The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) on Friday held a get-together for historical witnesses to look back on the Peace Accords which was signed on January 27, 1973. The event drew 26 international friends from friendship and peace organization in 15 countries, who have directly or indirectly supported Vietnam …
Read More »England to ban some single-use plastic items from October
England will ban a range of single-use plastic items such as cutlery, plates and bowls from October in an effort to limit soaring plastic pollution, Britain’s environment department said on Saturday. The decision follows a public consultation by the government in which 95% of respondents were in favor of the …
Read More »Miss El Salvador dons golden bitcoin outfit at beauty pageant
A Miss Universe contestant from El Salvador strutted onto stage this week wearing a bitcoin-inspired gold bodysuit, a glittering tribute to her country becoming the world’s first to adopt the crypto-currency as legal tender two years ago. Alejandra Guajardo, the Salvadoran beauty queen set to compete at the global contest’s …
Read More »Deputy Hanoi chairman expelled from Party over bribery allegations
Deputy chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung has been expelled from the Party by the Secretariat, three weeks after being arrested for allegedly receiving bribes. In a Friday meeting, the Secretariat declared that Dung had violated democratic centralism principlesas well as Party regulations and the law. He …
Read More »Tesla extends price cuts to US, Europe in sales push
Tesla has slashed prices on its electric vehicles in the United States and Europe, the automaker’s website shows, extending a new strategy of aggressive discounting after missing Wall Street estimates for deliveries. The U.S. price cuts, announced late Thursday in U.S. time on the Model 3 sedan and Model Y …
Read More »Former government office head receives warning over Covid repatriation flight scandal
Former head of the government office Mai Tien Dung received a warning from the Communist Party’s Secretariat on Friday, one day after he was recommended for discipline by the Party’s Central Inspection Commission. The warning was issued after the Secretariat reviewed Dung’s violations in the past as head of the …
Read More »Japan, US, Australia to assist Vietnam in decarbonization
Government-backed financial institutions from Japan, the U.S., and Australia have pledged to support Vietnam’s efforts to cut carbon emissions, according to the chairman of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Government-backed financial institutions from Japan, the U.S., and Australia have pledged to support Vietnam’s efforts to cutt carbon emissions, …
Read More »Tesla extends price cuts to U.S., Europe in sales push
Tesla has slashed prices on its electric vehicles in the United States and Europe, the automaker’s website shows, extending a new strategy of aggressive discounting after missing Wall Street estimates for deliveries. The U.S. price cuts, announced late Thursday in U.S. time on the Model 3 sedan and Model Y …
Read More »Crypto.com to cut 20% jobs as industry rout deepens after FTX collapse
Crypto.com said on Friday it would be reducing about 20% of its workforce, as cryptocurrency exchanges face industry-wide challenges brought on by the collapse of FTX last year. The Singapore-based company’s announcement comes amid concerns about reserves and solvency across the sector, and only a few days after rival exchanges …
Read More »HCMC military school requests police investigation into fabrication of student rape
The Zone 7 Military School in HCMC has requested a police investigation into social media accounts it said were spreading fake news that a female student had been raped while studying at the school. Tran Hoai Trung, a political commissar of the school, on Friday said documents and evidence regarding …
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