May 9, 2022

First medals won at SEA Games

 Malaysia topped the medal table of the 31st Southeast Asian Games for winning 2 gold and 1 silver medals on the first day of diving at the My Dinh Aquatic Centre in Hanoi on Sunday. Vietnam came in 2nd place with 1 silver and 1 bronze medal. Vietnam’s Nguyen Tung Duong-Phung

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Philippines votes for new president

  Polls opened in the Philippines on Monday in the country’s most divisive presidential election in decades. The election pits Vice President Leni Robredo against former senator and congressman Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who farther was Philippine President from 1965 to 1986. Opinion polls put Marcos, popularly known as “Bongbong”, leading his rival by

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US sanctions Russian individuals, businesses

The United States on Sunday announced new sanctions against Russian television stations and businesses, as well as visa restrictions on thousands of Russian and Belarusian officials. According to a senior US administration official, the CEO of Russia’s Gazprombank is on the “blacklist”, as well as eight executives from Russia’s Sberbank.

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Northern region to experience rare off-season cold spell

A cold spell will hit northern Vietnam this weekend, which is rarely seen in May and the past 11 years, according to forecasters. The national weather center said the mercury will drop to 20-23 degree Celsius at the lowest, even 16 or lower in mountainous areas, and heavy rains may appear. Experts also warned of

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