TAIPEI - An initial U.S. decision to place special import duties on automobile tires made in four Asian manufacturing hubs will jolt domestic industries while reinforcing President Donald Trump's t

TAIPEI - An initial U.S. decision to place special import duties on automobile tires made in four Asian manufacturing hubs will jolt domestic industries while reinforcing President Donald Trump's t

HANOI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising its total tally to 1,505 with 35 deaths, according to its Ministry of Health. The new case

WASHINGTON -- The global economy is on track to grow by 4 percent in 2021, assuming vaccination for COVID-19 becomes widespread throughout the year, the World Bank Group said in its latest Global E

VIENTIANE, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Work on a fifth bridge linking Laos and Thailand across the Mekong River has begun after a construction agreement was signed in December. The bridge, which will

Vietnam has suspended inbound flights from countries with new Covid-19 variants, initially Britain and South Africa, the health ministry said on Tuesday.A new variant first found in Britain

HANOI, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported seven new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing its total confirmed cases to 1,504 with 35 deaths from the disease so far, according to its Ministry of

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has emerged as one of the most controversial whistleblowers of recent times, hailed by his supporters as a fearless campaigner for press freedom and denounced by hi