Certain Vietnamese in Romania are committing illegal acts, including gambling and illegal residence, tarnishing their reputation, the labor ministry said. In a document recently sent to businesses who have workers in Romania, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has called for behaviors like drinking, gambling and the illegal …
Read More »Presidents of Vietnam, Philippines tour Thang Long Imperial Citadel
President Vo Van Thuong and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. visited the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, a world cultural heritage site in Hanoi, on Tuesday as part of the latter’s state visit to Vietnam. The two leaders attended the “Happy Tet 2024” program that is taking place ahead …
Read More »Babysitter says ‘pressure’ made her kill toddler
A babysitter in Ho Chi Minh City was sentenced for life in prison for beating a toddler to death, saying she did so because she was “under a lot of pressure.” Nguyen Ngoc Phuong, 32, stood before the Family and Juvenile Court under the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court …
Read More »Man saves driver from car in freezing river
A man in northern Thai Binh Province jumped into a cold river to save the life of a woman trapped in a sinking car. Hoang Ngoc Luong, 44, was on his way to pick up his son, who had just finished his military duties, on Monday when he saw several …
Read More »S.Korea’s Yoon blocks new probe of 2022 Halloween crowd crush
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol blocked on Tuesday a bill to launch a new probe into a Halloween crowd crush that killed 159 people in Seoul’s Itaewon district in 2022, in a move slammed by the opposition and relatives of the victims. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walks …
Read More »Philippine president thanks Vietnam for stable rice supply
Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. thanked Vietnam for its readiness to ensure stable and long-term rice supply to the Philippines during his Hanoi visit Tuesday. During talks in Hanoi on Tuesday morning, Marcos also told his Vietnamese counterpart Vo Van Thuong he highly valued the signing of a memorandum …
Read More »Criminal prosecution proposed for drivers with high alcohol levels
A senior traffic safety official has said criminal prosecution is necessary for those driving under the influence of high alcohol levels, even when they have not caused any accidents. Tran Huu Minh, Chief of the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee, said the current administrative penalties for DUI violations …
Read More »Toyota remains world’s top-selling automaker; chairman apologizes over scandals
Toyota Motor retained its crown as the world’s top-selling automaker for the fourth consecutive year after posting record annual sales of 11.2 million in 2023, though its chairman apologised on Tuesday for scandals at three group companies. The Toyota logo is seen on the bonnet of a newly launched Camry …
Read More »Lunar New Year celebrations held for Vietnamese in Europe
Some 1,300 overseas Vietnamese in Germany gathered at an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival held by the Vietnamese Embassy on Jan. 28. The event also saw the participation of representatives from other embassies in the host country such as Laos, Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, the U.S., China and …
Read More »Woman, sons die in fire from husband’s motorbike repair garage
A woman and her two children have died as fire engulfed their house, which is also used as a motorbike garage in central Vietnam late Monday night. Le Ngoc Tuan, 41, was fixing a motorbike at the garage in Vinh Loc District of Thanh Hoa Province at around 11:30 p.m. …
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