Two more detained in HCM City’s expanding diamond smuggling case

Nguyễn Thị Linh, 52, from Giồng Trôm District in Bến Tre Province and Lý Thị Ngọc Bích, 45, from Gò Vấp District in HCM City are now under investigation for suspected fraud related to an alleged attempt to influence the smuggling case for VNĐ1.2 billion (US$47,300).

War-time bomb found in northern province

The US bomb, about 20cm in diametre and 85cm in length, was discovered by the locals in Duong Phu hamlet, Chính Nghĩa Commune, Kim Đồng District, when digging a drainage ditch.

Central province to upgrade local high-school system

The central province plans to allocate funds of more than VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$52 million) for upgrading high schools across 2025-30, as only 10 out of 54 high schools (18.5 per cent) attained the national standards.

Typhoon Yinxing weakens as it moves southwest

At 1am on Monday, the storm's centre was positioned approximately at 17.9 degrees North latitude and 112.1 degrees East longitude, in the western sea area of the northern East Sea, about 130 km north of the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Islands.

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