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The United States, South Korea, and Japan have imposed sanctions on North Korean officials connected to the country’s weapons programs after Pyongyang’s latest and largest intercontinental ballistic missile test last month. The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday named the individuals as Jon Il Ho, Yu Jin, and Kim Su Gil, …

Six Hanoi districts are all set to trial a public bicycle sharing service, with rentals as low as VND5,000 (20 cents) for 30 minutes. The city People’s Committee on Thursday approved a proposal by the Department of Transport, but said it should not overlap with an electric bike service to …

China opposes the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s ban on new Chinese telecommunications equipment sales, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, vowing to adopt necessary measures to safeguard the rights of its domestic firms. The Biden administration on Friday banned the sale or import of new telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei …

Cold weather could lead to power cuts in France on Monday as delays to the restart of nuclear power following repair work leave supply lagging demand, analysts said. Nuclear power supply had been expected to reach around 40 gigawatts (GW) this week, but operator EDF’s delay in restarting reactors meant …

Four people were hospitalized Thursday after a motorbike carrying three armed persons collided with an unidentified vehicle and rammed into a HCMC food stall. The motorbike was running along Dinh Le Street in District 4 at around 1 p.m. when it collided with another vehicle running in the same direction …

Vietnam had received 260 million Covid-19 vaccine doses and almost half of them were donated, saving more than US$900 million for the state budget, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. Son said at a Wednesday conference when the pandemic entered its second year in 2021, accessing vaccines was a difficult …

The information ministry says it will create a “blacklist” of “harmful” websites, social media accounts and other content channels and fine brands that advertise on them. At a Wednesday conference on internet advertisements held by the Ministry of Information and Communications, a ministry rep said brands were still advertising on …

Temperatures in northern Vietnam have dropped to as low as 4.5 degrees Celsius at certain locations as a strong cold front sweeps the region, weather experts say. Temperatures will continue falling throughout the day as long as the front lingers, the add. According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, …

China is set to announce in coming days an easing of its Covid-19 quarantine protocols and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters. Cases nationwide remain near record highs but the changes come as some cities have been lifting their lockdowns in recent days, and a top official said …

Global banks are turning bullish on South Korean and Taiwanese shares, expecting a revival in semiconductors to drive a rally next year, while they see Japan’s market as resilient thanks in part to its weak currency. The calls come as U.S. rates are still rising, with most markets around the …