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Health authorities on Monday confirmed 264,775 new Covid cases, including nearly 103,528 cases that had been detected on previous days but yet to be added to the national database. 61 cities and provinces recorded more than 161,000 cases, while the extra cases were added by Quang Ninh, Thai Binh, Vinh …

International internet services in Vietnam have returned to normal after repairs on the Asia America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable completed. An internet service provider told local media Monday that cable repairs were finished on Sunday. The fault was detected last October along the S1i branch of the AAG that connects …

Most share markets firmed and oil slid on Monday on hopes for progress in Russian-Ukraine peace talks even as fighting continued to rage, while bond markets braced for rate rises in the United States and UK this week. While Russian missiles hit a large Ukrainian base near the border with …

Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, with restrictions also imposed in Shanghai and other major cities in an effort to extinguish the biggest threat to the nation’s zero-tolerance Covid strategy. The southern city took the measures on Sunday …

The health ministry said Covid-19 patients may go outside, but they must wear masks and keep a distance from others. In a new guideline to manage Covid-19 at home issued Monday, the Ministry of Health said Covid-19 cases should try not to leave quarantine and go outside, but if they …

South Korea’s presidential office believes North Korea could test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as soon as Monday, local media reported, citing an unnamed source. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been rising amid growing signs that Pyongyang could soon follow through on its threats to restart testing ICBMs, breaking …

Six riparian countries are expected to identify adaptation measures relating to the Mekong River’s flow regime by the end of 2022, according to the Mekong River Commission (MRC). Anoulak Kittikhoun, the new MRC Secretariat Chief Executive Officer (CEO), told VnExpress International in Hanoi last week that the commission has begun …

Hanoi has recorded an average of 30,000 new Covid-19 cases per day over the last week, a tenfold spike from a month ago. The figure does not include nearly 200,000 cases that had been detected on previous days but was added to the national database on Saturday. The Hanoi Department …

The number of British manufacturers raising prices has hit its highest since at least 2000, according to a survey published on Monday which underscored the inflation challenge facing the Bank of England. Trade body Make UK and accountants BDO said a net balance of 58% of manufacturers had increased their …

Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of Covid-19, the former US president said on his Twitter account Sunday. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama tweeted, adding that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has so far tested …