Residents on the outskirts of Hanoi have been facing inundations as deep as 50 cm following heavy rains Thursday night. “The water is rising. People must actively evacuate their belongings and cattle to safety,” the local loudspeaker of Bui Xe Village in Xuan Mai Town of Chuong My District sounded …
Read More »North Korea law allows for nuclear first strike, makes programme ‘irreversible’
North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state “irreversible”, state media said Friday. The announcement comes at a time of crumbling ties between the North and South, with Pyongyang blaming Seoul for the outbreak of …
Read More »India restricts rice exports, could fuel food inflation
India banned exports of broken rice and imposed a 20% duty on exports of various grades of rice as the country tries to augment supplies and calm local prices. India exports rice to more than 150 countries, and any reduction in its shipments would increase upward pressure on food prices, …
Read More »Long Covid’s link to suicide: scientists warn of hidden crisis
Scott Taylor never got to move on from Covid-19. The 56-year-old, who caught the disease in spring 2020, still had not recovered about 18 months later when he killed himself at his home near Dallas, having lost his health, memory and money. “No one cares. No one wants to take …
Read More »Gunman robs bank in southern Vietnam
Police in southern Dong Nai Province are searching for a man who threatened staff at a Vietcombank branch with a gun and robbed money. As seen in security camera footage, the man wearing black and having his face covered with a mask parked his motorbike by National Highway 51 at …
Read More »Charles finally becomes king
Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, Charles, has finally become king at 73, but the focus of his reign will be his age and the declining influence of the British monarchy. Charles has spent virtually his whole life as heir apparent and has become a familiar figure in his own right, …
Read More »Major northern expressway loses gear a week after opening
Van Don – Mong Cai Expressway has lost 3,000 meters of cable aside from printed circuit boards and circuit breakers since opening on Sep. 1. An area on Van Don – Mong Cai Expressway where cable has been cut and sloten, September 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Do Phuong The project investor, …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth dies at 96, ending an era for Britain
Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the nation’s figurehead and a towering presence on the world stage for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland on Thursday aged 96. “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and …
Read More »Former education leaders committed violations: inspectors
The Central Inspection Commission says the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the education ministry committed several management violations in the 2016-2021 term. In a press release issued Thursday, the commission said the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the Ministry of Education and Training had been negligent in its leadership and …
Read More »Experts back Hanoi bicycle lane proposal
Bicycle lanes are a general trend in urban transport development, improving human health and reducing air pollution, experts said in support of a Hanoi’s proposal. Hanoi has recently announced plans to develop exclusive lanes for vehicles as a solution to congestion in the 2022-2025 period. Nguyen Anh Tuan, a lecturer …
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