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Travel curbs rack up as Covid-hit China readies reopening

Travel curbs rack up as Covid-hit China readies reopening

More countries around the world are demanding that visitors from China take Covid tests, days before it drops border controls and ushers in an eagerly awaited return to travel. From Sunday, China will end the requirement for inbound travelers to quarantine, the latest dismantling of its “zero-Covid” regime that began …

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Exhibition spotlights Paris Conference 50 years ago

More than 200 documents, photos and objects featuring negotiations for the signing of the Paris Peace Accords 50 years ago are being displayed in Hanoi. The exhibition, opened on January 5, is held by the National Archives Center III under the Ministry of Home Affairs’ State Records and Archives Department. …

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California lashed by deadly ‘atmospheric river’ storm

California lashed by deadly 'atmospheric river' storm

A massive Pacific storm unleashed high winds, torrential rains and heavy snow across California for a second day on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and threatening much of the state with flash flooding and mudslides. At least two fatalities have been reported since Wednesday. The …

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Strong winds suspend boat service to Phu Quoc

Ferry and high-speed boat services between Phu Quoc Island and the mainland have been suspended due to bad weather. Vo Minh Tuan, deputy director of Kien Giang Province’s Maritime Administration, said services between the mainland and Phu Quoc, Nam Du and Hon Son islands were halted at 6 a.m. Friday …

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2 firefighters killed as truck flips over while on mission

Two firefighters died in southern Vietnam on Thursday afternoon when their truck flipped over while on duty. Colonel Bui Xuan Thang, director of the Binh Phuoc Province Police Department, announced the deaths of Lieutenant Ngo Quang Sang, 24, and Private Ho Kiet Tuong, 20, Friday. The tragic accident occurred when …

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