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Hanoi woman beats 6-year-old son to death

Police in Hanoi are investigating a mother that used different weapons to beat her son to death. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thi, 37, a native of Thai Nguyen Province, which borders Hanoi, is under investigation for murder, police said Saturday. According to the police, Thi married a local man named Manh …

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HCMC to renovate Hotel Continental Saigon

The Hotel Continental Saigon, one of the oldest hotels in Ho Chi Minh City, is one of 31 relics that will be renovated under a government-invested program to save historical sites. Other relics scheduled for renovation under the program include the HCMC Museum of Vietnamese History, Giac Lam Pagoda, which …

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Thailand hits 10 million visitors in 2022 as tourism recovers

Thailand hits 10 million visitors in 2022 as tourism recovers

Thailand celebrated the arrival of its 10 millionth international visitor of 2022 on Saturday, according to the tourism authority, as the kingdom consolidated the recovery of its Covid-battered travel sector. Thailand welcomed some 40 million people in 2019, but then the pandemic hit and travel was decimated as nations tightened …

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Thousands brave the elements to see Hanoi defense expo

Thousands of people in Hanoi and neighboring localities traveled to the Gia Lam Airport despite the cold, rainy weather to visit Vietnam International Defense Expo on Saturday. Lines of people spanned around a kilometer on Nguyen Son Street of Long Bien District. Nguyen Phuong Thao, 19, said she traveled over …

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BrahMos Aerospace offers to sell supersonic missile to Vietnam

A representative of BrahMos Aerospace, an Indo-Russian multinational aerospace and defense corporation, said Friday that the company is preparing to enter talks with Vietnam regarding the sale of its supersonic cruise missile. “BrahMos is the best supersonic cruise missile developed in the world today, and that is what we’re offering …

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A winning group! 165 Belgians share $150M lottery jackpot

A winning group! 165 Belgians share $150M lottery jackpot

Christmas came early for 165 people from the small northern Belgian village of Olmen who won 142,897,164 euros ($150.81 million) in the EuroMillions lottery this week, the biggest group win ever in Belgium. Each individual will get almost 900,000 euros tax-free, EuroMillions spokesperson Joke Vermoere told Reuters. She said it …

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