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U.S.-China rivalry and an inter-island rift overshadowed the start of a landmark Pacific summit Tuesday, hampering efforts to focus world attention on the islands’ dire climate crisis. This year’s Pacific Islands Forum is the region’s most important meeting in years, coming after a Covid-enforced hiatus and as low-lying tropical isles …

Eleven former Covid patients were admitted to Ho Chi Minh City’s Cho Ray Hospital over the past two months with inflammation and avascular necrosis, with two later dying. Tran Anh Bich, deputy head of Cho Ray Hospital’s otorhinolaryngology department, said all 11 patients had symptoms like pain in their heads, …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki agreed on Tuesday to further strengthen bilateral ties and work together to address rising food and energy prices exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine. They said the war had increased exchange rate volatility, which could have adverse implications for …

Thunderstorms, strong winds and high tides damaged over 800 houses in Ca Mau, Kien Giang and Bac Lieu provinces in the Mekong Delta in the past three days. The Committee for Disaster Prevention of Ca Mau Province said Tuesday that 752 houses and more than 340 hectares of rice and …

From Indian K-pop idols to Swedish songwriters, South Korea’s music industry is now a hotbed of global talent — a smart strategy as it aims for world domination, experts say. K-pop bands have long included non-Koreans: Blackpink’s Lisa is Thai, while Japan and China are both well represented, and Korean-American …

Japan on Tuesday prepared to bid farewell to Shinzo Abe, a polarizing figure who dominated Japanese politics for decades as the country’s longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week. Long lines of people dressed in black, mixed with others in informal clothing with backpacks, formed …

U.S. President Joe Biden, pausing from political pressures to bask in the glow of the cosmos, on Monday released the debut photo from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – an image of a galaxy cluster revealing the most detailed glimpse of the early universe ever seen. The White House sneak …

The government should support fishermen stranded because of high fuel prices because their long-term absence from the seas can undermine water security and sovereignty, several stakeholder say. Dang Cong Ngu, former chairman of Hoang Sa District in Da Nang, said fishermen were “living landmarks” in maintaining sovereignty at sea. They …

Police are probing nine people in seven localities for spreading rumors saying Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong, Vietnam’s richest man, had been prevented from traveling abroad. Lieutenant General To An Xo, the Ministry of Public Security’s spokesperson, told VnExpress on Monday afternoon that units under the ministry are probing the …

A 20-meter power pole in Ho Chi Minh City collapsed and pinned down a truck Monday morning, sparing the lives of people still on the road. At around 7 a.m., after a driver parked his truck on Ben Nghe Street of District 7 to go buy some water, a power …