nguyen Xuan Phuc stepping down from his positions as president, member of the …

Former director of the Vietnam Register Tran Ky Hinh was arrested in Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday following accusations of accepting bribes from several vehicle registration centers when he was in office. The arrest of Hinh, 62, is the latest development of an ongoing investigation into vehicle registration centers across …

The Central Party Committee on Tuesday agreed to let Nguyen Xuan Phuc stop serving as Vietnam’s president, as well as a member of the Politburo and the committee upon his personal request. According to a statement released from an extraordinary meeting of the committee, Phuc was a key leader of …

China’s economic growth in 2022 slumped to one of its worst in nearly half a century as the fourth quarter was hit hard by stringent Covid curbs and a property market slump, raising pressure on policymakers to unveil more stimulus this year. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.9% in October-December …

Traffic accidents in Vietnam have dropped since the launch of a campaign to ensure safety and and order for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday and other major events. According to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, 1,854 traffic accidents occurred nationwide from November 15, 2022 …