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Among popular online platforms, Vietnamese respondents say they find Google (81 percent) the most trustworthy, followed by YouTube (76 percent) and Facebook (72 percent). The least trusted apps are WhatsApp (18 percent), a subsidiary of Facebook, and Twitter (29 percent), both also among the least used apps in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Sharing personal data no big deal to Vietnamese: survey

Lao Cai (VNA) – Police in the northern border province of Lao Cai said on August 3 that they have broken down a drug trafficking ring, seizing three suspects and 84,800 tablets of meth. Cu A Vang, born in 1972, residing in Nam Tin commune, Nam Po district of Dien Bien province; Tran Thi Din, born in 1979 and Vang Thi Pang, born in 1986, both from Muong Khuong district of Lao Cai province, were arrested on July 31 in O Quy Ho ward, Sa Pa district while transporting the drugs. The suspectsare part of a trans-national drug trafficking ring which avoided police by changing the delivery method and addresses regularly. At the police station, they said that they took the drugs from a Lao national called “Minh”who hired them to transport the drugs from an area on the Vietnam-Laos border in Nam Po district of Dien Bien to Lao Cai city, and then deliver to a Chinese called “Thao” for 150 million VND. Pang and Din took the role as guides for Vang to the delivery … [Read more...] about Lao Cai police breaks big trans-border drug trafficking ring

Warner Bros finally unveiled that the blockbuster will hit cinemas worldwide on August 26. It is the fourth time the studio has announced a release date for the film due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut movie theatres across the world. Tenet will come to thrill Vietnamese fans starting August 28. The thriller, starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Elizabeth Debicki, is about an agency trying to prevent World War III from happening. It combines the spectacle and inventive storytelling that have made the creative British filmmaker Nolan one of Hollywood's most sought-after directors. The film was shot in seven countries at a total cost of over 200 million USD. … [Read more...] about Blockbuster “Tenet” to be screened in Vietnam this August

“For the textile sector, the value of apparel exports decreased by 2.3 billion USD in the first half of 2020. Meanwhile, the electronics sector achieved higher export value. In the global industrial manufacturing market, the growth of the textile industry decreased by 7 percent compared to the same period last year, while the electronics sector increased by nearly 3 percent.” … [Read more...] about VN textile, electronics hardest hit in pandemic: official

Broke and jobless, Ruel Damaso is sleeping on cardboard and surviving on food handouts at Manila airport where dozens were left stranded after a partial coronavirus lockdown was reimposed Tuesday. More than 27 million people in the capital and four surrounding provinces were given 24-hours notice of the new restrictions that have shut many businesses, halted public transport and grounded flights as the government struggled against a COVID-19 surge. Struggling to survive on part-time factory work after the first lockdown in March crippled the economy and stripped millions of their jobs, Damaso had decided to leave Manila. With nowhere else to stay, he arrived at the airport on Saturday with two former colleagues and was supposed to fly home Tuesday to the southern city of Zamboanga. Now, he is stuck at the terminal, where staff wearing white protective suits, face shields and masks deal with the stranded passengers. "We've run out of money. We can't leave the airport because we … [Read more...] about Broke and helpless: Philippines virus lockdown maroons dozens at airport