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137 lecturers and staff at Quang Binh University in central Quang Binh Province have not been paid their salaries for two to 7.5 months as the school failed to attract students. The public university has 236 lecturers and staff. Among them, 99 are paid by the province’s budget as they …

Police in the southern Long An Province have arrested a man claiming to be a police officer to stop commuters randomly on the streets and rob them. Thach Hoai Bien, 25, and three accomplices, Duong Lonl, Ly Thai Nguyen and Thach Thi Si Vol, aged 23-34, are now under investigation …

The world added 50 percent more renewable energy capacity in 2023 over the year before, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, predicting booming growth in the next five years. The United Nations-led COP28 summit concluded in Dubai last month with nearly 200 nations agreeing to a first-ever call for the …

A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday suspended the sexual abuse trial of former U.S. Catholic cardinal Theodore McCarrick, court records showed. McCarrick, 93, is the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic official to face charges in the sweeping scandal over the systemic sexual abuse of minors in the Church. He has been accused of …

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on Thursday afternoon, starting a three-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong. The Indonesian leader was accompanied by Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Minister of state-owned enterprises Erick Thohir, Minister of …

Across Southeast Asia, interest in German is on the rise as the German government taps increasing numbers of the region’s skilled workers to tackle the country’s severe labor shortages. Enthusiasm for learning German has skyrocketed in Vietnam, especially after social life in the country got back to normal following the …

Irish police said Wednesday they have opened an investigation into human trafficking after 14 migrants, including two children, were found inside a refrigerated shipping container in the southeastern port of Rosslare. U.K. authorities had tipped off Irish colleagues in advance after one migrant raised the alarm before the vessel reached …

The HCMC Traffic Infrastructure Management Center is proposing a ban on trucks on the three roads leading to Tan Son Nhat Airport during certain hours of the day. They should be banned on Truong Son, Hong Ha and Bach Dang streets from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. with effect from …

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday approved exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the price of bitcoin in a game-changer for the cryptocurrency industry which has been trying for more than a decade to launch such a product. Multiple asset managers have applied for bitcoin ETFs since 2013, …

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ended his flailing bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, after failing to garner support for a campaign centered on criticism of the policies and character of frontrunner Donald Trump. Christie dropped out just days before the first Republican nominating contest in …