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The rate of plastic waste recycling in the United States fell to between 5 percent-6 percent in 2021 as some countries stopped accepting U.S. waste exports and as plastic waste generation surged to new highs, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report by environmental groups Last Beach Clean …

Persistent land management issues are preventing the resource from becoming a powerful driver of socio-economic development, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said Wednesday. Addressing the opening of the fifth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee in Hanoi, Trong said land was a nation’s precious resource that belongs to …

Vietnam’s land management still has issues that prevent land from fully becoming a power source for socio-economic development, Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said Wednesday. At the opening of the fifth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee in Hanoi, Trong said land is a nation’s precious resource that belongs …

The European Union’s chief executive on Wednesday proposed a phased oil embargo on Russia over its war in Ukraine, as well as sanctioning Russia’s top bank and banning Russian broadcasters from European airwaves, in a bid to deepen Moscow’s isolation. The plan, if agreed by EU governments, would mark a …

Elon Musk said on Tuesday Twitter Inc might charge a “slight” fee for commercial and government users, part of the billionaire entrepreneur’s push to grow revenue which has lagged behind larger rivals like Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook. “Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost …

An oil truck caught fire on HCMC – Trung Luong Expressway in the Mekong Delta’s Long An Province on Wednesday, causing serious traffic congestion. Driver of the five-ton truck, Nguyen Cong Sang, detected fire on the side of the vehicle at around 12:30 p.m. while delivering oil barrels from Ho …

A woman has survived off ferns and leftover water bottles for seven days after falling off a cliff in the northern province of Quang Ninh, before being rescued on Tuesday. Nguyen Thi Bich Lien, 59, traveled from Hanoi to Quang Ninh’s Ha Long on April 27, before going to Yen …

Traffic volumes across the country during the past weekend were the highest since the Covid-19 pandemic hit in late 2019, according to the Traffic Police Department. With people flocking to the streets, there were traffic jams especially in Hanoi, HCMC and other tourist destinations, it said Tuesday. Reunification Day and …

Shanghai authorities helped Tesla transport over 6,000 workers and carry out necessary disinfection work to reopen its factory last month amid the city’s lockdown, according to a letter that Tesla sent to local officials and seen by Reuters. The letter, dated May 1 and addressed to local authorities in Shanghai’s …

Starbucks Corp suspended its guidance for the rest of its fiscal year on Tuesday as sales growth missed Wall Street targets due to China’s tough Covid-19 curbs. Comparable sales in China, where the chain has rapidly expanded in recent years to tap rising coffee consumption, declined 23 percent, overshadowing 12 …