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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Japanese Embassy in Hanoi Monday to pay tribute to late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “We deeply mourn and miss Shinzo Abe, a leader with a great international reputation and a dear friend to Vietnam’s leaders and …

With flags at half-mast, Japan mourned the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe on Monday even as the ruling party that he had dominated secured an election win that gives current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida the chance to cement his own power. Three days after he was gunned down at …

The world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the U.N. forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023. That overall population milestone “is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet …

Myanmar’s junta government is installing Chinese-built cameras with facial recognition capabilities in more cities across the country, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. In tenders to procure and install the security cameras and facial recognition technology, the plans are described as safe city projects aimed at maintaining …

Police are investigating the source of a rumor that the leader of an “influential” business has been prevented from traveling abroad. According to the Ministry of Public Security, the information is “inaccurate.” Lieutenant General To An Xo, the ministry’s spokesperson, said Monday that some social media users have been spreading …

A leaked cache of confidential files from ride-sharing app Uber illustrates ethically dubious and potentially illegal tactics the company used to fuel its frenetic global expansion beginning nearly a decade ago, a joint media investigation showed Sunday. Dubbed “the Uber files,” the investigation based on 124,000 records and involving dozens …

A group of Vietnamese men had a fight with two foreigners in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District on Sunday, with alcohol possibly involved. Police of Hoan Kiem District said the fight happened on Hang Buom Street at around 1:30 a.m. Two foreigners, whose identity have not been verified, showed signs of …

Macau shut all its casinos for the first time in more than two years on Monday as authorities struggle to contain the worst coronavirus outbreak yet in the world’s biggest gambling hub. The city’s more than 30 casinos, along with other non-essential businesses will shut for one week and people …

Japan’s conservative coalition government increased its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election on Sunday, two days after the assassination of dominant politician and power broker Shinzo Abe. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving modern leader, was gunned down on Friday during a campaign speech in the western city of …

Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a surge of support after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a dominant politician and power broker. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving modern leader, was gunned down on Friday …