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Dak Lak Province, home to Vietnam’s largest elephant population, will aid tourism sites in ending elephant rides by 2026. The provincial administration has agreed to spend VND55 billion ($2.2 million) to help local tourism sites become more elephant-friendly and end all riding services. The fund, drawn from Animals Asia Foundation …

The number of Vietnamese with diabetes has increased by 43% from 2019 to around 5 million cases in 2022, according to the health ministry. Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, deputy minister of health, said Monday that among those 5 million cases, only around 35% got diagnosed and 23% are being treated …

The defense ministry has agreed to upgrade a French-era airport in the southern Binh Phuoc Province exclusively for use by special flights. Hon Quan airport, built in the 19th century by the French in Hon Quan District, is currently used by the military. Following the upgrade, it will be used …

The global economic outlook is even gloomier than projected last month, the International Monetary Fund said on Sunday, citing a steady worsening in purchasing manager surveys in recent months. It blamed the darker outlook on tightening monetary policy triggered by persistently high and broad-based inflation, weak growth momentum in China, …

Six people were killed and 81 others wounded on Sunday when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul in what Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called a bomb attack that “smells like terrorism”. Hundreds of people fled the historic Istiklal Avenue after the blast, as ambulances and police …

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will arrive on the Indonesian island of Bali on Monday for a long-awaited meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, ahead of a Group of 20 (G20) summit set to be fraught with tension over Russia’s war in Ukraine. The two leaders are expected to discuss Taiwan, …

Chinese software developer Tang Huajun loves playing with his two-year-old in their apartment on the outskirts of Beijing but he said he is unlikely to have another child. Such decisions by countless people like Tang will determine the course not only of China’s population but that of the world, which …

Vietnam and Germany have signed three cooperation agreements in defense, energy and vocational training during the visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced the signing of the agreements at a press conference held after talks between the two leaders Sunday. Chinh said that the relationship …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on ASEAN and its partners to prioritize economic recovery and find solutions for security challenges. Addressing the 17th East Asia Summit (EAS) Sunday, he asked EAS partners to prioritize economic recovery based on sustainable development, ensure a smooth supply chain, and urged countries …

Many Vietnamese students are spending money on flying to nearby countries to take the IELTS test after it was indefinitely postponed in Vietnam. Less than a day after all IELTS tests conducted by the only two authorized entities in Vietnam – the British Council and the IDP – were postponed …