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Vietnam, Laos remain hot spots for Golden Triangle drug trade

Gangs usually transfer drugs from the Golden Triangle to Vietnam and Laos either for consumption or transport to other markets, police said. They choose Vietnam and Laos because both countries share a long border of 2,300 kilometers and neighbor China, Thailand and Myanmar, facilitating drug trafficking, officials said at a …

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Vietnam aims for homegrown cancer vaccine

Vietnam will promote R&D into new technologies combined with traditional methods to produce a cancer vaccine, according to a government decision. According to a national program to ensure vaccine supplies until 2030 approved by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on Tuesday, Vietnam will produce 10 types of vaccine by …

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Drunk woman swallows spoon at party

A 25-year-old woman in the northern province of Vinh Phuc swallowed a plastic spoon after mistaking it for food while being drunk. Nguyen Thanh Cong, deputy head of the endoscopy and functional exploration department of the Lac Viet Friendship Hospital, on Thursday said the woman, unnamed, was hungry after drinking, …

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Ukrainians hold out in east, prepare battle for Kherson

Ukrainians hold out in east, prepare battle for Kherson

Ukrainian troops are holding out against repeated attacks by Russian forces in two eastern towns while those at the southern front are poised to battle for the strategic Kherson region, which Russia appears to be reinforcing. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a Wednesday evening video address that there would …

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China’s Jan-Sept industrial profits fall at faster pace

China's Jan-Sept industrial profits fall at faster pace

Profits at China’s industrial firms fell at a faster clip in the January-September period as Covid-19 curbs and a worsening property crisis continued to weigh heavily on factory activity. Profits fell 2.3% in the first nine months of 2022 from a year earlier, after a 2.1% drop in the January-August …

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