https://vietnaminquirer.com/rss/category/world-news Vietnam Inquirer - : WORLD NEWS en Copyright 2025 Vietnam Inquirer - All Rights Reserved. https://vietnaminquirer.com/person-dies-after-being-hit-by-frontier-airlines-plane-taking-off-at-denver-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/person-dies-after-being-hit-by-frontier-airlines-plane-taking-off-at-denver-airport Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Person, dies, after, being, hit, Frontier, Airlines, plane, taking, off, Denver, airport A person who jumped a fence and was on a runway at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff, airport authorities said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/car-bomb-attack-on-checkpoint-kills-at-least-12-in-northwest-pakistan-police https://vietnaminquirer.com/car-bomb-attack-on-checkpoint-kills-at-least-12-in-northwest-pakistan-police Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Car, bomb, attack, checkpoint, kills, least, northwest, Pakistan:, police Militants detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on police, killing at least 12 and wounding five, officials said on Sunday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/earthquake-of-6-magnitude-strikes-central-philippines https://vietnaminquirer.com/earthquake-of-6-magnitude-strikes-central-philippines Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Earthquake, magnitude, strikes, central, Philippines A 6-magnitude earthquake struck Samar island in the central Philippines on May 4, and the authorities warned of aftershocks but said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/spain-seizes-record-cocaine-haul-from-ship-in-atlantic https://vietnaminquirer.com/spain-seizes-record-cocaine-haul-from-ship-in-atlantic Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Spain, seizes, record, cocaine, haul, from, ship, Atlantic The Spanish police have impounded what is believed to be a national record haul of cocaine from a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, with the seizure potentially reaching 40 tonnes, a union said on May 4.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-fireworks-factory-explosion-kills-26-injures-61 https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-fireworks-factory-explosion-kills-26-injures-61 Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, fireworks, factory, explosion, kills, 26, injures The death toll from a giant explosion at a fireworks factory in central China rose to 26, with 61 more injured, officials said Tuesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asias-second-largest-economy-to-borrow-122b-as-mideast-crisis-bites https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asias-second-largest-economy-to-borrow-122b-as-mideast-crisis-bites Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Southeast, Asias, second, largest, economy, borrow, 12.2B, Mideast, crisis, bites Thailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia by 2025 GDP, approved a US$12.2 billion emergency borrowing package on Tuesday to cushion the economic impacts of the Middle East war, marking one of the country's largest borrowing plans in decades.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/eu-weighs-options-as-summer-jet-fuel-threat-looms https://vietnaminquirer.com/eu-weighs-options-as-summer-jet-fuel-threat-looms Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator weighs, options, summer, jet, fuel, threat, looms How big is the jet fuel threat to Europe's summer holidays? The EU says it is not facing shortages yet, but it is readying for the worst - and weighing options including using U.S. kerosene as a back-up.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/k-pop-stars-bts-draw-50000-strong-crowd-in-mexico https://vietnaminquirer.com/k-pop-stars-bts-draw-50000-strong-crowd-in-mexico Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator K-pop, stars, BTS, draw, 50, 000-strong, crowd, Mexico Around 50,000 fans of K-pop superstars BTS gathered outside Mexico's National Palace on Wednesday to get a look at the group, who waved to the crowd from a balcony after meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/pioneering-cnn-founder-ted-turner-dead-at-87 https://vietnaminquirer.com/pioneering-cnn-founder-ted-turner-dead-at-87 Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Pioneering, CNN, founder, Ted, Turner, dead Ted Turner, the flamboyant U.S. entrepreneur who transformed television news with the creation of CNN in 1980 before venturing into philanthropy, has died at the age of 87.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-sentences-former-defense-ministers-to-death-with-reprieve https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-sentences-former-defense-ministers-to-death-with-reprieve Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, sentences, former, defense, ministers, death, with, reprieve Former Chinese defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced ​to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges, state ‌news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday, underscoring the severity of the purge in the military.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/rising-fuel-prices-strand-hundreds-of-indonesian-fishermen https://vietnaminquirer.com/rising-fuel-prices-strand-hundreds-of-indonesian-fishermen Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Rising, fuel, prices, strand, hundreds, Indonesian, fishermen Hundreds of fishermen in a coastal town on Indonesia's Java island have stopped going out to sea, saying soaring fuel prices are threatening their livelihoods.