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Hornet stings kill mother, hospitalize son

A woman has died and her son hospitalized in the northern province of Son La Province after they were stung several times by hornets. Vu Duc Quang, a doctor at the Moc Chau General Hospital, confirmed Wednesday that the mother and son, whose identities have not been revealed, were stung …

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HCMC puts $64 mln opera house on hold

The plan to build an opera house in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in HCMC will be postponed for a lack of funds, a new report says. According to a report on the city’s public investments for the 2016-2025 period released Wednesday, the new opera house does not belong …

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Tim Page, Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78

Tim Page, Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78

British photographer Tim Page, one of the pre-eminent photographers of the Vietnam War, died at 78 on Wednesday at his home in New South Wales, Australia. His death, from liver cancer, was confirmed by his longtime partner, Marianne Harris, according to the New York Times. A freelancer and a free …

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Russians arrested for growing cannabis indoors

Two Russians in Binh Thuan Province in central Vietnam were detained Tuesday for growing cannabis in a rented house. Police of Phan Thiet Town’s Ham Tien Ward carried out a surprise raid at a house rented by Kushnarev and his girlfriend, both Russian, at the Ham Tien-Mui Ne tourist area. …

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HCMC downtown electric bus service stops operation

After five years in service HCMC’s 12-seat electric buses plying in the downtown area have called it a day due to lack of patronage. The D1 route with three electric buses and a fare of VND12,000 (51 U.S. cents) operated between the 23/9 Park and Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden …

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Thai court suspends PM Prayuth pending term limit review

Thai court suspends PM Prayuth pending term limit review

Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duties on Wednesday, after deciding to hear a petition seeking review of his legally mandated eight-year term limit. The petition was filed by the main opposition party, which argued that Prayuth’s time spent as head of a military junta after …

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