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2 trapped people alive after Philippines building collapse, rescue continues
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (260+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 14: 55 GMT+7 MANILA -- Two people feared trapped after a building collapse in the Philippines were alive and communicating with rescuers on Sunday, an official said, as rescue efforts continued. "They are in constant communication. We are awaiting more details,…...
The Asian workers keeping Greenland in business
21+ hour, 2+ min ago (769+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 10: 20 GMT+7 ILULISSAT (DENMARK) -- Marinel Garciano dislikes winter, and that's tough when it lasts nine months in Ilulissat, Greenland. But she has no regrets about leaving the Philippines to give her children opportunities. Her family is among the roughly…...
Ho Chi Minh City's canals gradually come back to life
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (642+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 17: 39 GMT+7 Ho Chi Minh City is gradually restoring the landscape of its canal system, which has long been tied to the city's history and urban development. Once heavily polluted and foul-smelling waterways, many canals have now been transformed…...
Vietnamese drivers share experiences with E10 biofuel
15+ hour, 21+ min ago (324+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 16: 01 GMT+7 Many Vietnamese motorcyclists said their vehicles run normally on E10 biofuel after trying it first-hand, despite online concerns about engine weakness or fuel separation ahead of the nationwide fuel transition on June 1. Vietnam will officially replace conventional gasoline…...
THACO proposes $4. 4bn bauxite-alumina projects in Vietnam's Lam Dong
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (450+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 11: 55 GMT+7 Truong Hai Auto Corporation, or THACO, has proposed a series of mining projects in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, including bauxite-alumina projects with a total estimated investment of US$4. 4 billion, the provincial Department of Finance said on Saturday....
Kane hat-trick hands Bayern German Cup victory and domestic double
20+ hour, 19+ min ago (490+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 11: 04 GMT+7 Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane scored a second-half hat-trick to steer the Bundesliga champions to a 3-0 victory over holders Vf B Stuttgart in the German Cup final on Saturday as they claimed the domestic double for the…...
Vietnam gov't orders 100 border boarding schools completed by August
18+ hour, 8+ min ago (332+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 13: 12 GMT+7 The Vietnamese government has ordered ministries and local authorities to complete 100 combined elementary and middle boarding schools in border communes before August 30, according to a directive signed by Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau. The order comes…...
Vietnamese man fined after letting 4-year-old son steer speedboat
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (296+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 10: 22 GMT+7 Police in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam have fined a man who allowed his four-year-old son to steer a speedboat on the Tien River and posted a video of the stunt on social media, authorities said on…...
Bangladesh central bank unveils $4. 9 billion in stimulus as growth slows
21+ hour, 2+ min ago (327+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 10: 20 GMT+7 Bangladesh's central bank on Saturday announced a 600 billion taka ($5 billion) stimulus package to revive shuttered factories and support businesses as economic growth slows. The package aims to restart production, create "jobs and restore business confidence, as export-oriented…...
Couple indicted for allegedly selling fake Gucci, Herm's, Rolex goods at Ho Chi Minh City store
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (427+ words) Sunday, May 24, 2026, 13: 02 GMT+7 Police in Ho Chi Minh City have indicted a couple accused of selling counterfeit products bearing luxury brand names including Gucci, Herm's, and Rolex after investigators uncovered thousands of suspected fake items and alleged illicit profits totaling…...