Investigation into Vietnamese market destroyed by fire continues, damages estimated at $12 mil
UPDATED: Firefighters say a fault in an electrical switchboard caused the blaze at Melbourne’s Little Saigon Market. On Wednesday morning, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade’s Assistant Chief Fire Officer Peter Thomas…
US ready to confront Beijing on South China Sea: admiral
The United States is ready to confront China should it continue its overreaching maritime claims in the South China Sea, the head of the US Pacific fleet said on Wednesday,…
Investigators begin final sweep of MH370 search area
SYDNEY – Investigators looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are making their last sweep of the search area in the Indian Ocean, Australian authorities leading the search said on…
Thailand to free jailed Swiss national linked to 1MDB probe: lawyer
Thailand will this month release jailed Swiss national Xavier Justo, a possible key witness in the global money-laundering probe linked to Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), after he…
Vietnam ranks top 6 in countries sending highest number of students to US
A recent United States report has showed the number of Vietnamese students in American schools has grown by 4.5 per cent in the last year. The United States’ Student and…
Malaysian opposition leader loses final court appeal against sodomy conviction
KUALA LUMPUR – Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has lost his final bid for freedom after the federal court rejected his appeal to set aside his sodomy conviction and five-year…
NASA troubleshooting problem with Mars rover drill
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has halted its trek up a mountain filled with potentially habitable niches for life while engineers troubleshoot a problem with one of its key instruments, scientists…
Hỏi và giải đáp 200: Mười hai bến nước…
Trả lời thư cháu TT, một người vợ trẻ đang thất vọng về ông chồng trẻ của mình. Tóm tắt nội dung thư như sau: TT, gần 30, và chồng…
Wisdom the albatross, age 66, lays an egg at Pacific refuge
SEATTLE – Wisdom the albatross, the world’s oldest known breeding bird in the wild, has laid an egg at 66 years of age after returning to a wildlife refuge in…
Mexican Senate passes medical marijuana bill
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would allow for the use of medical marijuana, in a further step toward outright legalisation in a country long…
