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HCMC’s rapidly aging population presents social challenges

Low birth and death rates, along with higher life expectancies, are swiftly pushing Ho Chi Minh City’s population into the aging phase, with the percentage of people aged above 60 reaching 12.5%. Pham Chanh Trung, head of the Ho Chi Minh City Population and Family Planning Department, stated on Thursday …

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Vietnam gifts Laos 20 electric cars

Vietnamese President To Lam announced Vietnam’s gift of 20 automobiles manufactured by automaker VinFast to Laos during his state visit to the Southeast Asian neighbor on Thursday. The cars are gifted to the Party, State and people of Laos to serve important events that Laos will host during the ASEAN …

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11 people killed in Philippine road crash

Eleven members of a family returning home from a wake died Thursday when their pick-up truck collided with a passenger bus in northern Philippines, police said. The accident happened shortly after midnight at an intersection in Abulug municipality in Cagayan Province. The Toyota Hilux carrying 14 people reached an intersection …

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Embattled Biden to give high-stakes press conference

US President Joe Biden will Thursday give his first press conference since his debate disaster against Donald Trump, in a pressure-cooker moment that could seal the fate of his reelection bid. The eyes of the world will be on the 81-year-old at a NATO summit as he tries to calm …

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Six killed in record southwest China rains: state media

Six people were killed as record rains struck southwest China, state media reported Thursday, as the country endures a summer of extreme weather. Torrential downpours struck Dianjiang county, near the megacity of Chongqing, from Wednesday night to Thursday morning, state news agency Xinhua said, citing county officials. State broadcaster CCTV, …

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