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Man steals 36 iPhones from Saigon tech firm

A man in HCMC was arrested Tuesday after stealing 36 iPhones and two MacBooks worth VND800 million ($32,171) at a tech firm. Nguyen Tan Nhat, 21, was arrested by police of Binh Thanh District to be investigated for theft. All the stolen items have been seized. On October 27, a …

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Two die to alcohol poisoning after drinking at funeral

Two people in the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province have died to alcohol poisoning after drinking at a funeral. Duong Phuoc Dong, head of the intensive care and clinical toxicology department of the Kien Giang General Hospital, said the two patients suffered from multiple organ failure and damage to the …

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Meta will begin laying off employees on Wednesday morning

Meta will begin laying off employees on Wednesday morning

Meta Platforms Inc will begin laying off employees on Wednesday morning, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told hundreds of executives on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. Zuckerberg appeared downcast in Tuesday’s meeting and said he was accountable for the company’s missteps and his overoptimism about growth had led to overstaffing, …

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Crypto exchange FTX saw $6 bln in withdrawals in 72 hours

Crypto exchange FTX saw around $6 billion of withdrawals in the 72 hours before Tuesday morning, according to a message to staff sent by its CEO Sam Bankman-Fried that was seen by Reuters. In a surprise move, Changpeng Zhao, boss of major rival Binance, said on Tuesday the company signed …

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Two Phu Quoc villas built on public land demolished

Two villas among 79 illegally built on public land in the southern island of Phu Quoc were demolished by authorities on Wednesday. The villas, belonging to 52-year-old Vu Dinh Khanh and 49-year-old Le Xuan Hong, were built over 1,000 square meters of land. Some people came to oppose the demolition, …

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