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Hanoi average income almost at $6,000

Hanoi is expected to achieve all 22 targets set for this year, with growth and per capita figures surpassing them. Speaking at the People’s Council on Wednesday, its chairman, Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, said the city had faced difficulties caused by geopolitics and the Covid-19 pandemic, but adopted effective solutions. The …

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Ukraine’s Zelensky named Time’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’

Ukraine's Zelensky named Time's 2022 'Person of the Year'

Time magazine named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 2022’s “Person of the Year” on Wednesday, saying he inspired Ukrainians and won global accolades for his courage in resisting Russia’s attacks. Refusing to leave Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv at the outbreak of the war as Russian bombs rained down, the former comedian …

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Gas prices, Ukraine most googled news in Vietnam

‘Gas prices today,’ ‘Storm Noru,’ and ‘Ukraine’ were the most googled news topics in Vietnam this year, according to Google’s Year in Search report released on Wednesday. When it comes to gas, users also asked why the nation was suffering from gas shortages, why gas prices were rising and why …

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HCMC man gets 16 years for killing dog thief

A HCMC man was sentenced to 16 years in prison under murder charge Wednesday for killing a dog thief. On September 7 last year Lai Van Tho, 66, suspected Vo Thanh Trung and his group of friends had stolen his family’s dog and confronted the group along with his two …

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Oil gives up the year’s gains, closing at 2022 low

Oil gives up the year's gains, closing at 2022 low

The price of oil fell to its lowest level this year on Wednesday, forfeiting all of the gains since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exacerbated the worst global energy supply crisis in decades. The world’s most actively traded commodity surged to nearly $140 a barrel in March, close to an all-time …

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Construction sites block traffic, disrupt life in HCMC

There are now 80 public construction sites around HCMC, many on major streets, causing traffic congestion and disrupting daily life. On the afternoon of December 1, long lines of cars and motorbikes inched little by little through a 50-meter section on Vo Van Ngan in Thu Duc City. The section …

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China eases Covid quarantine rules in major policy adjustment

China eases Covid quarantine rules in major policy adjustment

China’s national health authority said on Wednesday that asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and people with mild symptoms can quarantine at home, in the strongest sign yet that China is preparing its people to live with the disease. Most cases of infection with the coronavirus are asymptomatic or mild with no special …

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