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A parking lot to serve taxi cabs waiting to pick up passengers arriving at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat airport has been proposed. According to Southern Airports Authority and HCMC Transport Department, the parking lot aims to ease congestion along roads leading to the airport. So far, taxi …

The blaze broke out at the Mountain B nightspot in Sattahip district of Chonburi province, about 150 km south of Bangkok. A fire tore through a Thai nightclub early Friday killing at least 13 people and injuring 40, a rescue services official said. The blaze broke out around 1 a.m. …

Japan’s prime minister condemned China’s firing of ballistic missiles during military drills around Taiwan, calling them a “serious problem that impacts our national security and the safety of our citizens.” Five Chinese missiles appear to have fallen in the country’s exclusive economic zone, Tokyo has said, with four of those …

Some airlines have canceled flights to Taipei and rerouted others using nearby airspace during Chinese military exercises sparked by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest-ever drills in the Taiwan Strait, …

North Korea on Friday said all of its fever patients have recovered, marking the end of its first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, but challenges linger with economic hardships deepening. While state media said the “anti-epidemic situation… has entered a definite phase of stability”, rather than boasting of victory, North …

Renovations to the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon will last until 2027 instead of 2023 as originally planned, the HCMC culture department said Thursday. Lam Ngo Hoang Anh, office head of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sport, said the prolonged break enforced by Covid-19 and …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has declared September 8 the day of Vietnamese language appreciation for communities abroad. The celebration would encourage and appreciate individuals and organizations that contribute to the maintenance and spread of the Vietnamese language abroad, including the use of Vietnamese among families abroad. It further aims …

Van Xuan Group has inked a cooperation agreement with Knightsbridge Partners to distribute the Happy One Central project in Hong Kong. Under the cooperation signed on July 26, Knightsbridge Partners would soon become a distributor of Happy One Central in Hong Kong. Previously, Happy One Central was distributed by domestic …

The health ministry has asked localities nationwide to monitor foreign entrants from countries with monkeypox as an early response after infections were spotted in the region. Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, China and Japan are some of the countries where monkeypox has been detected. Per the latest decision, foreign entrants from …

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has scaled back production at its massive smartphone plant in Vietnam, employees say, as retailers and warehouses grapple with rising inventory amid a global fall in consumer spending. America’s largest warehouse market is full and major U.S. retailers such as Best Buy and Target Corp warn …