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/who-chief-due-in-canaries-to-coordinate-hantavirus-ship-evacuation https://vietnaminquirer.com/who-chief-due-in-canaries-to-coordinate-hantavirus-ship-evacuation Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator WHO, chief, due, Canaries, coordinate, hantavirus, ship, evacuation The World Health Organization's chief is due in the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday to help coordinate the evacuation of passengers hit by the hantavirus.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-worried-over-mouse-plagues-impact-on-food-supply https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-worried-over-mouse-plagues-impact-on-food-supply Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia, worried, over, mouse, plagues, impact, food, supply Australia's government has said it was worried about a plague of mice ​in the west and would keep ‌working with industry to curb its impact on food supply.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/suspect-in-washington-dinner-shooting-charged-with-attempting-to-assassinate-us-president-donald-trump https://vietnaminquirer.com/suspect-in-washington-dinner-shooting-charged-with-attempting-to-assassinate-us-president-donald-trump Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Suspect, Washington, dinner, shooting, charged, with, attempting, assassinate, president, Donald, Trump The man accused of opening fire at a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump was charged on April 27 with attempting to assassinate the U.S. president and could face life in prison if convicted.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/train-collision-kills-14-injures-dozens-near-jakarta https://vietnaminquirer.com/train-collision-kills-14-injures-dozens-near-jakarta Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Train, collision, kills, 14, injures, dozens, near, Jakarta Indonesia's president ordered an investigation Tuesday after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight, killing 14 people and injuring dozens.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-probes-syringe-hoarding-as-war-hits-plastic-makers https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-probes-syringe-hoarding-as-war-hits-plastic-makers Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, probes, syringe, hoarding, war, hits, plastic, makers South Korean police said on Tuesday they were investigating firms suspected of hoarding medical syringes, as the Middle East war hits supplies of an oil-derived component crucial for making many plastic goods.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indian-billionaires-son-offers-home-for-escobars-hippos https://vietnaminquirer.com/indian-billionaires-son-offers-home-for-escobars-hippos Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indian, billionaires, son, offers, home, for, Escobars, hippos An Indian billionaire's son offered on Tuesday to take hippos descended from those introduced to Colombia by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, rather than have the animals killed.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-pushing-for-new-coalition-to-restart-hormuz-traffic-reports https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-pushing-for-new-coalition-to-restart-hormuz-traffic-reports Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator pushing, for, new, coalition, restart, Hormuz, traffic:, reports The United States is pushing for a new international coalition to restart commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as talks with Tehran stall, according to US news outlets.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/commercial-pilot-says-plane-hit-by-drone-over-us-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/commercial-pilot-says-plane-hit-by-drone-over-us-airport Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Commercial, pilot, says, plane, hit, drone, over, airport The pilot of a commercial flight said Wednesday his plane may have been hit by a drone thousands of feet (hundreds of meters) in the air as he came in to land at a US airport.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/teen-with-30-tortoises-worth-9000-under-clothes-nabbed-at-thai-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/teen-with-30-tortoises-worth-9000-under-clothes-nabbed-at-thai-airport Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Teen, with, tortoises, worth, 9, 000, under, clothes, nabbed, Thai, airport Thai authorities arrested a teenager at a Bangkok airport for allegedly smuggling 30 protected tortoises valued at about US$9,000 that were taped under her clothing, wildlife officials said on Wednesday (Apr 29).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-considers-stronger-safeguards-as-online-fraud-surges https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-considers-stronger-safeguards-as-online-fraud-surges Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator India, considers, stronger, safeguards, online, fraud, surges India’s central bank is seeking recommendations to tackle a surge in online fraud as scammers siphon off billions of dollars annually from users of its widely used digital payments network.