A ceremony was held Wednesday to put Trung Luong – My Thuan Expressway into service for the upcoming Lunar New Year. Nguyen Tan Dong, CEO of BOT Trung Luong – My Thuan JSC, which built the expressway, said vehicles can travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Delta using …
Read More »Vietnam to facilitate procedures for foreign entrants
Foreign arrivals with valid visas will be allowed to enter Vietnam without having to obtain prior permission from the immigration department and local authorities. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has agreed in principle to simplify administrative procedures for those entering Vietnam, the Government Office announced Tuesday. Accordingly, foreigners that …
Read More »Hanoi girl hospitalized with nails embedded in skull
A three-year-old girl in Hanoi was taken to hospital Monday in a coma and experiencing seizures. Doctors revealed she had nail-like objects embedded into her skull. Vuong Trung Kien, director of Thach That General Hospital, on Tuesday said the girl was brought to the hospital by her mother. Her X-ray …
Read More »Scientists excited about $4.5 mln VinFuture awards
World-leading scientists said they are excited about Vietnam’s VinFuture Prize, one of the world’s largest annual awards in science and technology. Global scientists had gathered in Hanoi on Tuesday for a program called “Conversation with VinFuture Prize Council and Pre-Screening Committee.” Dang Van Chi, director of the Ludwig Institute for …
Read More »Exclusive: US examining Alibaba’s cloud unit for national security risks: sources
The Biden administration is reviewing e-commerce giant Alibaba’s cloud business to determine whether it poses a risk to U.S. national security, according to three people briefed on the matter, as the government ramps up scrutiny of Chinese technology companies’ dealings with U.S. firms. The focus of the probe is on …
Read More »Exclusive: U.S. examining Alibaba’s cloud unit for national security risks – sources
The Biden administration is reviewing e-commerce giant Alibaba’s cloud business to determine whether it poses a risk to U.S. national security, according to three people briefed on the matter, as the government ramps up scrutiny of Chinese technology companies’ dealings with U.S. firms. The focus of the probe is on …
Read More »Vietnam’s first community cases of Omicron found in HCMC
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has come to Vietnam with the first three community cases found in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. The April 30th Police Hospital in District 5 said the patients had gone to a private clinic for treatment of running nose and sore throat. After rapid …
Read More »Vietnam’s first Omicron community cases had meal with US entrant
Vietnam’s first three Covid-19 community transmission cases with the Omicron variant had a meal with a relative who returned from the U.S., the HCMC health department said Wednesday. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, said contact tracing efforts were conducted immediately …
Read More »Japan poised to widen Covid-19 controls as Omicron drives record infections
Japan was poised on Wednesday to widen Covid-19 controls to cover half its population as the Omicron variant drives new infections to record levels. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to officially approve the plan after it was cleared by an expert panel. The so-called quasi-emergency measures permit governors to …
Read More »Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is buying “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) for $68.7 billion in the biggest gaming industry deal in history as global technology giants stake their claims to a virtual future. The deal announced by Microsoft on Tuesday, its biggest-ever and set to be the largest all-cash …
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