Welsh singer Duffy reveals rape The Welsh soul singer Duffy on Tuesday attributed her long musical hiatus to a violent assault that saw her "raped and drugged and held captive over some days".

Kenin loses again, Barty eases through in Doha Sofia Kenin suffered on Tuesday her third defeat since winning the Australian Open earlier this month, losing to Ukrainian youngster Dayana Yastremska in the Doha second round, while world number one Ashleigh Barty cruised to victory.

US upbeat on Taliban peace, warns Afghan leaders The United States voiced optimism on Tuesday about reaching an accord to end the war in Afghanistan as a partial truce held with the Taliban, warning rival leaders in the Kabul government not to scuttle the "enormous opportunity."

Trump plans Southeast Asia summit in Las Vegas: Pompeo US President Donald Trump has invited Southeast Asian leaders to meet next month in Las Vegas, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, after a summit last year was scrapped.

S. Korea's virus cases spike past 1,100, tests on church followers start South Korea's new coronavirus cases topped 1,100 on Wednesday morning and the health authorities started testing about 210,000 followers of a religious sect at the center of rapid infections here.

Cần Thơ rice farmers switch to high-value crops

More rice farmers in Cần Thơ City have switched to other crops or have rotated the cultivation of rice with other crops to increase income and cope with drought.  

Inadequacies in management of coastal transport highlighted The transport sector needs to issue separate circulars to manage coastal transport operations for cargo ships, especially bulk cargo ships, a type of ship that runs off the coast and on rivers.

Việt Nam's commodity market expected to lure more capital The development of a commodity exchange in Việt Nam is expected to provide an alternative for investors when they find difficulties investing in risky assets such as stock and real estate.

Japan’s Miki House open first store in Việt Nam Senda Hiroshi, international business manager at Miki House, says the Japanese brand is popular among Việt Nam’s high-income earners.

Vietnamese carriers suffer from COVID-19 outbreak

Vietnamese carriers saw significant drops in the number of passengers in February due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).