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US envoy dabbles in calligraphy for Tet

The U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, Marc Knapper, celebrated Tet by writing traditional calligraphy. In a video released Thursday by the U.S. embassy Knapper could be seen writing the words ‘Xin chao Vietnam’ (Hello Vietnam) and ‘Chuc mung nam moi’ (Happy new year) on red paper, traditionally used to write calligraphy, …

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Czechs to drop Covid pass despite infection spike

Czechs to drop Covid pass despite infection spike

Czechs will no longer have to submit vaccination certificates at restaurants, cultural and sports events from next week despite a spike in coronavirus infections, the prime minister said Wednesday. Since November 2021, only vaccinated Czechs and those who have had Covid-19 in the last six months have been allowed access …

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New Zealand to stay closed to foreigners until October

New Zealand to stay closed to foreigners until October

New Zealand will not fully reopen its borders until October, as it cautiously dismantles some of the world’s toughest pandemic border restrictions, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday. Ardern announced a five-step plan to reconnect New Zealand to the rest of the world, beginning with waiving hotel quarantine requirements for …

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Sony lifts forecast as ‘Spider-Man’ propels quarterly profit

Sony lifts forecast as 'Spider-Man' propels quarterly profit

Sony raised its full-year profit forecast by 15 percent Wednesday after posting estimate-smashing quarterly earnings, with the success of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” which has become the sixth-highest grossing movie. Operating profit at its pictures business jumped by more than seven-fold to 149.4 billion yen ($1.30 billion) in its fiscal …

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