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The total investment for Nam Thang Long – Tran Hung Dao metro line in Hanoi has been proposed at VND35.6 trillion (US$1.44 billion), up 82% from when the line was approved in 2008. Hanoi People’s Committee has asked the government to consider an adjustment to the investment policy for the …

Boeing came under renewed pressure Tuesday as the head of Alaska Airlines said inspections carried out after a dangerous incident had found many loose bolts on its 737 MAX 9 aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft following the incident on January 5th, when a …

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday made his first appearance since being hospitalized for complications from cancer treatment — a stay he concealed from both the White House and Congress for several days. Austin, who was admitted to Walter Reed on January 1 and spent two weeks in the …

Two young men escaped with their lives in Binh Duong Province after a 20-ton steel coil being transported on a tractor-trailer broke loose and crushed their motorbike. It happened at around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Di An City when the tractor driver braked hard to avoid colliding with a …

Vietnamese president’s spouse Phan Thi Thanh Tam and her German counterpart Elke Büdenbender enjoyed a traditional water puppetry performance in Hanoi Tuesday. The two ladies immersed themselves in a diverse array of performances featuring iconic characters, dynamic dragon dances, and serene depictions of rural life during the show at Thang …

With revenue increases from receiving more patients, public hospitals in HCMC are handing out Tet bonuses to staff in all positions, including as much as VND75 million (US$3,000) for security guards. A representative of the HCMC Hospital of Dermato Venereology on Monday said it is giving the same bonus of …

Authorities raised the confirmed death toll to 31 on Tuesday in a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Yunnan, Chinese state media reported. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m. on Monday in the village of Liangshui in the northeastern part of Yunnan. Authorities said …

Netflix added 13 million subscribers in the final three months of last year, the company said on Tuesday, despite price hikes at the leading streaming service. Netflix finished 2023 with slightly more than 260 million subscribers worldwide, with a profit of $938 million in the final quarter versus just $55 …

Police in central Vietnam have arrested a man on his way to deliver a captive tiger. Le Duy The was driving a five-seat car in Quang Tri Province as police requested him to pull over for an inspection. The man refused and instead accelerated the car. However, he was stopped …

President Vo Van Thuong requested Germany to continue helping Vietnam with the training for high-quality workforce as he held talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Hanoi Tuesday. Both leaders expressed satisfaction with the robust development of the Vietnam-Germany relationship over the past nearly five decades, particularly after they established …