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When Chinese businesswoman Yang Jing was planning this year’s summer holiday in 2021, she chose the tropical southern island of Hainan because of its nigh-perfect Covid track record. The island in the South China Sea recorded just two positive symptomatic Covid-19 cases in the whole of last year. Fast forward …

Japanese bank lending rose 1.8% in July from a year earlier, accelerating from the previous month, as some companies borrowed more to meet rising raw material costs amid a surge in global commodity inflation. Outstanding loans held by the country’s four main categories of banks, including “shinkin” or credit unions, …

The Ministry of Health has formed four teams to inspect the current supply and use of medicine, as well as survey drug and medical supply shortages in localities. The teams will be led by members of the ministry’s Department of Medical Service Administration Department including its director Luong Ngoc Khue …

Spanish media reports say that a provincial court has returned the passports of two Vietnamese nationals accused of sexual assault in Mallorca and ordered them to return home. Spain’s Ultima Hora newspaper reported Sunday that the Provincial Court of Palma decided August 3 to return the passports of two Vietnamese …

Prison warden Ngo Van Quoc will be charged with robbery and use of military weapons after he raided two gold shops in Thua Thien-Hue Province last weekend. Provincial police said investigations established that the 38-year-old prison warden used a rifle to rob gold shops in Dong Ba Market and threw …

China has shortened the suspension time for inbound international flights on routes found to have Covid-19 cases starting from Sunday (Aug 7). The country’s aviation regulator said in a statement on Sunday that flights on a route with an identified coronavirus case will be suspended for one week if 4 …

The first Saturday in August, when Europe’s July holidaymakers head homewards and its August sunseekers head south, is the busiest day of the year at the continent’s busiest filling station. And even surging global fuel prices did not deter thousands of motorists and truckers from filling their tanks at Shell’s …

Factories in HCMC are trying various ways to prevent workers from quitting at a time when they do not have enough orders to provide jobs for all. Footwear maker Long Rich Vietnam Co. Ltd based in Thu Duc, with almost 5,000 workers, has just enough orders for workers to complete …

The U.S. Senate on Saturday began debating a Democratic bill to address key elements of President Joe Biden’s agenda – tackling climate change, lowering the costs of medication for the elderly and energy, while forcing corporations and the wealthy to pay more taxes. The debate began after the Senate voted …

Two college students in Ho Chi Minh City died while six others remain in critical condition after drinking alcohol of unknown origin at a street stall, with methanol poisoning the main suspect. The group of eight college students met for a drink in Thu Duc on Thursday night, with one …