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Over 4B people worldwide without safe drinking water – Study

ISTANBUL: Approximately 4.4 billion people worldwide are without access to safe drinking water, according to a recent study.

The study, published in Science journal, was conducted by scientists, including Esther Greenwood from the Swiss Federal Insti…

ASEAN’s 57th founding anniversary marked in HCM City

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) hosted a ceremony on August 18 to celebrate the 57th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and 29 years since Vietnam joined the bloc.

Source: Vietna…

Thai King appoints Paetongtarn Shinawatra as new PM

BANGKOK: Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country’s prime minister, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arphat Sukanan announced on Sunday.

In a ceremony held on Sunday morning at the Pheu Thai P…

Vietnamese community in Laos organises Vu Lan Festival

The Vu Lan Festival was held at Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane on the morning of August 18, with the attendance of representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy, associations of Vietnamese in Laos, and a large number of Vietnamese and Lao Buddhist monks…

Cloudy skies, isolated rains to prevail Sunday

MANILA: Cloudy skies and isolated rains will be experienced across the country on Sunday.

In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the ‘habagat’ or the southwest monsoon wi…