Israel establishes full ties with Bahrain, UAE at White House Israel normalized relations with long-time foes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump said similar US-brokered deals were close between the Jewish state and several other nations, including Saudi Arabia.

HCM City's new mobile app offers free legal advice to workers  The HCM City Federation of Labour and District 1’s Labour Confederation last week launched a mobile application that provides free legal advice to workers.

Israel keeps up Gaza strikes after Qatar joins mediation bid Israeli warplanes struck a Hamas target in Gaza overnight, the military said Wednesday, even as a Qatari envoy joined efforts to broker an end to the almost three-week flare-up.

Qatar envoy arrives in Gaza seeking to ease Israel-Hamas conflict Qatari envoy arrived in the Gaza Strip late Tuesday bringing financial aid and seeking to ease the Israel-Hamas tensions that have led to daily Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory, informed sources said.

More evacuations as massive fires rapidly expand in California A series of massive fires in northern and central California forced more evacuations as they quickly spread on Thursday, darkening the skies and dangerously affecting air quality.

Thousands flee as fast-moving wildfires spread in California Thousands of people fled their homes in northern California on Wednesday as hundreds of fast-moving wildfires spread across the region, burning houses and leading to the death of a helicopter pilot.

HCM City’s power lines go underground The HCM City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC) said that it has placed 675km of medium-voltage grids, 1,160km of low-voltage grids and 34.5km of power grids underground over the past five years.

Steel takes shape as the furnace roars

The summer sun adds to the heat on Lò Rèn (Blacksmith) Street in Hà Nội’s Old Quarter, which is home to dozens of shops selling steel frames. The pace of life is as it is most days.

Biden, Harris vow to 'rebuild' America post-Trump Joe Biden and Kamala Harris launched their joint White House bid on Wednesday, with the newly-minted vice presidential nominee saying Americans are "crying out for leadership" to overcome the triple crisis of a pandemic, racial injustice and a ravaged economy.

Syrian anti-air defence activated against 'hostile targets' near Damascus The Syrian army activated its air defences late Monday against "hostile targets" near the capital Damascus, the official news agency SANA reported.