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A Vietnamese businesswoman who became an internet sensation after criticizing multiple celebrities in Facebook livestream videos was arrested Thursday night on accusations of “abusing democratic freedoms.” Nguyen Phuong Hang, 51, general director of the Dai Nam Joint Stock Company in southern Binh Duong Province, was arrested by Ho Chi Minh …

Two Vietnamese traffickers transporting heroin from Laos to Vietnam were arrested Thursday before they could ship it to China. Giang A Lanh, 34, and Ly Thi Mai, 32, in Vietnam’s northern province of Dien Bien, are facing charges for “illegally transporting narcotic substances.” They were detained while on their way …

Vietnam on Thursday recorded 119,992 new local Covid-19 cases, bringing the total infection tally in the fourth wave to 8,520,153 cases. The three localities with the highest numbers of new cases are Hanoi with 12,485 cases, Dak Lak with 4,463 cases and Bac Ninh with 4,292 cases. 70 deaths were …

Sun Air will support Gulfstream to develop its market in Vietnam and promote, introduce its aircraft to potential clients. A signing ceremony for cooperation between Gulfstream and Sun Air for authorized international sales representation took place at Capella Hanoi Hotel on March 23. Sun Air will support Gulfstream to develop …

Vietnam will support and contribute to UN humanitarian relief activities for Ukraine with its capabilities and conditions, the foreign ministry said in a press release. It said that Dang Hoang Giang, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, made this affirmation at the ongoing emergency special session of …

The 400-MW Tri An hydropower plant in Dong Nai Province is set to have its capacity expanded by 200MW at a cost of VND3.9 trillion ($170 million). Work on southern Vietnam’s biggest power plant will begin in the second quarter of next year and be finished in 2026 under an …

Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai have denied rumors of a city-wide lockdown after a sixth straight increase in daily asymptomatic coronavirus cases pushed its count to record levels despite a campaign of mass testing aimed at stifling the spread. The latest outbreak in China’s wealthy commercial hub remains …

Singapore will lift restrictions for all vaccinated travellers from next week, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday hailing it as a “major milestone” in the aviation hub’s efforts to live with Covid-19. The city-state is the latest Asian country to ease travel restrictions in a region that has …

Five bridge projects, some of them under construction and others awaiting approval, will strengthen links between localities in the southeastern region, which includes HCMC. Work began late last year on the Bach Dang 2 Bridge that will connect Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces, two industrial hubs bordering Ho Chi …

HCMC has allowed close contacts of Covid-19 cases to go to school and work, but they must either be fully vaccinated or have recovered in the last three months. According to a guideline on medical measures for people having close contact with Covid-19 cases issued by the Ho Chi Minh …