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After one year during which health was the top concern of Vietnamese consumers, job security took this position in the second quarter. Some 7.8 million Vietnamese workers have lost their jobs or seen working hours reduced because of the pandemic, according to official figures. … [Read more...] about Vietnam second most optimistic country amid pandemic: survey

Trieu Quan Su is arrested at an online game center in Tam Ky City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, June 18, 2020 in this photo supplied by officers. The inmate then walked to Da Nang, where he broke into a house and stole a mobile phone and VND700,000 ($30). … [Read more...] about Murder convict captured after second prison break in central Vietnam

Trieu Quan Su, 29, who was convicted of murder, robbery, desertion, and prison break, escaped from the T10 detention facility in Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province at around 3:00 pm, according to the provincial Department of Police. … [Read more...] about Convicted murderer pulls off second prison break in central Vietnam

Singapore (VNA) – A gradual U-shaped recovery is expected for the ASEAN+3 region, which includes ten ASEAN member states, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, according to an updated forecast by ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). Regional growth is expected to slow sharply this year to zero percent, from 4.8 percent in 2019, before rebounding strongly to 6.0 percent in 2021, AMRO said in a statement. Nine of the 14 ASEAN+3 members are expected to contract this year, while economies projected to record positive growth rates are China and smaller ASEAN economies – Brunei, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Strict containment measures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading have caused economies to come to a standstill, leading to massive increases in unemployment, disruptions to businesses, and widespread collapse in domestic demand. Additionally, bans on international travel have decimated the region's all-important tourism sector. AMRO said the resurgence in … [Read more...] about U-shaped recovery expected in ASEAN+3: AMRO

A report by the commission attributes the low water level to two years of reduced rainfall and the operations of 13 Mekong hydropower dams - two in Laos and 11 in China - as well as dams on Mekong tributaries in Laos. The Mekong also flows through part of Myanmar.  … [Read more...] about Mekong nations pressed to share data as water level falls to new low