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-withdrawing-5000-troops-from-germany-us-officials-say https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-withdrawing-5000-troops-from-germany-us-officials-say Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator withdrawing, 5, 000, troops, from, Germany, officials, say The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-actors-and-writers-will-be-ineligible-for-oscars https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-actors-and-writers-will-be-ineligible-for-oscars Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator actors, and, writers, will, ineligible, for, Oscars Academy Awards organizers issued new rules on Friday to clarify that acting and writing must ‌be performed by humans and not artificial intelligence to be eligible for the movie industry's highest honors.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-arrests-man-for-spreading-ai-generated-image-of-escaped-wolf https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-arrests-man-for-spreading-ai-generated-image-of-escaped-wolf Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, arrests, man, for, spreading, AI-generated, image, escaped, wolf South Korean police said on April 24 they had arrested a man for distributing an AI-generated image of a wolf that escaped from a zoo, triggering a frantic search.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-iran-peace-hopes-fade-as-trump-scraps-talks https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-iran-peace-hopes-fade-as-trump-scraps-talks Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Iran, peace, hopes, fade, Trump, scraps, talks Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the U.S. - Israeli war with Iran receded as a new week began, with talks aimed at ending the two-month conflict at a standstill and both Tehran and Washington showing little willingness to soften their terms.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-issues-warning-after-77-magnitude-quake-hits-north https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-issues-warning-after-77-magnitude-quake-hits-north Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, issues, warning, after, 7.7-magnitude, quake, hits, north Japan issued a special advisory on Monday warning of an increased risk of earthquakes at magnitude 8.0 or stronger, after a powerful jolt rattled the country's north and prompted a tsunami warning.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodian-king-has-successful-surgery-after-cancer-diagnosis https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodian-king-has-successful-surgery-after-cancer-diagnosis Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambodian, king, has, successful, surgery, after, cancer, diagnosis Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni underwent "successful" surgery in Beijing on April 20, former Cambodian leader Hun Sen said, after the royal announced he had prostate cancer.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-passes-long-awaited-law-to-protect-domestic-workers https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-passes-long-awaited-law-to-protect-domestic-workers Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, passes, long-awaited, law, protect, domestic, workers Indonesia's parliament passed a law on Tuesday to protect the rights of domestic workers after more than two decades of deliberations and multiple delays.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-extends-ceasefire-says-giving-iran-time-to-negotiate https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-extends-ceasefire-says-giving-iran-time-to-negotiate Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, extends, ceasefire, says, giving, Iran, time, negotiate President Donald Trump extended the U.S. ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for peace talks, with Tehran silent on the decision early Wednesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/dancing-in-their-hands-japan-wig-masters-set-stage-alive https://vietnaminquirer.com/dancing-in-their-hands-japan-wig-masters-set-stage-alive Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Dancing, their, hands:, Japan, wig, masters, set, stage, alive Every actor in kabuki - a traditional Japanese performing art celebrated for its striking makeup and elaborate costumes - relies on one final, essential element to fully inhabit their role: the wig.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/uk-france-agree-three-year-deal-to-stop-migrant-crossings https://vietnaminquirer.com/uk-france-agree-three-year-deal-to-stop-migrant-crossings Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator UK, France, agree, three-year, deal, stop, migrant, crossings Britain and France have agreed a new three-year deal to stop undocumented migrants making the risky journey across the English Channel, according to a French interior ministry roadmap seen by AFP Wednesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-says-russia-will-supply-150-million-barrels-of-oil https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-says-russia-will-supply-150-million-barrels-of-oil Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, says, Russia, will, supply, 150, million, barrels, oil Russia has agreed to supply Indonesia with up to 150 million barrels of oil following President Prabowo Subianto's recent visit to Moscow, special envoy for energy and environment Hashim Djojohadikusumo said on Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hot-pants-tokyo-government-workers-swap-suits-for-shorts https://vietnaminquirer.com/hot-pants-tokyo-government-workers-swap-suits-for-shorts Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hot, pants:, Tokyo, government, workers, swap, suits, for, shorts Tokyo's metropolitan government is encouraging staff to wear shorts to work to cut reliance on air conditioning, an official said Friday, as concerns grow over high energy costs linked to the Middle East war.