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Almost all parents and pregnant women in China, Vietnam and the U.K. are exposed to “aggressive” formula milk marketing campaigns that breach global rules, according to a new report. The marketing techniques can push women away from breastfeeding and include everything from giving free samples, to executives setting up or …

Russia on Tuesday said it had established diplomatic relations with Ukraine’s separatist-controlled regions recognized by President Vladimir Putin as independent this week. “An agreement was drawn up on the establishment from that date (February 22) of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People’s Republic, as well as …

Random screening last week (Feb. 10-17) found the Omicron variant responsible for 70 of 92 samples that tested positive for the novel coronavirus in HCMC. The other infections were of the Delta strain, Tang Chi Thuong, director of municipal Department of Health, said at a city meeting Tuesday. “We have …

Hong Kong’s population must undergo three rounds of compulsory coronavirus testing, the city’s leader said Tuesday, as she confirmed mainland Chinese officials were stepping up oversight of the financial hub’s response to its worst outbreak yet. The densely populated metropolis is in the throes of a record virus surge with …

HCMC police have detained two men working as motorbike taxi drivers after they robbed a Filipino man of his iPhone. Huynh Huu Hien, 47, and Nguyen Thanh Liem, 51, who work as motorbike taxi drivers in District 1, hit upon a plan under which they would work together to approach …

Unable to get a hold of local authorities for immediate Covid-19 support, many patients in Hanoi have had to rely on friends, family or even themselves for self-treatment. Hoang, who lives in Thanh Xuan District, said he has had Covid-19 since Feb. 14 with symptoms like coughing and a runny …

The Health Ministry confirmed 55,871 new domestic Covid-19 cases Tuesday, up 9,010 against Monday and the highest daily tally ever. The three places with the highest numbers of new infections were Hanoi with 6,860 cases, followed by its neighboring provinces of Bac Ninh, 2,842 cases and Bac Giang, 2,500 cases. …

Three members of a family were rushed to hospital in Hanoi after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning from burning coal. The three are two women aged 68 and 26, and a seven-year-old boy. They are all residents in northern Lai Chau Province and currently stay in a rented house in Hanoi. …

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen cooperation with China and together “frustrate” threats and hostile policies from the United States and its allies, state media reported on Tuesday. Kim made the remarks in a verbal message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, congratulating him on the successful completion of …

The United States and its allies rounded on Russia during an emergency Security Council session Monday, denouncing Vladimir Putin’s recognition of rebel-held areas in Ukraine and his ordered deployment of troops as a gross violation of international law and “pretext for war.” Addressing the session, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield heaped …