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The Vietnam International Defense Expo to be held in Hanoi next month has attracted the participation of 29 countries including the U.S. and Russia. Announcing details about the expo in Hanoi on Thursday, Major General Nguyen Viet Hung, deputy political commissar of the General Department of Defense Industry, said local …

The Vietnam International Defense Expo to be held in Hanoi next month has attracted the participation of 29 countries including the U.S. and Russia. Announcing details about the expo in Hanoi on Thursday, Major General Nguyen Viet Hung, deputy political commissar of the General Department of Defense Industry, said local …

Summer heatwaves in France, Germany, Spain and Britain led to more than 20,000 “excess” deaths, a report compiling official figures said on Thursday. Temperatures hit nearly 40 degrees Celsius or above from Paris to London in 2022 and climate scientists from the World Weather Attribution group found that such high …

The Vietnam International Defense Expo 2022 will kick off next month with the participation of 29 countries including the U.S. and Russia. Speaking at an event to announce the expo in Hanoi on Thursday, Major General Nguyen Viet Hung, deputy political commissar of the General Department of Defense Industry, said …

Adidas AG on Thursday said it has launched an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior by Kanye West, after the German sporting goods maker last month ended its partnership with the rapper and fashion designer. Adidas said it initiated the probe after receiving an anonymous letter making several allegations against …

Three of nine diesel powered generators on Con Dao Island off Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have broken down, resulting in power shortages for businesses and production facilities. Nguyen Van Giap, director of the Ba Ria-Vung Tau power company, said Thursday that two generators with a total capacity of 3,000 kW …

The price of a cigarette pack in Vietnam is a third of the world’s average and among the world’s lowest, making it accessible to the large public. Dao The Son, an economics expert and instructor at Vietnam Commercial University in Hanoi, on Wednesday said the price of cigarettes in Vietnam …

Central Highlands’ Dak Lak Province has suggested upgrading Buon Ma Thuot airport to international level to boost economic and tourism development. Writing to the Ministry of Transport recently, the province said it is targeting to attract high-class tourists and becoming a venue for national and international events, as well as …

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) inaugurated its representative office in Vietnam on Thursday, its fifth representative office in the world and second in Asia. The office at 48A Tran Phu Street in Dien Bien Ward of Hanoi’s Ba Dinh District will provide free trial venues and meeting rooms for …

Russia’s parliament on Thursday passed the third and final reading of a law that expands an existing ban on promoting “LGBT propaganda” to children by banning it among people of all ages. Under the new law any event or act regarded as an attempt to promote homosexuality – including online, …