– North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, pulling Japan’s new prime minister off the campaign trail and overshadowing the opening of a major arms fair in Seoul. South Korean and US officials were investigating if the missile
The United States will not join international talks on Afghanistan organized by Russia this week due to logistical reasons, but is open to participating in the future, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday. Moscow is hosting talks on Wednesday with officials from the Taliban, China and Pakistan,
3 people died, 4 were injured and 1 went missing after torrential rains swept through northern and central provinces as of Sunday, according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. Landslides triggered by heavy rains blocked roads and damaged bridges in many localities, disrupting traffic and
China’s economy grew at the slowest pace in a year in the third quarter, hurt by power shortages, supply bottlenecks and sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks and raising heat on policymakers amid rising jitters over the property sector. Data released on Monday showed GDP grew 4.9% in July-September, the weakest pace since
Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh has been named as player of October during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s voting in the third round of 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers, the AFC said on Sunday. Linh scored 2 of Vietnam’s 3 goals during the latest 2 matches against China and Oman.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said last week that it will accept mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines from international travelers, a boost to travelers from Canada and other places. The CDC said earlier that it would accept any vaccine authorized for use by US regulators or the World
Thua Thien-Hue Province, home to the former imperial capital of Hue, will renovate five downgraded vestiges of the Nguyen Dynasty over the next five years. The Nguyen Dynasty was the last of Vietnam’s royal rulers. The cost of restoring the five relics – the Hue High School for the Gifted,
