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Can Tho City and An Giang, Hau Giang, Soc Trang provinces will contribute VND4.3 trillion ($185 million) to build an inter-provincial expressway of 188 kilometers. Legislators in Soc Trang Province passed a resolution on Friday to allocate VND1 trillion of the provincial budget to clear a site for Chau Doc …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat after an election on Saturday and the opposition Labor Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule, possibly with the support of pro-environment independents. Partial results showed Morrison’s Liberal-National coalition had been punished by voters in Western Australia and affluent urban …

The industrial hub of Dong Nai will carry out a series of projects at almost VND7.4 trillion ($320 million) to upgrade its capital town Bien Hoa. Dong Nai Province that borders Ho Chi Minh City is working on a project it had launched last year to upgrade a riverside route …

Two bear cubs are starting a new life in a sanctuary in Vietnam after being rescued from the illegal wildlife trade, an animal welfare group said Friday. The two sisters, named Be and Em, were confiscated by authorities from a man who admitted catching them in a cardamom field with …

It began raining in the northern mountainous areas Thursday night, reaching the plains Friday night and the downpours are expected to last until the end of next week. A low-pressure area over northern Vietnam will trigger heavy rain from Friday night to Saturday, with mountainous regions seeing rainfall of 100 …

Thailand will allow night clubs and karaoke bars to resume regular hours starting in June, a senior official said on Friday, dropping most of its remaining pandemic restrictions as daily infections decline. Thailand’s nightlife is a major attraction for tourists, but most entertainment venues have been shuttered or faced a …

Joe Biden’s first stop on his inaugural trip to Asia as U.S. president on Friday was a massive Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant, underscoring a message of economic security with an eye on China and the war in Ukraine. Biden landed at the U.S. military’s Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, south …

As Canada’s busiest airport, in Toronto, grapples with unusually long lines, a global airline trade group has urged Canadian authorities to take action to curb the hours-long queues ahead of the upcoming summer travel season. Airports from Canada to England are wrestling with long-lines and delays, as a staffing crunch …

Singapore’s anti-narcotics agency on Friday announced the seizure of nearly 18 kg (634 oz) of heroin in a car arriving from neighboring Malaysia, in what local media said was the biggest haul of its kind in the city-state in two decades. Singapore has some of the world’s toughest penalties for …

The World Health Organization was holding an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after over 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe. In what Germany described as the largest outbreak in Europe ever, cases …