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The number of storms affecting Vietnam will drop against last year but it is likely that heavy rains will result in extreme flooding. According to the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VMHA), 10-12 storms could form in Vietnam’s East Sea this year, with around half expected to hit mainland Vietnam. …

Tesla Inc lost $126 billion in value on Tuesday amid investor concerns that Chief Executive Elon Musk may have to sell shares to fund his $21 billion equity contribution to his $44 billion buyout of Twitter Inc. Tesla is not involved in the Twitter deal, yet its shares have been …

Samsung Electronics plans to join as soon as next month a group of global corporations committed to 100 percent renewable energy, a person familiar with the matter said, as partners such as Apple Inc push it for action against climate change. Samsung, the world’s biggest chipmaker, is late to the …

A man was tragically killed when a strong wake caused in floodwaters on National Highway 1 dragged him and his motorbike under a truck Tuesday night. Heavy rain starting at around 9:15 p.m. in Bien Hoa Town in Dong Nai Province, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City, and lasting …

The dollar stood at its highest level since the early days of the pandemic on Wednesday and was heading for its best month since 2015, supported by the prospect of U.S. rate hikes and on safe-haven flows fanned by slowing growth in China and Europe. The U.S. dollar index , …

A man ran down two suspected dog thieves with his car in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, killing one of them. Le Hoang Anh, 23, and two of his friends were detained by Dak Lak police Tuesday pending investigation of murder. On April 23, Anh and his friends …

The number of storms affecting Vietnam will drop against last year but it is likely that heavy rains will result in extreme flooding. According to the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VMHA), 10-12 storms could form in Vietnam’s East Sea this year, with around half expected to hit mainland Vietnam. …

The Health Ministry announced 48,431 new domestic Covid-19 patients Tuesday, with Hanoi adding over 40,000 cases detected in previous days. With the additional cases added to the national database Tuesday, Hanoi reported 40,937 new cases, followed by northern provinces of Yen Bai and Vinh Phuc with 382 and 351 cases …

Levels of particulate matter in Ho Chi Minh City have been falling in the past three years, according to a survey by the HCMC University of Science. At a Monday conference on air pollution, To Thi Hien, subject head of Environment Technology at the university, said the survey revealed that …

Global airline capacity has surged to its highest level in 2022 this week because of a rebound in Chinese domestic demand despite extended lockdowns in Asia’s biggest aviation market, travel data firm OAG said on Tuesday. Asian jet fuel refining margins, which have more than doubled in the past two …