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The Vietnam-China relations would move to a new stage of development with the official visit of General Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong that began Sunday, Vietnam ambassador to China said. Trong arrived in Beijing on Sunday afternoon, beginning his official three-day visit to the country per an invitation by his …

Shocked family members collected bodies, parents searched for children and a country sought answers on Sunday after at least 153 people were crushed to death when a crowd in South Korea surged in an alleyway during Halloween festivities. President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning and designated Seoul’s …

A Vietnamese citizen was among 151 killed in a Halloween crowd crush in Seoul Saturday night, the Vietnam Embassy in South Korea said Sunday. The embassy said it has cooperated with local authorities to verify information and the identity of the deceased Vietnamese. It is requesting South Korean authorities to …

Tropical storm Nalgae entered the East Sea Sunday morning after moving past the Philippines’ Luzon Island. The storm was packing winds of 102 kph in the northern area of the East Sea at 7 a.m. and can get stronger as it continues to move west, according the National Center for …

An international traveler has been fined and refused entry to Australia after trying to bring meat into the country in what the government said on Sunday was a “significant breach” of biosecurity laws to protect Australia from foot and mouth disease. Australia earlier this year stepped up protection against foot …

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul. Yoon expressed condolences to the victims, mostly teenagers and people in their 20s, and his wishes for a speedy recovery to the …

Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong would visit China starting Sunday per an invitation from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the closing ceremony of the sixth plenum of the 13th Central Committee of Vietnam’s Communist Party in Hanoi, October 9, …

At least 149 people, mostly teenagers and young adults in their 20s, were killed in a crush when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley in a nightlife area of the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday night, emergency officials said. A further 65 people were injured in …

The public security ministry on Saturday dispelled rumors that Vingroup chairman Pham Nhat Vuong, Vietnam’s richest man, is being banned from leaving the country. To An Xo, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security, said that following the arrest of Truong My Lan, chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat …

Some accused’s sudden deaths will not affect a fraud investigation involving the chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat Group, the public security ministry said. To An Xo, spokesman of the ministry, on Saturday provided updates on the investigation into Truong My Lan, chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat, who was …