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Hanoi and HCMC roads saw severe traffic jams for hours on Friday evening and Saturday morning as people made an exodus at the start of the four-day holidays. Pham Hong Quy in Hanoi’s downtown Hai Bai Trung District left for the northern province of Phu Tho after work Friday, and …

There will be no shortage of gasoline even if the giant Nghi Son refinery works at below full capacity, with imports filling any possible gap, the government has assured. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said Friday his ministry has instructed 10 fuel distributors to increase their …

Several downtown roads in HCMC will be closed to traffic Saturday evening for a fireworks display to celebrate the 47th Reunification Day. From 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Nguyen Hue Street in District 1 will be closed off. From 8 p.m. vehicles cannot enter some other roads including Nguyen Tat …

HSBC Holdings’s largest shareholder, Chinese insurance giant Ping An, has called for a break-up of the London-based bank, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Ping An has set out its plan to split the company to HSBC’s board, according to earlier media reports, which also cited people …

Pfizer Inc on Friday said a large trial found that its Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid was not effective at preventing coronavirus infection in people living with someone infected with the virus. The trial enrolled 3,000 adults who were household contacts exposed to an individual who was experiencing symptoms and …

More than 1 million people have been evacuated from Ukraine into Russia since Feb. 24, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published early on Saturday. The 1.02 million includes 120,000 foreigners and people evacuated from Russian-backed breakaway regions of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s republics, which …

Vietnam has slammed the unilateral fishing ban imposed by China in the East Sea as a violation of its sovereignty and jurisdiction over Vietnamese territory. “Part of the fishing ban violates Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, and Vietnam’s sovereign rights and jurisdiction under the United Nations Convention …

Son Tung M-TP’s first English MV, which depicts an orphan losing his way in life and committing suicide, has attracted censure and a demand for its removal from popular platforms. The Department of Performing Arts under the culture ministry has requested that the music video, titled “There’s No One At …

The vaccine usage advisory council under the health ministry has proposed that the fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot be taken at least four months after from the third one. The fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot would be eligible for those aged 50 and above, immunocompromised adults, those with high Covid-19 risks and …

Health authorities Friday confirmed 6,068 Covid-19 cases and one death – the lowest since June last year. Hanoi continued to lead the tally with 843 cases, followed by Phu Tho (386) and Gia Lai (341). In the past 24 hours, one Covid-19 patient has died, bringing the death tally in …