July 16, 2021

COVID-19: More than 1,400 new cases confirmed Friday morning

  – The Health Ministry confirmed 1,438 local COVID-19 infections in 18 cities and provinces Friday morning, led by Ho Chi Minh city with more than 1,000 cases.  Other localities with a large number of infections included Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Khanh Hoa, Binh Duong, and Vinh Long. Hanoi recorded

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Dutch crime reporter De Vries dies after being shot in street

Celebrity Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries has died just over a week after being shot in a busy Amsterdam street, his family and his employer RTL Netherlands said on Thursday, prompting an outpouring of grief and anger at home and abroad. De Vries, 64, was well-known for his television

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Embassy calls on Vietnamese citizens in South Africa to beef up security

   The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa has advised Vietnamese citizens residing and doing business there to closely monitor the situation and avoid traveling to areas that are known to be unstable. South Africa has been coping with rioting and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng province and several other localities. Vietnamese citizens are warned not to travel

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Biden, Merkel stress friendship while agreeing to disagree on pipeline

  -US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to disagree on Thursday about a Russian pipeline project that Washington opposes, while vowing to stand together against aggression from Moscow and anti-democratic action from Beijing. At what is likely to be the German leader’s final visit to the White

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J&J recalls sunscreens after carcinogen found in some sprays

  Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling five Neutrogena and Aveeno brand aerosol sunscreen products after detecting a cancer-causing chemical in some samples.   The New Jersey-based company said on Wednesday that consumers should stop using the products and discard them, after internal testing identified low levels of benzene in some

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President’s attendance at APEC leaders’ meeting holds great significance

   President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a virtual informal meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders on Friday, which once again demonstrates Vietnam’s sense of responsibility regarding APEC cooperation. Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu said Vietnam is a pioneer in persuading developed APEC countries to voluntarily share technology and

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