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Storm Noru, which is on its way to hit the Philippines, is expected to enter the East Sea in the early hours of Monday before heading towards Vietnam’s central region. As of Sunday morning, the storm lay centered around 300 kilometers to the east of Luzon Island in the Philippines …

In his United Nations address Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh called for respect for international law and peaceful settlement of all disputes. At a high-level joint discussion session of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York, Minh said the world was at a “historic turning point” with …

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has ordered agencies to study the possibility of using two military airports in the central and southern regions and one in Hanoi for civilian purposes. In a directive released by the Government Office Saturday, the Deputy PM said Thanh Son Airport in Ninh Thuan …

The death toll from a capsized boat off Cambodia’s coast rose to three Chinese nationals on Saturday, with a further nine rescued in Vietnamese waters and eight still missing, Cambodian authorities said. The vessel with 41 Chinese people on board got into difficulties near the Cambodian casino hub of Sihanoukville …

The Philippines’ disaster agency was on high alert on Saturday as an approaching tropical storm intensified into a typhoon which is expected to bring moderate to heavy rainfall and severe winds over a swathe of the main Luzon island. Typhoon Noru, with sustained winds of up to 120 km per …

North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, ahead of large-scale planned military drills by South Korean and U.S. forces involving an aircraft carrier. South Korea’s military did not provide further details about the missile …

Floods due to heavy rains in central Vietnam’s Quang Ngai Province have rendered several roads inundated, isolating over 1,300 residents in an islet. Two roads leading to the An Phu Islet in the middle of Tra Khuc River, home to around 350 families, have been flooded by rising waters. During …

Market management officials and police in Ho Chi Minh City have apprehended a man carrying a suitcase containing 42 iPhone 14s without sales invoices to prove their origin.     Saigon man suspected of smuggling 42 iPhones 14 42 iphone mới ra nghi nhập lậu ở Sài Gòn Market management …

A Vietnamese fishing boat rescued nine Chinese nationals found drifting along the northern tip of Phu Quoc Island, border guard officials said Saturday. Officers at An Thoi Port Border Guard Station in the southern province of Kien Giang said Pham Xuan Hoang, 42, the captain of a fishing boat, found …

A police captain faces charges of “smuggling” after allegedly establishing companies to import machinery into Vietnam. According to the police investigation results released Friday, Hoang Duy Tien, 37, who has been sacked from the Department for Corruption, Smuggling and Economic Crimes (PC03) under the Ministry of Public Security, had taken …