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$90-million online gambling ring busted in Hanoi

A gambling ring worth $90 million and attracting 18,000 participating accounts has been busted in Hanoi, with one man under arrest. According to police, Dao Minh Sang, 38, who ran the ring, established the three online platforms of SFX Capital, SFX, and F.C.I and hired Nguyen Xuan Hung and Nguyen …

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Vietnam admits 4 malaria patients among Africa arrivals

Two people in HCMC and two others in Hanoi have been hospitalized with malaria after arriving from Africa, the first such patients recorded in Vietnam in recent years. Bach Mai Hospital, a major public facility in Hanoi, said it is treating two patients with malaria returning from Angola late last …

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Vietnamese police seize biggest bear bile haul

Police in Hanoi have arrested a bear owner and seized 350 bottles of bear bile, the largest bear bile haul ever netted in Vietnam. Wildlife protection organization Education for Nature Vietnam said on Friday that the police caught Nguyen Van Thao in suburban Phuc Tho District transporting the bottles of …

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Marriott to suspend operations in Russia

Marriott to suspend operations in Russia

Marriott International Inc said on Friday it will suspend its operations in Russia after more than 25 years. The company on March 10 decided to pause the opening of upcoming hotels and all future hotel developments and investments in Russia, following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We remain focused on taking …

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Elon Musk wants to cut 10 percent of Tesla jobs

Elon Musk wants to cut 10 percent of Tesla jobs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of salaried staff at the electric carmaker, he said in emails seen by Reuters. A message sent to executives on Thursday laid out his concerns and told them to “pause all hiring …

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Family of 3 killed in drunk driving incident

Three people in a family in the northern province of Bac Giang were killed after being struck by a car driven under the influence of alcohol Thursday. Nguyen Van Hung, 48, his wife Duong Thi Quyen, 44, and their daughter, Nguyen Thuy Duong, 13, were traveling on a motorbike when …

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