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Champa treasures exhibition opens in Hanoi

A thematic exhibition on the treasures of the Champa empire was opened at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on August 28. The event was part of the activities celebrating the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Da…

Gov’t work, classes in NCR suspended due to ‘habagat’

MANILA: Malacañang announced Wednesday the suspension of classes in public schools and work in government agencies within Metro Manila due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat”.

Government work and classes are suspended effective 7 a.m…

DA to buy 150K more doses of AVAC live vaccines vs. ASF

MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday said additional AVAC live vaccines will be procured from Vietnam to prevent the further spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country.

The agriculture chief made the statement a…

NA Vice Chairwoman receives RoK Minister of SMEs and Start-ups

Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Thanh hosted a reception for Oh Young-ju, Minister of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Startups of the Republic of Korea (RoK), in Hanoi on August 28.

Source: Vietnam News Agen…

Wet Wednesday due to ‘habagat’; La Mesa Dam overflows

MANILA: The southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to bring rains across Luzon and the Visayas, causing La Mesa Dam to overflow, the weather bureau said Wednesday.

The water level at La Mesa Dam as of 5 a.m. reached 80.16 meters, breaching its spillin…

Philippine Marines’ armaments arrive in Maguindanao Norte

COTABATO CITY: The military in mainland Mindanao on Tuesday afternoon welcomed additional war matériel and equipment for the First Marine Brigade (1MBde) stationed in Maguindanao del Norte.

‘The equipment was part of the Armed Forces of the Philippin…