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A man in Vietnam’s Central Highlands had a 6.5-cm long toothpick removed from his duodenum after suffering abdominal pain for two months. Hoang Van Quang, 59, of Dak Lak Province, said he began to feel pain of different levels in his right abdomen last November. However, he assumed that the …

China on Tuesday condemned fresh Covid test requirements by around a dozen countries on passengers traveling abroad from its territory, warning it could take “countermeasures” in response. The United States, Canada, France and Japan are among a number of countries that now require travelers from China to show a negative …

China Evergrande has pledged to repay its debt this year, as the property giant faces a restructuring following Beijing’s crackdown on excessive borrowing and rampant speculation in the real estate sector. In an email seen by AFP, chairman Hui Ka Yan told staff that “2023 is a key year for …

Hundreds of flights en-route to the Philippines had to be diverted to other airports on New Year’s Day due to air traffic issues, with several flights being diverted to Vietnamese airports. Dinh Viet Thang, director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), said that on Sunday night, the Philippines’ …

An 83 year-old-woman in northern Vietnam was saved by three sixth graders after she fell into an irrigation ditch and could not get out. Luu Duc Huy, Pham Hong Anh and La Minh Anh, all 12, were on their way home from school late in the afternoon of December 29 …

The Animals Asia Foundation is helping protect endangered wild elephants in the central mountainous province of Dak Lak, home to Vietnam’s largest elephant population. From there to here A day in late December, Kham Phanh, a 44-year-old female elephant, freely enjoyed herself under the canopy of dipterocarp trees in Yok …

There were 83 traffic accidents in which 50 people died during the three-day New Year holiday that ended on Monday. Another 51 people were injured. The number of deaths and injuries were 31% and 45% higher than a year ago when it was again a three-day holiday. The number of …

After failing to pull up the concrete pillar to save a 10-year-old boy stuck inside it 35 meters underground, rescuers are now adopting a different strategy. Early on Tuesday they brought a steel pipe with a diameter of 1.5m to the site in the Mekong Delta’s Dong Thap Province to …

Singapore’s economy grew faster that official forecasts in 2022 but slower activity in the fourth quarter points to significant risks ahead for the city-state in the new year as global demand weakens and inflationary pressures weigh. Singapore’s economy grew 3.8% in 2022, preliminary data from the Ministry of Trade and …

Failing to pull up a concrete pillar before Tuesday morning by drilling, rescuers have now switched to another solution to save a 10-year-old boy stuck 35 meters underground. A steel pillar with a diameter of 1.5m was brought to the site in Mekong Delta’s Dong Thap Province early on Tuesday …