Shares make slight gains with VN-Index approaching 990 points The VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange edged up 0.27 per cent at 989.86  points. Việt Nam’s benchmark index gained 1.35 per cent last week.

Sweden jails radicalised Uzbek truck attacker for life

A Swedish court on Thursday sentenced a radicalised and rejected Uzbek asylum seeker to life in prison for terrorism after he mowed down pedestrians with a stolen truck in central Stockholm last year, killing five people.

Cooking gas price up VNĐ16,000 in southern regions

The price of cooking gas in HCM City and the southern provinces has been raised by VNĐ16,000 (70 US cents) for a 12kg canister with effect from September 1.

 

Brussels knifeman shot after ’terrorist’ attack on soldiers

A knife-wielding man was shot dead on Friday after wounding a soldier in the centre of Brussels, in what Belgian authorities called a "terrorist attack".

Dutch probe Spanish van with gas canisters after terror tip

Dutch police are investigating possible terror links after arresting a Spaniard driving a van containing gas canisters close to a rock concert which was abruptly cancelled over fears of an attack.

Spain suspect says terror cell planned big attack on monuments

A suspected member of the terror cell that unleashed carnage in Spain last week admitted to a judge on Tuesday that the jihadists had planned to hit monuments in an even bigger attack.

Spanish police shoot dead Barcelona attack fugitive

Spanish police shot dead on Monday Barcelona terror suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, in a dramatic end to a massive manhunt for the Moroccan national who was wearing a fake suicide belt when he was killed.

Police uncover gas arsenal at bomb factory as Barcelona mourns

Spanish police said on Sunday they had uncovered a cache of 120 gas canisters at a house believed to be the bomb-making factory of suspects in terror attacks that claimed 14 lives, as Barcelona mourned victims of the rampage.

Cooking gas price increases by $1.18

The price of gas in HCM City and the southern provinces spiked by VNĐ27,000 (US$1.18) for a 12kg canister of cooking gas with effect from August 1.

 

France outlines tough new anti-terrorism law

 French President Emmanuel Macron's government has set out a tough new anti-terrorism law that has already faced protests from civil rights groups.