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South Korea plans to increase the contribution of nuclear power in the country’s energy mix to 30 percent or more by 2030 from 27 percent in 2021, the industry ministry said on Tuesday, pledging to resume stalled construction work on two reactors. South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has rejected …

Vietnam highly values cooperation among countries through which the Mekong flows through, calling on member nations to ensure practical benefits for the people. Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son made the remarks when attending the 7th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held Monday in Myanmar. Son said Vietnam …

Top officials from the United States and China held a “candid” video call on Tuesday to discuss global economic challenges, especially regarding supply chains. The exchange between Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen came as President Joe Biden considers lifting some tariffs on imports from …

A commune official in the north central Thanh Hoa Province has been caught on security camera sexually harassing a 16-year-old girl. Luong Van Toi, head of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front of Xuan Thang Commune, has been suspended for 15 days by the Standing District Party Committee pending an investigation into …

Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov will visit Vietnam on Jul. 5 and 6 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son. His visit takes place at a time when the two nations mark the 10th year of establishing comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs …

Torrential rains kept battering Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, intensifying the floods crisis in Sydney as thousands more residents were ordered to leave their homes overnight after rivers swiftly rose past danger levels. About 50,000 residents in New South Wales, the bulk in Sydney’s western suburbs, have been told to …

Police announced they had captured a suspect in a shooting on Monday that killed six people and wounded more than 36 when a man with a high-powered rifle opened fire from a rooftop at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. Police confirmed they captured …

Textiles, clothing, leather and footwear (TCLF) factories in HCMC have reported they are struggling to recruit new workers while existing staff keep quitting. Thanh Cong Textile Garment – Investment – Trading JSC in Tan Phu District is in need of more than 1,000 workers. The employees are to make up …

Massive blackouts caused by power surges left many families in central districts of Hanoi and some northern provinces without power Monday afternoon. Around 1 p.m., power went out in Hanoi’s inner districts like Ba Dinh, Cau Giay, Nam Tu Liem, Hai Ba Trung, and Hoang Mai. Nghia, manager of an …

Border guards in central Vietnam have rescued two men that were tricked and sold to Cambodia to work against their will. Puih Phu, 16, and Puih Thai, 28, were taken back home in La Grai District of Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands on Sunday. Early this year, they …