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WORLD1h ago127 arrested as Hong Kong police bust Vietnamese-led loan-sharking syndicateHong Kong police have arrested 127 people in a six-month undercover operation against a Vietnamese-led crime syndicate accused of running loan-sharking rackets charging interest rates of up to 3,700 per cent, as well as illegal gambling and unlicensed bars in West Kowloon. The syndicate is also alleged to have helped illegal immigrants find shelter and work, with police raiding eight premises on October 8 and 9. Among those arrested were 10 alleged core members, including the suspected leader, a...South China Morning Post
POLITICS1d agoPMs pay tribute to late Vietnamese, Lao leaders in VientianeVietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith on October 9 visited the Laos–Vietnam Friendship Park in Vientiane and laid flowers in tribute to the countries’ revered leaders.sggp_org_vn · vietnam
MILITARY2d agoWhy China’s new air force base in Laos could rattle VietnamA newly opened China-backed air force training centre in Laos could unsettle Vietnam, even as it aims to modernise Vientiane’s military and balance defence ties among Beijing, Moscow and Hanoi, observers say. China’s National Defence Ministry said last Tuesday that the joint support and training facility at Ban Keun Airport in the Laotian capital would strengthen the expertise of local air force pilots and was “not directed against any third party”. “The establishment and operation of the two...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS3d agoRussia asks Vietnam for planes as illegally re-registered Western fleet falls apartMoscow proposed wet-leasing Vietnamese aircraft, crews and maintenance, but any transfer would involve Airbus or Boeing jets, exposing Vietnamese carriers to secondary sanctions. Nearly a fifth of Russia's largest airlines' planes are already grounded, double the normal downtime rate.EuroNews [en]
WORLD3d agoCat thief gang busted in Vietnam: 'Thousands of animals stolen'De Vietnamese politie heeft een netwerk opgerold dat verantwoordelijk is voor de diefstal van duizenden katten in Ho Chi Minh-stad. Twaalf mannen worden verdacht van het stelen en doorverkopen van de dieren, vermoedelijk voor consumptie, melden staatsmedia. De hoofdverdachte is de 39-jarige Luu Thanh Binh, hij is de vermoedelijke bendeleider. Volgens het politieonderzoek kocht Binh levende katten, en sloeg hij de katten op op een locatie in de stad om ze vervolgens door te verkopen. Onder hem werkten meerdere mensen die ook weer anderen rekruteerden om katten te stelen in verschillende delen vNOS Buitenland
WORLD4d agoVietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meatState media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night.NPR News
POLITICS6d agoNew Malaysian ambassador presents credentials to Vietnamese President, pledges to deepen bilateral tiesPHNOM PENH: Newly appointed Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Jamal Sharifuddin Johan pledged to accelerate five decades of cooperation with Hanoi, with sustainable energy and the halal economy as priority areas under the countries' upgraded Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.thestar_my · malaysia