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Taiwan’s government said on Saturday it would fine Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, for an unauthorised investment in a Chinese chip maker even after the Taiwanese firm said it would be selling the stake. Taiwan has turned a wary eye on China’s ambition to boost its semiconductor industry. …

Thousands of families living in the Hue Imperial Citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will be relocated. Authorities in the central Vietnamese town of Hue have launched the second phase of a project to remove households that have been living for decades inside the Hue Imperial Citadel, a national relic …

Standing on the bank of the Mekong River, Tran Van Cung can see his rice farm wash away before his very eyes. The paddy’s edge is crumbling into the delta. Just 15 years ago, Southeast Asia’s longest river carried some 143 million tonnes of sediment – as heavy as about …

Apple has created a YouTube channel for the Vietnamese market, a move that some users believe as a sign the brand is going to open Apple Stores in the country. YouTube users in Vietnam on Friday reported seeing a promotional video about Apple on the video-hosting platform, with Vietnamese subtitles …

Frost appeared on Vietnam’s highest mountain Fansipan in the northern highlands for around 30 minutes Saturday. As temperature dropped to -2 degrees Celsius at around 7 a.m., thin layers of frost began to form on the branches and canopies of trees. There was also sleet on a signboard on the …

The water surrounding Binh Ba Island in central Vietnam is covered with garbage discarded by locals or that floated there from other places. Thanks to a business trip, Doan Nam, 35, had an opportunity to return to Binh Ba Island a few days ago after being away for two years. …

Rescue workers scoured muddy terrain for survivors and bodies on Saturday as the death toll from a landslide at a Malaysian campsite rose to 21, including five children, authorities said. A dozen people were still missing after a predawn landslide hit a campsite at an organic farm on Friday near …

A woman who was sentenced to death last month for abusing and causing the death of an eight-year-old girl in HCMC has appealed against the verdict. It is not known on what grounds Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang has appealed to the Family and Juvenile Court. On November 25 the HCMC …

Around 14,000 police officers will be on duty across France on Sunday to guarantee security as Les Bleus take on Argentina in the World Cup final, officials said Friday. The security operation, presented to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin publicly on Friday, will see a concentration of forces in Paris, where …

Opposition to Covid-19 vaccine mandates that became increasingly political during the pandemic appears to have spilled over to inoculations long required for school children in the United States, with many more adults now against them, according to a new survey. Nearly three in 10 adults (28%) said parents should be …