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GDP grows 5.66% in Q1

Vietnam's economy grew 5.66% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, the highest for the first quarter since 2020, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced at a press conference in Hanoi on March 29.

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Vietnamese visitors to Japan keep rising

Japan welcomed around 55,800 Vietnamese tourists in the first two months of this year, the highest for a single month, according to statistics of the Japan National Tourism Organisation.

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Border gate shops suspended for using foreign staff

Authorities in the northern province of Quang Ninh have suspended many shops at the Mong Cai International Border Gate for employing Chinese people who lacked work permits.

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Vietnamese industrial zones discharge 550,000 tonnes of toxic waste annually

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has reported that Industrial zones nationwide are discharging 550,000 tonnes of toxic waste annually due to a lack of proper waste treatment systems.

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Quang Tri whirlwind damages dozens of houses

A violent whirlwind has swept through Huong Hoa District in the central province of Quang Tri, blowing the roof off many houses.

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Vietnam Connect Forum 2024 to take place in Hai Phong next month

The 2024 Vietnam Connect Forum is set to run in the northern port city of Hai Phong on April 10, featuring a plenary session and a series of networking activities between Vietnamese localities, businesses and foreign investors.

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Prime Minister works with Japan Business Federation

Vietnam always treasures ties with Japan and activities of its investors in the country, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a delegation from the Japan Business Federation at a working session in Hanoi on March 28.

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A time-travelling TV comedy with a bawdy middle-aged hero has become a big hit in Japan, juxtaposing the country's brash 1980s boom years with its more politically correct present day.

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Thailand's parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill Wednesday, paving the way for the kingdom to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise LGBTQ marriage equality.

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Once a child actor who featured in indie films and mainstream TV series, Medli Dorothea Loo found her career options limited after undergoing a gender transition in conservative Singapore.

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At least 13 people were killed in the southern Philippines on Monday after a collision between a dump truck loaded with sand and a passenger van, local authorities said.

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Dozens of Rohingya refugees are feared dead or missing after their boat capsized off Indonesia's westernmost coast this week, the United Nations said Friday, as local rescuers called off the search despite survivor accounts that many were swept away.

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Schools in Afghanistan opened for the new academic year on Wednesday, with girls lamenting being banned from joining secondary-level classes for a third year in a row.

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