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Several Chinese cities began cutting routine community Covid-19 testing on Monday, days after China announced an easing of some of its heavy-handed coronavirus measures, sparking worry in some communities as nationwide cases continued to rise. In the northern city of Shijiazhuang, some families expressed concern about exposing their children to …

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on Monday to resume cooperation on climate change and other issues, offering a boost to bogged down and behind schedule negotiations at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. The leaders of the world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases met …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday asked a U.S. appeals court to revive his lawsuit against Twitter Inc challenging his permanent suspension from the platform after his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Lawyers for Trump, a Republican, told the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court …

Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao said the cryptocurrency exchange plans to launch a fund to help crypto projects facing a liquidity crisis as the collapse of rival FTX ricochets through the industry. The recovery fund will help “reduce further cascading negative effects of FTX,” Zhao said in a tweet on …

Vietnam and New Zealand signed two agreements on education and civil aviation cooperation Monday during the visit of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a press conference following talks with his New Zealand counterpart that her official visit to Vietnam has given fresh …

Beijing and several other major cities in China reported record Covid-19 infections on Monday, putting authorities under more pressure to quell outbreaks quickly while also trying to reduce the impact on people’s lives and on economic activity. Nationwide, 16,072 new locally transmitted cases were reported by the National Health Commission, …

Dak Lak Province, home to Vietnam’s largest elephant population, will aid tourism sites in ending elephant rides by 2026. The provincial administration has agreed to spend VND55 billion ($2.2 million) to help local tourism sites become more elephant-friendly and end all riding services. The fund, drawn from Animals Asia Foundation …

The number of Vietnamese with diabetes has increased by 43% from 2019 to around 5 million cases in 2022, according to the health ministry. Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, deputy minister of health, said Monday that among those 5 million cases, only around 35% got diagnosed and 23% are being treated …

The defense ministry has agreed to upgrade a French-era airport in the southern Binh Phuoc Province exclusively for use by special flights. Hon Quan airport, built in the 19th century by the French in Hon Quan District, is currently used by the military. Following the upgrade, it will be used …

The global economic outlook is even gloomier than projected last month, the International Monetary Fund said on Sunday, citing a steady worsening in purchasing manager surveys in recent months. It blamed the darker outlook on tightening monetary policy triggered by persistently high and broad-based inflation, weak growth momentum in China, …