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Abbott’s sustainability plan prioritizes designing affordable life-changing technologies and aims to extend the reach of innovation to more than 3 billion people globally. Abbott announced it has committed to upgrading 75 primary health centers to Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) in India by early 2024 in partnership with Americares India …

Visitors to Bali will not be put at risk by Indonesia’s newly ratified criminal code, the island’s governor said, dismissing concerns that revised laws which include articles criminalising sex outside marriage may scare away tourists from its shores. Indonesia’s parliament last week passed the controversial bill that also prohibits cohabitation …

A Panama-flagged cargo ship hit a Vietnamese fishing boat off the southern coast Monday, causing six fishermen to fall into the sea and one of them remains missing. The Lady Roxana ship left HCMC and hit the fishing boat at around 7:20 a.m. when they were more than 4.5 km …

One train of HCMC metro line No. 1 is planning a trial run along an elevated section on December 21. The pilot run for metro line No. 1 will be carried out on a section of more than 8km in Thu Duc City, the Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) …

Macau’s government will allow people infected with Covid-19 to isolate at home from Wednesday, a key step towards relaxing strict virus control measures in the world’s gambling hub for the first time in almost three years. Health officials said that infected patients would be able to stay at home and …

Mayor of Amsterdam tells Vietnam’s prime minister the Dutch city is willing to share its experience with Hanoi in tackling urban problems. In a meeting Sunday with Mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said he was impressed with what the city has achieved in dealing with …

Air India is close to placing landmark orders for as many as 500 jetliners worth tens of billions of dollars from both Airbus and Boeing as it carves out an ambitious renaissance under the Tata Group conglomerate, industry sources said on Sunday. The orders include as many as 400 narrow-body …

China’s new rules for content providers that alter facial and voice data will take effect from Jan. 10, its cyberspace regulator said, as it looks to more tightly scrutinize so-called “deepfake” technology and services. The regulations from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued late on Sunday provide for people …

China’s weary public and businesses have welcomed the easing of stringent “zero-COVID” measures, but Jorry Fan, who lives in the eastern city of Suzhou, said it prompted her to drop any plans to dine out for weeks. The 44-year-old mother of two aims to avoid indoor dining or crowded places, …

Northern Vietnam regions will enjoy sunny days this week with a mass of cold, dry air, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said. Hanoi’s temperatures would be around 12-22 degrees Celsius for the entire week, while high-altitude locations like Sa Pa would see temperatures between 6-12 degrees, according to U.S. …