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A man died on Thursday in the central Quang Nam Province after a traffic police patrol car accidentally collided with his motorbike. Officers were on routine patrol on National Highway 14B in Dai Loc District Thursday afternoon when their car rear-ended the motorbike driven by 20-year-old local, B’Ríu V. The …

A threat against the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York on Thursday is the latest in a string of incidents targeting prominent U.S. officials that have raised worries in the U.S. Justice Department. Justice Arthur Engoron, a frequent target of the former U.S. president’s ire, was …

Microsoft on Thursday briefly overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company for the first time since 2021 after the iPhone maker’s shares made a weak start to the year on growing concerns over demand. Microsoft’s shares have risen sharply since last year, thanks to the early lead the company …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland and visit Hungary and Romania from Jan. 16-23. Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will attend the WEF event, which will take place from Jan. 15 to 19, …

The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth’s surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors have said. Climate change intensified heatwaves, droughts and wildfires across the planet, and pushed the global thermometer 1.48 C above the pre-industrial …

Vietnam has submitted international pledges demonstrating its relentless commitments to protect and bolster human rights, according to the foreign ministry. At the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ original adoption in Geneva, Switzerland (Dec. 12, 2023), Vietnam and other countries affirmed their commitment to abide by the …

A popular newly released Indian film was pulled from Netflix on Thursday after a backlash from Hindu activists for its depictions of meat-eating and inter-religious romance. “Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food” was taken down just weeks after its premiere in the latest instance of digital entertainment platforms in India canning …

The foreign ministry on Thursday requested the U.S. to remove Vietnam from the Special Watch List regarding religious freedom, and to have objective assessments on the issue. “Vietnam’s consistent policy is to respect and ensure human rights as well as the freedom of religion and the belief of the people. …

A company was fined VND240 million ($9,807) for the construction without permit at a golf course project in the hill resort city Da Lat. The DL Royal Company was given 90 days to seek approval for the construction and remove all parts not included in the permits. Authorities inspected the …

Three men in the Central Highlands’ Gia Lai Province were accused of raping a 15-year-old girl after a drinking party. Nay Jao, 21; Ro O Ngao, 21; and Nay Dinh, 19, were arrested by police of Krong Pa District on Thursday for “raping a person aged under 16.” Four days …