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Rains to hit northern region mid-week

Northern Vietnam will be sunny on Monday and Tuesday before heavy rains begin in the middle of the week, the weather bureau has said. Trade winds would bring widespread rainfall on Thursday and Friday mostly over Hanoi and the northeast, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said. U.S. weather forecast …

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China lifts weeks-long lockdown on southwest megacity Chengdu

China lifts weeks-long lockdown on southwest megacity Chengdu

Millions of people in the Chinese megacity of Chengdu emerged Monday from a Covid-19 lockdown that had closed schools, disrupted businesses and forced residents to stay home for over two weeks. With a population of 21 million, southwest China’s Chengdu is the largest Chinese city to shut down since global …

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Frugal is the new cool for young Chinese as economy falters

Frugal is the new cool for young Chinese as economy falters

Before the pandemic, Doris Fu imagined a different future for herself and her family: new car, bigger apartment, fine dining on weekends and holidays on tropical islands. Instead, the 39-year old Shanghai marketing consultant is one of many Chinese in their 20s and 30s cutting spending and saving cash where …

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Strong earthquake hits southeastern Taiwan, 146 injured

Strong earthquake hits southeastern Taiwan, 146 injured

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping hundreds on mountain roads. The weather bureau said the epicenter was in Taitung county, and followed a 6.4 magnitude temblor …

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Workers need policy push to resume work post-Covid: NA chairman

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said Sunday that policies were needed to encourage workers to return to work after the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. Speaking at a Vietnam Socio-economic Forum 2022 discussion on ways to support businesses and workers and recover production, Hue said several industries still lacked workers. Jonathan …

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