A National Assembly delegate proposed Wednesday that the government legalizes sports betting to better manage clandestine activities. In a National Assembly questioning session for Minister of Public Security To Lam, delegate Pham Van Hoa said online gambling crimes and crime rings occur and operate in a complex manner, despite the …
Read More »Stranded beluga whale removed from France’s Seine river
The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France was removed from the water early Wednesday in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation. After nearly six hours of work, the 800-kilogram (1,800-pound) cetacean was lifted from the river by a net and crane at around 4:00 …
Read More »Coinbase posts loss as crypto market turmoil hits trading volumes
Coinbase Global Inc reported a larger-than-expected quarterly loss as investors worried by this year’s rout in risky assets shied away from trading in cryptocurrencies, sending its shares down 6% after the bell on Tuesday. Trading volumes at the cryptocurrency exchange more than halved to $217 billion in the second quarter, …
Read More »Personal data theft rampant, says public security ministry
Personal data pertaining to two thirds of the population is being collected and shared online in Vietnam, the government warns. In a report to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Ministry of Public Security said leakage of personal data occurs due to inadequate awareness about protecting data online …
Read More »Storm Mulan to enter Gulf of Tonkin Wednesday night
Storm Mulan is expected to enter the Gulf of Tonkin at 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, bringing heavy rains to the northern region over the next three days. According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, Mulan, the second storm to enter Vietnamese waters this year, lay centered 480 km from Mong …
Read More »Meta raises $10 billion in first-ever bond offering
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business. The offering would help Meta, the only one among big technology companies without debt on its books, to build a …
Read More »Tesla discloses lobbying effort to set up factory in Canada
Tesla Inc is lobbying the Ontario government as part of an effort to set up an “advanced manufacturing facility” in Canada, a filing by the electric-vehicle maker to the province’s Office of the Integrity Commissioner showed. The company’s Canadian unit is working with the government to “identify opportunities for industrial …
Read More »Biden signs bill to boost US chips, compete with China
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a landmark bill to provide $52.7 billion in subsidies for U.S. semiconductor production and research and to boost efforts to make the United States more competitive with China’s science and technology efforts. “The future is going to be made in America,” Biden said, calling …
Read More »More Vietnamese willing to donate organs after death
The number of people registered to donate organs after brainstem death has kept increasing over the years to almost 50,000. When the Vietnam National Coordinating Center for Human Organ Transplantation was established in 2014, it received just 200 registrations, most including center officials and staff while the rest comprised medical …
Read More »No ideal waste treatment technology for Vietnam yet
The ideal waste treatment technology is still out of reach for Vietnam due to high humidity and unsorted trash, a company director told a Monday conference. Vo Tien Dung, vice director of Hanoi-based Halcom Vietnam, said his business has been cooperating with German, Finnish and Japanese companies for the last …
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