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A tropical depression has grown into a storm that is heading for the central coast from Da Nang to Quang Ngai Province. The storm, the fifth formed in the East Sea this year, was 350 km from Da Nang at 1 p.m., carrying maximum winds of 74 km/h, according to …

Vietnam’s first monkeypox patient has been discharged from a HCMC hospital following three weeks of treatment. The unnamed patient, treated at the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, had recovered and her skin injuries have been healed. Her close contacts have shown no signs of infection. The 35-year-old …

The second phase of a project to extend the North-South Expressway will require 6,600 families in central and southern regions to be resettled by 2025. The phase will comprise three sections of 267 km between Ha Tinh and Quang Tri provinces, 353 km between Quang Ngai Province and Nha Trang …

A tropical depression that is lying off central Vietnam is expected to strengthen into a storm by 7 p.m. Friday with winds of 62–74 km/h. At 6 a.m. Friday the tropical depression over the East Sea this year was centered around 310 km off the south-central province of Binh Dinh. …

Alphabet unit Google could face EU antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, putting the company at risk of fine in the EU of over a billion euros. Google’s ad business, which generated over $100 billion in sales last year, is Alphabet’s biggest moneymaker. It accounted for about …

Most patients with Covid-19 who have lingering symptoms at 12 months are likely to still have symptoms at 18 months, new data suggest. The findings are drawn from a large study of 33,281 people in Scotland who tested positive for the coronavirus. Most of the results are in line with …

Netflix set to introduce a streaming plan with advertising for $7 per month in November, a move to attract new subscribers after losing customers in the first half of 2022. The $6.99 cost for the “Basic with Ads” plan is $3 less than Netflix’s lowest-priced tier without commercials. The new …

A tropical depression off central Vietnam coast is forecast to strengthen into a storm at 7 p.m. Friday, carrying winds of 62–74 km/h. The tropical depression was around 310 km off the south-central province of Binh Dinh at 6 a.m. Friday. It is forecast to move northwest and be around …

Hanoi is considering the construction of the 6th metro route from its Noi Bai international airport to a new urban area to the west of Ngoc Hoi Commune of Thanh Tri District. The Hanoi People’s Committee has requested relevant units to study the new line (Noi Bai-Ngoc Hoi) using non-refundable …

Two tourists died in Da Lat Thursday, trapped in a car that plunged into a local lake. Pham Hong Hai, 50, was driving three others from southern Vietnam to Da Lat in the Central Highlands Thursday night. When the car reached Tran Quoc Toan Street, it plunged into the Xuan …