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Around 30 houses in Thieu Phu Commune of the central Thanh Hoa Province had their gates locked by authorities for hosting people returning from high coronavirus risk areas. Nguyen The Anh, chairman of the Thieu Hoa District People’s Committee, on Saturday said the houses with their gates locked were those …

Police in central Vietnam have detained a man for engaging in sexual conduct with a 14-year-old boy. Huynh Duc Cuong, 42, a resident in Duy Nghia Commune of Duy Xuyen District in Quang Nam Province, is under investigation for “engaging in sexual intercourse or other sexual activities with a person …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday revised its guidance for Americans on wearing masks to protect against Covid-19, recommending donning “the most protective mask you can” while stopping short of advocating nationwide usage of N95 respirators. The CDC, an agency critics have accused of offering …

It has taken a man in central Vietnam 28 years after his death to be cleared of suspicion he had committed a murder 42 years ago. Colonel Pham That, deputy director of the Binh Thuan Province police department, said the real culprit in the murder of a woman in Ham …

The Philippines has agreed to buy an anti-ship missile system from India, the defense minister said on Friday (Jan 14), shoring up its security in the face of growing Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. Manila’s military was one of the most poorly equipped in Asia when President Rodrigo …

Prolonged closures because of the Covid-19 pandemic have pushed many private kindergartens to the edge and beyond, triggering a preschool crisis in Hanoi and HCMC. HCMC announced Wednesday that it will let preschool students back to classes from February on an optional basis, with parents deciding if they want to …

Vietnam reaffirmed Friday its opposition to all claims that are not consistent with international laws including UNCLOS, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The reaffirmation was made by foreign ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang when asked to comment on the U.S. publishing a document rejecting …

The Health Ministry confirmed 16,026 Covid-19 cases Friday in 62 cities and provinces, raising the nation’s tally in the fourth wave to over 1.96 million. The three localities with the highest numbers of cases Friday were Hanoi with 3,029, Da Nang with 765 and Binh Dinh with 762 cases. The …

Australia canceled Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time on Friday saying the world tennis number one who has not been vaccinated for Covid-19 may pose a health risk. This has effectively ended his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. “Today I exercised my …

The Health Ministry has said it will stop relying on the daily infection tally to assess the Covid-19 situation and will only consider the number of hospitalizations and deaths. The ministry is drafting a new set of criteria to classify the pandemic level since the situation has evolved a great …