Thailand fired a 21-gun salute to welcome Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Bangkok Wednesday, beginning his official visit in the country and participation in the APEC 2022. Phuc, who is accompanied by his wife, is visiting at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, and it is his …
Read More »Biden says missile that killed two in Poland may not have come from Russia
A missile that killed two people in Poland was probably not fired from Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after holding talks with leaders of Western allies amid concerns the Ukraine conflict could spill into neighbouring countries. The explosion on Tuesday at a grain facility near the Ukrainian …
Read More »Tesla reports two new fatal crashes involving driver assistance systems
Tesla Inc told U.S. auto safety regulators it has reports of two new crash fatalities in Model 3 cars tied to advanced driver assistance systems in the month ending October 15, data released Tuesday by the government shows. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in June began releasing data …
Read More »Teen boys arrested after producing over 100 kg of firecrackers
Police have shut down a firecracker business run by two 17-year-old boys in the central Nghe An Province, seizing over 100 kg of the product. Tran Duc Thuc and Tran Duc Son are now in custody as police investigate their firecracker business. Thuc was on his way to deliver around …
Read More »NASA’s next-generation Artemis rocket lifts off on test flight to moon
NASA’s towering next-generation moon rocket blasted off from Florida early on Wednesday on its debut flight, a crewless voyage inaugurating the U.S. space agency’s Artemis exploration program 50 years after the final Apollo moon mission. The 32-story Space Launch System (SLS) rocket surged off the launch pad from the Kennedy …
Read More »Noxious fine dust in central Vietnam revealed to be oil-refining chemical
The fine, noxious dust that invaded over 1,000 homes in the central Quang Ngai Province two weeks ago were revealed to be oil-refining chemicals from the Dung Quat refinery. According to a document sent from Binh Son District to the Quang Ngai People’s Committee, the mysterious dust that appeared on …
Read More »US, allies to ‘figure out what happened’ with Poland strike
Washington and allies said Wednesday they will investigate a deadly strike in Poland before deciding next steps, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying it was “unlikely” the missile was fired from Russia. “We agreed to support Poland’s investigation into the explosion,” Biden told reporters after a hastily arranged gathering of …
Read More »Billion youth risk hearing loss from headphones, venues: study
Around one billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss from listening to headphones or attending loud music venues, a large review of the available research estimated on Wednesday. The World Health Organization-led study called on young people to be more careful about their listening habits, and …
Read More »Trump launches 2024 White House bid
Donald Trump pulled the trigger on a third White House run on Tuesday, setting the stage for a bruising Republican nomination battle after a poor midterm election showing by his hand-picked candidates weakened his grip on the party. “America’s comeback starts right now,” the 76-year-old former president told hundreds of …
Read More »Vietnam English proficiency no longer ‘low’
Vietnam has moved up five places from last year and out of the low proficiency group in a ranking done by a Swiss language training company. Scoring 502 out of 800, Vietnam ranks 60th out of 111 non-native English speaking countries and territories in Education First’s EF English Proficiency Index …
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