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tehrans-imam-khomeini-airport-resumes-international-flights https://vietnaminquirer.com/tehrans-imam-khomeini-airport-resumes-international-flights Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tehrans, Imam, Khomeini, Airport, resumes, international, flights International flights from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport are scheduled to resume on Saturday, days after Iran reopened its airspace.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/openais-ceo-sam-altman-apologizes-to-canada-town-for-not-reporting-mass-shooter https://vietnaminquirer.com/openais-ceo-sam-altman-apologizes-to-canada-town-for-not-reporting-mass-shooter Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator OpenAIs, CEO, Sam, Altman, apologizes, Canada, town, for, not, reporting, mass, shooter OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has apologized to a Canadian town devastated by a February mass shooting, saying he was "deeply sorry" the company did not notify police about the killer's troubling ChatGPT account.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-nominates-former-lawmaker-michelle-steel-as-us-ambassador-to-south-korea https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-nominates-former-lawmaker-michelle-steel-as-us-ambassador-to-south-korea Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, nominates, former, lawmaker, Michelle, Steel, ambassador, South, Korea U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated ​a former California congresswoman, Michelle Steel, ‌to be the U.S. ambassador to Seoul, a post that has been vacant throughout his ​second term, despite South Korea's ​status as a key ally.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/philippines-cuts-tax-on-petroleum-products-to-ease-price-shock https://vietnaminquirer.com/philippines-cuts-tax-on-petroleum-products-to-ease-price-shock Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Philippines, cuts, tax, petroleum, products, ease, price, shock Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on April 13 said excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene will be trimmed to ease the fuel price shock triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-doesnt-have-time-for-ukraine-because-of-iran-war-zelensky https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-doesnt-have-time-for-ukraine-because-of-iran-war-zelensky Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator doesnt, have, time, for, Ukraine, because, Iran, war:, Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday told a German broadcaster that U.S. peace negotiators "have no time for Ukraine" because of the war in Iran, and bemoaned disruptions of deliveries of U.S. arms.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-posts-lowest-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-decade https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-posts-lowest-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-decade Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, posts, lowest, greenhouse, gas, emissions, decade Japan's net greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.9% in 2025 to hit their lowest levels in more than a decade, partly due to a slight uptick in nuclear and renewable energy, the government said Tuesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chatbots-at-the-ballot-box-ai-skirts-brazil-election-rules https://vietnaminquirer.com/chatbots-at-the-ballot-box-ai-skirts-brazil-election-rules Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chatbots, the, ballot, box:, skirts, Brazil, election, rules "Chat, who is the best candidate?": Six months out from Brazil's presidential election, AI chatbots are still answering such questions in defiance of new electoral rules banning them from giving voting tips.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/threat-of-grounded-planes-nears-as-jet-fuel-supplies-dwindle https://vietnaminquirer.com/threat-of-grounded-planes-nears-as-jet-fuel-supplies-dwindle Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Threat, grounded, planes, nears, jet, fuel, supplies, dwindle Could planes soon be stuck on the ground due to a lack of fuel? The risk of jet fuel shortages is growing each day the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, although it isn't certain when exactly supplies will run out.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-he-may-go-to-islamabad-if-iran-deal-reached https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-he-may-go-to-islamabad-if-iran-deal-reached Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, says, may, Islamabad, Iran, deal, reached U.S. President ​Donald Trump said on Thursday that ‌if a deal with Iran to conclude the war is reached and signed in Islamabad, ​he might go, and that Iran ​has agreed to almost everything.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-to-release-50-million-medical-gloves-to-ease-supply-crunch https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-to-release-50-million-medical-gloves-to-ease-supply-crunch Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, release, million, medical, gloves, ease, supply, crunch Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that Japan will give out 50 million medical gloves to facilities facing shortages as the country grapples with the fallout of the war in the Middle East.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-open-as-trump-sees-deal-soon-to-end-war https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-open-as-trump-sees-deal-soon-to-end-war Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Iran, says, Strait, Hormuz, open, Trump, sees, deal, soon, end, war Iran said on Friday the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come "soon."]