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Elon Musk became Twitter’s new owner Thursday, firing executives he had accused of misleading him and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the ambitions outlined for the platform. The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Inc has said he wants to “defeat” spam bots on Twitter, make the …

Quang Ngai Province has decided not to go ahead with two solar power plants proposed to be built in a lagoon for fear of damaging a cultural site. The central province’s people’s committee on Thursday instructed the Department of Industry and Trade to report to the Ministry of Industry and …

Vietnamese laborders will get three days off for the upcoming New Year’s Day holiday, from December 31 to January 2 next year. While the labor code only allows one day off on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2023 falls on a Sunday, meaning workers will get an extra day off …

A specialist of the Communist Party’s Central Commission for External Relations has been arrested for her involvement in the Covid-19 repatriation flight bribery scandal. Le Thi Ngoc Anh, 38, a specialist of the commission’s Reception Department, was arrested to be investigated for “obtaining property by fraud,” spokesman of the Ministry …

Over 800 Vietnamese workers have returned to Vietnam from Cambodia through border gates in the southern province of Tay Ninh since Tuesday. Le Hong Vuong, head of the Tay Ninh border guard forces, said Thursday that the number of workers returning to Vietnam from Cambodia has risen dramatically of late. …

Twitter Inc shares will be suspended from trading on Friday, the New York Stock Exchange’s website showed, as billionaire Elon Musk faces a court-ordered Oct. 28 deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. Musk, the world’s richest person, visited Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco …

Legislation aimed at giving women in China more protection against gender discrimination and sexual harassment at work was submitted to China’s parliament on Thursday after a third revision and extensive public input. It is the first time in nearly 30 years that the law on women’s protection is being revised. …

A Facebook personality in Hanoi was sentenced Thursday to two years in jail for posting false information that affected businesses and the stock market. Dang Nhu Quynh, 42, was found guilty of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights and interests of organizations and/or …

Two people in the southern island of Phu Quoc were shot dead while three others were injured by dozens of people on Thursday for reasons yet to be confirmed. Police of Phu Quoc said that at 11:30 a.m., construction workers were working at a building in Cua Duong Commune when …

Dong Thap Province has proposed a bridge across the Tien River, a Mekong tributary, to boost regional connectivity. Sa Dec Bridge will stretch 2.5 kilometers apart from 11 kilometers of leading roads to link Sa Dec Town and Cao Lanh District. The bridge will have four lanes for vehicles to …