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Air passengers are expected to hit 83 percent of pre-pandemic levels this year and the aviation industry’s return to profit is “within reach” in 2023, the International Air Transport Association said on Monday. “Airlines are resilient. People are flying in ever greater numbers. And cargo is performing well against a …

Two cars collided in HCMC’s outlying district of Cu Chi early Monday, resulting in the deaths of two people. At around 1 a.m. a taxi with a man, a woman and a four-year-old child traveling from neighboring Tay Ninh Province to Cu Chi on National Highway 22 rear-ended another car …

Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose weight are driving large numbers of children to quit, raising fears for the sport’s future in its traditional powerhouse. Underlining the scale of the problem, the All Japan Judo Federation canceled a prestigious …

Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China each day, leaving bins bursting with medical waste that has become the environmental and economic levy of a zero-Covid strategy. China is the last major economy wedded to stamping out infections no matter the cost. Near-daily testing is the …

For Jiratti Kuttanam, Thailand’s relaxation of cannabis restrictions meant one thing above all – a cheaper supply of the products she uses to manage the pain and sickness caused by her breast cancer treatments. Thailand last week became the first Asian country to legalize the growing and private consumption of …

Hanoi Metro Company, which operates the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line, has reported a loss of VND64 billion ($2.75 million) in 2021. The company’s accumulated loss since it began operations in 2015 is VND160 billion ($6.9 million) according to an audited financial report. The report shows revenues of just VND5 …

French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw the country into political paralysis unless he is able to negotiate alliances with other parties. Macron’s centrist Ensemble coalition, which wants to raise the retirement age and further deepen …

Hanoi Metro Company, which operates the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line, has reported a loss of VND54 billion ($2.32 million) in 2021. The company’s accumulated loss since it began operations in 2015 is VND160 billion ($6.9 million) according to an audited financial report. The report shows revenues of just VND5 …

Hanoi Metro Company, which operates the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line, has reported a loss of VND54 billion ($2.32 million) since putting the line into operation in November last year. The company’s accumulated loss since it began operations in 2015 is VND160 billion ($6.9 million) according to an audited financial …

One visitor drowned after two tourist ships collided in Lan Ha Bay off Hai Phong’s Cat Ba Island in northern Vietnam Sunday morning. Local reports said the collision took place between two ships helmed by 38-year-old Hoang Van Tung and 42-year-old Nguyen Van Lien, causing Lien’s to sink and 11 …