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/under-blackout-threat-wikimedia-to-hold-talks-with-indonesia https://vietnaminquirer.com/under-blackout-threat-wikimedia-to-hold-talks-with-indonesia Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Under, blackout, threat, Wikimedia, hold, talks, with, Indonesia The Wikimedia Foundation said Friday it will hold talks with the Indonesian government after Jakarta threatened to block Wikipedia over registration rules the firm says "departs from international human rights norms."]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/a-9-year-old-was-found-locked-in-a-van-since-2024-malnourished-and-unable-to-walk https://vietnaminquirer.com/a-9-year-old-was-found-locked-in-a-van-since-2024-malnourished-and-unable-to-walk Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 9-year-old, was, found, locked, van, since, 2024, malnourished, and, unable, walk A 9-year-old boy has been rescued after living locked in his father's utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor. The child has been hospitalized, and his father detained.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vance-says-talks-failed-to-reach-deal-with-iran-on-ending-mideast-war https://vietnaminquirer.com/vance-says-talks-failed-to-reach-deal-with-iran-on-ending-mideast-war Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vance, says, talks, failed, reach, deal, with, Iran, ending, Mideast, war Iran and the United States failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Sunday after marathon talks in Islamabad, adding that he was leaving negotiations after giving Tehran the "final and best offer."]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/faa-proposes-to-hire-2300-air-traffic-controllers-in-budget-request https://vietnaminquirer.com/faa-proposes-to-hire-2300-air-traffic-controllers-in-budget-request Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:39 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator FAA, proposes, hire, 2, 300, air, traffic, controllers, budget, request The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on April 6 it is proposing to hire 2,300 air traffic controller trainees as it works to address a persistent lack of personnel.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-plans-reforms-to-boost-growth-and-cut-business-costs-pm-draft-statement-says https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-plans-reforms-to-boost-growth-and-cut-business-costs-pm-draft-statement-says Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:37 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, plans, reforms, boost, growth, and, cut, business, costs, draft, statement, says Thailand will pursue broad economic and administrative reforms, aim for faster growth and cut business costs through the use of technology, according to a draft policy statement set to be delivered by the prime minister later this week.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-agrees-to-suspend-bombing-of-iran-for-two-weeks https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-agrees-to-suspend-bombing-of-iran-for-two-weeks Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, agrees, suspend, bombing, Iran, for, two, weeks U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he agreed to suspend bombing of Iran for two weeks as part of a ceasefire deal if Tehran completely reopens the vital Strait of Hormuz.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-police-seize-16-tons-of-drugs-hidden-under-cabbages https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-police-seize-16-tons-of-drugs-hidden-under-cabbages Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, police, seize, 1.6, tons, drugs, hidden, under, cabbages Thai police have seized 1.6 tons of ketamine and crystal methamphetamine buried under cabbages in the bed of a pickup truck, with the driver arrested on drug trafficking charges.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/escaped-wolf-forces-school-closure-in-south-korea https://vietnaminquirer.com/escaped-wolf-forces-school-closure-in-south-korea Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Escaped, wolf, forces, school, closure, South, Korea A wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea remained at large Thursday, authorities said, prompting a local school to close over safety concerns as the search continued.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/waiting-for-deepseek-new-model-to-test-chinas-ai-ambitions https://vietnaminquirer.com/waiting-for-deepseek-new-model-to-test-chinas-ai-ambitions Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Waiting, for, DeepSeek:, new, model, test, Chinas, ambitions For weeks now, the global tech industry has been waiting for a major artificial intelligence launch from DeepSeek, seen as a benchmark for China's progress in the fast-moving field.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ketamine-queen-jailed-for-15-years-over-matthew-perry-drugs https://vietnaminquirer.com/ketamine-queen-jailed-for-15-years-over-matthew-perry-drugs Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Ketamine, Queen, jailed, for, years, over, Matthew, Perry, drugs A British-American dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" who sold the drugs that killed "Friends" star Matthew Perry, and boasted she supplied an elite circle of Hollywood VIPs, was jailed for 15 years on Wednesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/greece-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15-year-olds-pm https://vietnaminquirer.com/greece-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15-year-olds-pm Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Greece, ban, social, media, for, under, 15-year-olds: Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 from Jan. 1, 2027, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday, the latest country to do so as concern grows over the platforms' impact.