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Bad weather and rough seas have cut off Ly Son Island off the central coast for four days, sending prices skyrocketing there and preventing people from going to the mainland for medical requirements. A port official in Quang Ngai Province said Thursday that no high-speed boats or cargo vessels have …

A landslide that swept through a campsite in Malaysia early on Friday killed at least eight people, officials said, with more than 50 rescued, and search teams scouring thick mud and downed trees for dozens still missing. The landslide in Selangor state, on the outskirts of capital, Kuala Lumpur, occurred …

The Binh Dinh Province People’s Committee has asked the Ministry of National Defense for 153 hectares of military land to expand Phu Cat Airport. It said the expansion plans have been submitted to the ministry. The airport has a capacity of five million passengers and 12 million tons of cargo …

China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of Covid-19 infections, with some analysts expecting the death toll to soar after it eased strict controls that had kept the pandemic at bay for three years. The push comes as the World Health Organization also …

Public school students in Philadelphia will have to wear face coverings at school for 10 days after their winter break, officials said, as communities around the country contend with another surge of Covid-19 and other respiratory viruses. The mandate, which will run from Jan. 3-13, is aimed at reducing the …

North Korea has tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor,” state media reported on Friday, as the isolated country seeks to develop a new strategic weapon and speeds up its nuclear and missile programs. The test, overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, was conducted on Thursday at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching …

A two-year-old boy in the northern province of Cao Bang was hospitalized Wednesday after being mauled by a neighbor’s dog. The boy was taken to Cao Bang general hospital with deep gashes on his face and head, along with blood loss, doctors at the hospital said. The father of the …

A woman in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province was sentenced for life in prison for murdering her father with cyanide. Tong Thi Tung Linh, 21, was charged with murder, illegal trade of toxic substances and property destruction, the Ba Ria-Vung Tau People’s Court sentenced Thursday. Tran Thi Ngoc Thu, 31, …

The government says the U.S. decision to put Vietnam on a Special Watch List regarding religious freedom was based on inaccurate information. “The putting of Vietnam on the U.S. Special Watch List regarding religious freedom was based on evaluations that were not objective, as well as inaccurate information on the …

AI-powered apps capable of turning real photos into digitized ones are frequently being downloaded in Vietnam, despite bugs in the apps and inherent risks to privacy and personal data. Dinh Thu, who lives in Hanoi, first learned about the AI drawing app FacePlay after her friends on social media shared …