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President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, nine years after he exposed the scale of secret surveillance operations by the National Security Agency (NSA). Snowden, 39, fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 …

Storm Noru intensified Tuesday morning as it moved closer to the central Vietnamese coast. It lay centered in the southeastern part of the Paracels archipelago at 7 a.m. Tuesday, with maximum winds of 183 kph, up from 149 kph the previous night. The National Center for Hydro and Meteorological Forecasting …

President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, nine years after he exposed the scale of secret surveillance operations by the National Security Agency (NSA). Snowden, 39, fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 …

The Philippines will stop operations of 175 offshore gambling firms and deport about 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice ministry official said on Monday, part of a crackdown on the notoriously opaque online gaming industry. The sector emerged in the Philippines in 2016 and grew exponentially, as operators capitalized on the …

Storm Noru strengthened on Tuesday morning as it moved closer to Vietnam’s central coast. The storm was in the southeastern region of the Paracels archipelago at 4 a.m. Tuesday, with maximum winds of 166 kph, up from 149 kph the previous night. The National Center for Hydro and Meteorological Forecasting …

Hanoi police have arrested dozens of youth over possible involvement in a drug ring that sells narcotics as sexual enhancement drugs. Nam Tu Liem District police said Monday that most of the arrested suspects were under 25. They infused narcotic substances into dried herbs and other plant materials before taking …

Five airports in the central region will be temporarily closed Tuesday and Wednesday over concerns storm Noru could seriously disrupt operations. The Chu Lai Airport in Quang Nam Province will be closed from 7 a.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. the following day. The airports of Da Nang, Phu Bai, Phu …

Five airports in central Vietnam will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to concerns over impacts from the approaching Storm Noru. Chu Lai Airport in Quang Nam Province will suspend operation from 7 a.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. the following day. Da Nang Airport, Thua Thien Hue Province’s Phu Bai, …

The Party Central Inspection Committee has called for disciplinary action against To Anh Dung, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Nguyen Quang Linh, assistant to deputy prime minister. The committee issued a notice Monday after evaluating a report proposing disciplinary action against a number of people for allegedly receiving bribes, …

Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Monday and conveyed the nation’s condolences at former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s funeral. Abe was a great, loyal friend of Vietnam and Vietnam will remember his contributions to improving relations between the two nations, Phuc said during his …