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Dhaka's air quality remains 'unhealthy' amid fog

, Jan. 3 -- Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 163 at 9:15 am this morning. The capital's air w... Read More


A costly bridge in Manikganj waiting for roads

, Jan. 3 -- Rising gracefully over the Kaliganga River in Ghior upazila, the concrete bridge at Baikunthapur was meant to end decades of isolation for dozens of villages, yet today it stands idle, cut... Read More


Digital technology industry surpasses 2025 targets

Hanoi, Jan. 3 -- Vietnam's digital technology industry solidified its role as a major economic driver in 2025, delivering strong financial and export performance that far surpassed targets, according ... Read More


HCM City attracts over 5.3 billion USD into industrial parks in 2025

HCM City, Jan. 3 -- More than 5.3 billion USD in new and additional investment was channelled into Ho Chi Minh City's export processing and industrial zones in 2025, up 0.37% year-on-year and exceedin... Read More


Vietnamese goods expand presence in French retail

Hanoi, Jan. 3 -- Placing Vietnamese products on supermarket shelves overseas has moved beyond traditional trade promotion to become a key element in restructuring production and exports, with the aim ... Read More


Potential ISIS-inspired New Year eve terror attack thwarted in North Carolina; teen suspect arrested

Washington, Jan. 3 -- A potential New Year's Eve terror attack inspired by ISIS was thwarted in North Carolina, authorities said on Friday, announcing the arrest of an 18-year-old suspect who they acc... Read More


US President Trump says he underwent CT scan in October, not an MRI

Washington, Jan. 3 -- US President Donald Trump says he underwent a CT scan, rather than an MRI, during his October examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. In a new interview, he ... Read More


Indonesia strives to support small businesses affected by floods

Jakarta, Jan. 3 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) aims to fully restore flood-affected businesses across three Sumatra provinces within one year through a special... Read More


'It's antisemitic gasoline on an open fire', Israel hits out at Mamdani for revoking anti-semitism measures

New York, Jan. 3 -- As New York's newly inaugurated Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked a swathe of his predecessor's measures relating to antisemitism and boycotts of Israel, the Israeli foreign ministry on... Read More


BJP leader's controversial comment on Bihar women triggers political storm

Patna, Jan. 3 -- A controversial statement made about women from Bihar by Girdhari Lal Sahu, BJP leader and the husband of Uttarakhand's Minister for Women Empowerment and Child Development Rekha Arya... Read More