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China removed an official at a government body overseeing its press and publications regulator, five sources who were briefed on the matter said, days after Chinese gaming stocks were hit by proposed rules to curb spending on video games. Feng Shixin was removed last week from his position as head …

Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. The 7.5-magnitude quake on January 1 that rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu triggered tsunami waves more than a metre high, …

Japan’s transport authorities began inspecting on Wednesday the charred remains of a passenger jet and a coast guard plane that collided at a Tokyo airport, while media said police were also investigating possible professional negligence in the case. All 379 people aboard the Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A350 had a …

A bus with a Lao license plate, with around 30 people onboard, plunged head-first off a road in central Ha Tinh Province on Wednesday. The coach was running along National Highway 15A at around 9 a.m. when the driver lost control on a section through Ha Tinh’s Huong Khe District. …

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper shared his insights on how Vietnam and the U.S.’s diplomatic elevation in 2023 will open up opportunities for both countries in the years to come. How do you evaluate the Vietnam-U.S. relations and cooperation prospects, especially after they elevate the ties to a Comprehensive …

A commune deputy chairman of central Ha Tinh Province has been warned for requesting people to undergo DNA tests before issuing them their children’s birth certificates for VND8 million ($328.41). Phan Danh Thang, deputy chairman of Xuan Lien Commune, was found to have committed violations while performing his duties, the …

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper shared his insights on how Vietnam and the U.S.’s diplomatic elevation in 2023 will open up opportunities for both countries in the years to come. How do you evaluate the Vietnam-U.S. relations and cooperation prospects, especially after they elevate the ties to a Comprehensive …

A police officer in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang was injured when trying to apprehend a man wielding a machete on a street and threatening passers-by. On Monday evening Duong Van Han appeared on a street in Chau Doc Town with a homemade machete, waved it around and …

The heat in China was relenting in 2023 with temperature records broken from Beijing to Shanghai, echoing the global heatwave phenomena that also engulfed most of the world and raised more concerns about global climate change. China’s searing heat led to 127 national weather stations breaking records for daily high …

An Israeli strike on Tuesday killed Saleh al-Aruri, deputy head of the Hamas movement, in a southern Beirut stronghold of Hamas ally Hezbollah, two security officials told AFP. Hamas later confirmed Aruri’s death, which Lebanese state media said came in an Israeli drone strike that killed a total of six …