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A bus carrying over 30 passengers went off a 20-meter-deep cliff in the central highlands province of Kon Tum on Saturday evening, injuring 10 people. The bus fell off at around 10:30 p.m. and was distorted after rolling several times. The passengers, most of them traveling back to their hometown …

The world’s most famous Kansas City Chiefs fan will make it to see beau Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl, even though she is performing in Tokyo the night before, Japan’s U.S. embassy said Friday. Taylor Swift attends a premiere for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Los Angeles, …

Madrid airport is struggling to cope with an unprecedented influx of African asylum seekers, who have to sleep in crammed, dirty spaces, prompting the Red Cross to stop providing services there in protest. Migrants sleep in the transit area of the Madrid Barajas airport terminal on Feb. 1, 2024. Photo …

International airports Noi Bai in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City, will begin a one-month trial of a new electronic toll collection (ETC) system for motor vehicles Tuesday. A representative from the Airport Corporation of Vietnam said more than VND210 billion (US$8.6 million) was spent investing …

Noi Bai airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City will start a one-month trial of electronic toll collection from Feb. 6. A representative from the Airport Corporation of Vietnam said more than VND210 billion (US$8.6 million) was spent setting up the ETC systems at the …

Malaysia’s pardons board said on Friday it had halved the jail term for former prime minister Najib Razak, currently in prison for corruption, to six years. Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak. Photo by Reuters Najib was sentenced in 2022 to 12 years in jail for offenses linked to the …

Prosecutors sought imprisonment for Tran Thi Ngoc Trinh for publicly performing stunts on a motorbike, but she got away with a suspended sentence due to mitigating circumstances. During her trial at the HCMC People’s Court on Friday, the 35-year-old model and actress, along with Tran Xuan Dong, 36, her driving …

Mien Dong Bus Station’s modern facilities have failed to attract customers this holiday season as passengers opt for rides that pick them up randomly at roadside locations nearer home. Instead of using the comfortable and clean amenities at Ho Chi Minh City’s new station, which is the country’s largest but …

Prosecutors sought imprisonment for Tran Thi Ngoc Trinh for publicly performing stunts on a motorbike, but she got away with a suspended sentence due to mitigating circumstances. During her trial at the HCMC People’s Court on Friday, the 35-year-old model and actress, along with Tran Xuan Dong, 36, her driving …

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos will sell up to 50 million shares in the online retail and cloud services firm over the next one year, according to a company filing on Friday. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 12, 2023, in Beverly Hills, California. …