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Police rescued four infants that were sold to Chiniese buyers and detained four mothers and a 8-month pregnant woman. They also discovered two women who are getting ready to deliver babies were brought to China. Colonel Phan Manh Truong, Deputy head of the Crime Investigation Police Department said that the human smugglers usually pretend to play as the couples who want to adopt babies and seek poor pregnant women and big families having many children that can not feed and educate their children. The police have widened their investigation of the baby-smuggling ring. By staff writers – Translated by Kim Khanh …

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Singapore 's Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen (left) and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd A us tin. (Photo: Ng Eng Hen/Facebook) Singapore (VNA) - Singaporean Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen has held phone talks with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, during which they reaffirmed strong bilateral defence ties between the two countries and their desire to further deepen the relations. In his Facebook post on March 3, Ng Eng Hen said that during their phone talks, the two sides discussed security challenges in the region, including the persistent threat of terrorism. The minister said that he looks forward to working closely with Austin to ensure that the region continues to enjoy stability, peace and progress. The phone talks was a meeting of minds, shared perspectives and values on the foundations of stability and progress - the rule of law, peaceful settlement of disputes, multilateral cooperation and mutual benefits, according to the Singaporean minister. Meanwhile, in a statement on March 4, the US Department of Defence said the two ministers reaffirmed their mutual commitment to the US-Singapore bilateral defence relationship. Austin also expressed appreciation for the regional access that Singapore provides to US forces, and both leaders expressed interest in further collaboration on counterterrorism./. VNA …

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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to impose self-defence measures on imported DAP and MAP fertilisers after a comprehensive review of their impact on the Vietnamese market in line with the law. The imported DAP and MAP fertilisers are subject to self-defence tariffs in accordance with the Law on Foreign Trade Management and the World Trade Organisation’s regulations. The MoIT also consulted State management agencies, including the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), about the review. fertilisers as well as input materials. DAP fertiliser prices have recently increased due to several external factors such as hike in prices of input materials and transportation services. Domestic demand for it basically does not rise compared to previous years. Additionally, prices of domestically-made DAP have not gone up, contributing to containing its common price increase. Therefore, self-defence measures are necessary to bring a fair competition environment for domestic and imported goods. The MoIT will continue partnering with the MARD and relevant units to review self-defence measures objectively and comprehensively in line with the law./. VNA …

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