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Incidents of aircraft being targeted by laser beams or flight crews spotting drones during takeoff and landing at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat airport are common and pose significant safety threats, according to the airport authorities. Data revealed at a mid-year safety review conference for Tan Son Nhat airport’s runway operations …

A two-day state funeral for Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong started at 7 a.m. Thursday at the National Funeral Home in Hanoi, and the Reunification Palace in HCMC. Featured Oldest Latest Has news updated 6h00 The portrait and medals of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at …

A villa in Hanoi’s Quoc Oai District collapsed amid downpour on Wednesday, just 30 minutes after a family of eight managed to evacuate to a relative’s house. The villa, located on a land plot spanning over 5,000 sq.m, began to fall apart at 5 a.m. The beams snapped, while the …

Taiwan closed schools and evacuated thousands from their homes on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Gaemi, which authorities said could be “the strongest” to hit in eight years and has already killed one person on the island. The typhoon also triggered flooding and landslides in the nearby Philippines, where authorities said …

Senior leaders of ASEAN countries on Wednesday issued a message of condolences on the passing of General Secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong. “It is with deep sadness that we learnt of the passing of His Excellency Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam …

Hanoi will ban traffic on certain roads for the state funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Thursday and Friday, the traffic police announced Wednesday. Authorities will ban all vehicles, except for those serving the state funeral and those with special badges, from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. …

At least 18 people were killed when a small plane crashed and caught fire while it was taking off from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, officials said. The plane was carrying two crew members and 17 technicians to Pokhara city to repair another aircraft, officials said. “Only the captain was …

Landslides triggered by heavy rains brought by storm Prapiroon have destroyed five houses in Mai Son District of the mountainous Son La Province, resulting in three deaths. Mai Son District has experienced continuous heavy rain since Tuesday, with floodwater pouring down from the mountains into residential areas. District leaders reported …

Malaysia and Singapore are broadening their oversight of some of the most popular social media, messaging platforms and market sites in order to curb surges in online scams and harm against minors. Malaysia and Singapore are broadening their oversight of some of the most popular social media, messaging platforms and …

Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. That compares with a marginal two-point deficit Biden faced against Trump in last week’s poll before his Sunday …