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Millions of children have dropped out of school during the pandemic and many more are at risk, education experts warn. Standing in front of India’s Taj Mahal, tour guide Raju Usmani fears for his daughter’s future. With Covid-19 decimating his income, he may have to pull her out of school …

A Bamboo Airways flight carrying nearly 300 Vietnamese nationals who had fled Ukraine for Poland landed in Hanoi early on Thursday. They included seniors, children, pregnant women, people with illnesses, and students, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. It was the second rescue flight operated by the …

The Public Security Ministry has asked HCMC to provide documents related to the disbursement of Covid-19 relief packages to facilitate an anti-corruption probe. The documents have to be submitted to the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption, the ministry’s Police Department for Corruption, Smuggling and Economic Crimes said Wednesday. The city …

A summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) due to be held later this month has been postponed and organizers will seek a new date, Cambodia’s foreign minister told Reuters on Wednesday. “It has been postponed to a later date because …

Conservative South Korean opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol rode to victory in the country’s tight presidential election on a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals, and gender wars, reshaping the political future of Asia’s fourth-largest economy. His victory in Wednesday’s bitterly fought election means a remarkable turnaround for the main …

Oil slipped towards $125 a barrel in volatile trading on Wednesday as investors assessed the U.S. ban of Russian oil imports and Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee. A view that the U.S. ban of Russian oil imports may not worsen shortages kept …

Trinh Tan, a Vietnamese Czech citizen, has been honored for making significant contributions to the country during pandemic stricken times in 2020 and 2021. Tan was among 67 citizens honored at a ceremony hosted by Czech President Milos Zeman at the Prague Castle on Monday, Vietnam News Agency reported. Zeman …

The Ho Chi Minh City Party chief said it is not necessary to request social distancing and avoid mass gatherings in the current context. In August 2020, the Ministry of Health issued protocols in order to contain the Covid spread, warning people to wear a mask, disinfect their hands, keep …

Oil slipped towards $125 a barrel in volatile trading on Wednesday as investors assessed the U.S. ban of Russian oil imports and Russia announced a new ceasefire in Ukraine on Wednesday to let civilians flee. A view that the U.S. ban of Russian oil imports may not worsen shortages kept …

South Koreans went to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president who will shape Asia’s fourth-largest economy riven by gender and generational divides, face off with a confrontational North Korea, and guide the country’s rising status in the world. The campaign was marked by surprises, scandals and smears, …