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With Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi being flooded by domestic tourists, its managers have encouraged passengers to use public transport to reduce overload. An airport representative said the number of passengers has dramatically risen in recent days. The designed capacity of the domestic terminal is around 100,000 passengers a …

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it sued Walmart Inc, alleging the company had done too little to prevent scam artists from using its money transfer services for fraud that cost consumers “tens of millions of dollars annually.” Walmart, which offers some financial services, acts as an agent for …

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it sued Walmart Inc, alleging the company had done too little to prevent scam artists from using its money transfer services for fraud that cost consumers “tens of millions of dollars annually.” Walmart, which offers some financial services, acts as an agent for …

Britain’s sports minister Nadine Dorries on Tuesday said she expected sporting bodies to reserve women’s competitions for those born of the female sex, after holding a meeting with a number of governing bodies. Her statement comes days after swimming’s world governing body FINA voted to restrict the participation of male-to-female …

Office worker Park Mi-won had never bought her lunch from a convenience store, until her favourite lunch buffet recently raised prices by more than 10 percent to 9,000 won ($7) as South Korean inflation soared to a 14-year high. “After the price rise, I went to convenience stores instead, where …

Four Hanoi men received jail terms of seven to ten years after using force to capture and detain illegal sand miners. The Soc Son District court sentenced Nguyen Van Cuong, 40, to 10 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of “robbery” and “arresting people illegally.” On the …

An orangutan at a Phu Quoc zoo nearly drowned trying to get food thrown by a visitor into a pool in its enclosure. Video footage shared on social media showed the orangutan struggling in the water before sinking below the surface at the Safari Phu Quoc in the southern island …

Around 900 health workers in Hanoi have either quit or switched workplaces in the past 18 months, causing a medical personnel shortage in the capital. A report by Hanoi People’s Committee on June 20 revealed 532 medical personnel had quit last year, while 82 decided to switch workplaces. In the …

People should sign forms for refusing Covid-19 vaccination to “highlight their responsibilities” in the Covid-19 fight, the General Department of Preventive Medicine said. “Covid-19 vaccination is a requirement in the pandemic fight. As such, people need to get vaccinated as per existing regulations and at the right doses. The fact …

Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital’s heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June and authorities warned power supply remained tight enough to raise the specter of cuts. The heatwave comes less than two weeks before a national election in which prices, …