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A man in Hanoi was hospitalized after his penis enlargement surgery went dreadfully wrong. The patient was insecure due to the small size of his penis, so he turned to silicone injections to make it appear larger. However, a month after the injection, his genitalia began to hurt, and was …

Worked started Thursday on a traffic circle project to reduce congestion in the border area between Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province. With a price tag of more than VND3.4 trillion (US$144 million), the project to upgrade An Phu Intersection in Thu Duc City will build two overpasses …

Northern Vietnam’s lowest temperature on Thursday was 1 degree Celsius as a cold spell is affecting the region for the second day. The temperature was recorded on Mau Son peak, over 1,500 m above sea level in Lang Son Province. Several mountainous regions also saw temperatures drop by 3-4 degrees …

Six people have been killed after a bus and truck crash caused a huge fire at an expressway tunnel on the outskirts of Seoul, the local fire department told AFP. Images of the scene in local media showed huge flames and plumes of smoke rising from the tunnel, as hundreds …

An overnight fire at a casino complex in a Cambodian border town has killed at least seven people, and left 53 injured and eight missing, authorities in neighboring Thailand said on Thursday. The fire broke out at about midnight on Wednesday at Grand Diamond City, a casino and hotel in …

Hundreds of police officers in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday raided several offices and arrested 86 people masquerading as bank employees, who tried to persuade customers to withdraw money using their credit cards. Three offices in several buildings in the Tan Binh District were raided, with 86 people arrested …

As China reopens its borders, it is unlikely that Vietnam will experience another bout of Covid-19 thanks to widespread vaccine coverage and high herd immunity, experts assure. China’s reopening and lifting of quarantine on January 8 mean there could be many infected people among those entering from that country. China …

Hong Kong has asked Japan to withdraw a Covid restriction that requires passenger flights from the financial hub to land at only four designated Japanese airports, saying the decision will impact around 60,000 passengers. Japan, which is a top travel destination for Hong Kong people, said it would limit flights …

As many as 10 people have died in a fire in a Cambodian hotel-casino on the border of Thailand, police said Thursday. A provisional Cambodian police report seen by AFP said the fire broke out at the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino in Poipet at 11:30 p.m. local time Wednesday, stating …

Thailand is receiving an influx of Russian visitors, with data showing monthly arrivals doubling in November and up nearly seven times from September, far outpacing rises from other countries in the run-up to peak travel season. One of Asia’s most popular travel destinations, Thailand is seeing a much-needed tourism boom, …