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A landslide in China’s Yunnan province killed two people on Monday with dozens missing as rescue operations are underway in snowy sub-zero weather. At least 47 people from 18 households were missing, state-owned China Central Television (CCTV) reported. Two of the missing people had been found dead in early Monday …

Police in the central Quang Ngai Province have arrested a man teaching taekwondo at several local clubs following allegations that he raped several male students. Pham Huynh Minh Thinh, 29, a local in Quang Ngai Town of the province, is under investigation for “raping people under 16,” police said Sunday. …

Northern Vietnam is experiencing the harshest period of an ongoing cold wave, with temperatures in the plains forecast to drop below 10 degrees Celsius and mountainous areas below zero Monday night. Northern Vietnam has seen drizzles for the past two days. The peaks of Mau Son mountain range in Lang …

Thich Truc Thai Minh, an abbot in northern Vietnam, received a warning from the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha for exhibiting what he claimed as the “Buddha hair,” severely impacting the Buddhist faith. Besides the warning, Minh must also repent before the standing management committee of the Sangha. “Abbot Thich Truc Thai …

BUV’s Bachelor’s programs in Computer Games Design & Programming and Games Art aim to equip students with essential skills for the job market. Vietnam’s gaming industry has surpassed US$500 million, placing it fifth in Southeast Asia. Over half of Vietnam’s population engages in entertainment through gaming products. With impressive growth, …

Panasonic’s battery business must focus on boosting productivity, Group CEO Yuki Kusumi told Reuters, signalling the Tesla supplier may hold off building a third battery plant in North America as demand for electric vehicles cools. The battery unit, Panasonic Energy, had previously said it aimed to decide on building the …

Russia leapfrogged Saudi Arabia to become China’s top crude oil supplier in 2023, data showed on Saturday, as the world’s biggest crude importer defied Western sanctions to purchase vast quantities of discounted oil for its processing plants. Russia shipped a record 107.02 million metric tons of crude oil to China …

Airlines cancelled 102 flights in and out of Dublin airport on Sunday due to a storm that was forecast to rage for the rest of the day, the airport operator said. Storm Isha had also forced 24 aborted landings by 1700 GMT, while 27 flights opted to divert to other …

The world’s 20 best-performing hedge funds generated $67 billion for investors in 2023, roughly triple what they returned in 2022, with activist TCI Fund Management leading the pack, according to data published by LCH Investments on Monday. Bridgewater Associates, founded by billionaire Ray Dalio, and Caxton, were the only two …

Vietnam will launch its first ever indigenous weather satellite early next year to provide early warnings against natural disasters. LOTUSat-1, which is being built with assistance from Japanese engineers, is expected to be completed in March, Le Xuan Huy, deputy general director of Vietnam National Space Center, said. It is …