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/african-charity-sues-prince-harry-for-defamation https://vietnaminquirer.com/african-charity-sues-prince-harry-for-defamation Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator African, charity, sues, Prince, Harry, for, defamation An African AIDS charity co-founded by Britain's Prince Harry said on Friday it had launched legal proceedings against him for "reputational harm," as the royal "categorically" rejected the defamation claims.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/openai-ceo-sam-altmans-california-home-hit-by-molotov-cocktail-man-arrested https://vietnaminquirer.com/openai-ceo-sam-altmans-california-home-hit-by-molotov-cocktail-man-arrested Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator OpenAI, CEO, Sam, Altmans, California, home, hit, Molotov, cocktail, man, arrested The luxury San Francisco home of OpenAI boss Sam Altman was hit by a Molotov cocktail on Friday, the company said, as police announced the arrest of a suspect.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/artemis-astronauts-preparing-for-historic-lunar-flyby https://vietnaminquirer.com/artemis-astronauts-preparing-for-historic-lunar-flyby Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Artemis, astronauts, preparing, for, historic, lunar, flyby The Artemis astronauts were gearing up Saturday for their long-anticipated lunar flyby, including reviewing the surface features they must analyze and photograph during their time circling the Moon.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/weight-loss-injections-become-part-of-indias-pre-wedding-preparation https://vietnaminquirer.com/weight-loss-injections-become-part-of-indias-pre-wedding-preparation Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Weight-loss, injections, become, part, Indias, pre-wedding, preparation Soon-to-be brides and grooms seeking shortcuts to shed pounds before the big day have become the latest consumer target for weight-loss drugs in India.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/seoul-seeks-to-calm-rush-to-buy-rubbish-bags-over-fears-of-shortage-amid-middle-east-war https://vietnaminquirer.com/seoul-seeks-to-calm-rush-to-buy-rubbish-bags-over-fears-of-shortage-amid-middle-east-war Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Seoul, seeks, calm, rush, buy, rubbish, bags, over, fears, shortage, amid, Middle, East, war South Korea’s energy minister on March 30 sought to ease fears over shortages of plastic rubbish bags after sales in Seoul jumped nearly fivefold due to energy supply concerns sparked by the Middle East war.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/3-million-indian-officials-to-begin-counting-worlds-largest-population https://vietnaminquirer.com/3-million-indian-officials-to-begin-counting-worlds-largest-population Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator million, Indian, officials, begin, counting, worlds, largest, population More than 3 million Indian officials are to spend a year counting every single person in the world's most populous nation, a mammoth task delayed in part by the Covid-19 pandemic.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/russian-military-plane-crashes-in-crimea-29-dead-tass https://vietnaminquirer.com/russian-military-plane-crashes-in-crimea-29-dead-tass Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Russian, military, plane, crashes, Crimea, dead:, TASS A Russian Antonov-26 military plane crashed while flying over the Crimean peninsula, killing 29 people, the TASS news agency reported Wednesday, quoting Russia's defense ministry.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/rescuers-find-21-people-on-raft-drifting-in-indonesian-waters-after-their-boat-sinks https://vietnaminquirer.com/rescuers-find-21-people-on-raft-drifting-in-indonesian-waters-after-their-boat-sinks Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Rescuers, find, people, raft, drifting, Indonesian, waters, after, their, boat, sinks Indonesian search teams rescued 21 people from a raft Tuesday morning, a day after their boat sank in rough seas.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-after-trump-threatens-weeks-of-strikes https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-after-trump-threatens-weeks-of-strikes Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Iran, fires, missiles, Israel, after, Trump, threatens, weeks, strikes Israel said it came under Iranian missile fire on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the Islamic republic into the "Stone Ages" with heavy strikes in the next two to three weeks.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/poppies-offer-hope-in-fire-scarred-los-angeles https://vietnaminquirer.com/poppies-offer-hope-in-fire-scarred-los-angeles Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Poppies, offer, hope, fire-scarred, Los, Angeles When wildfires raged around Los Angeles last year, Rene Amy’s home was razed to a pile of toxic ash.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/manila-says-iran-to-allow-philippine-oil-shipments-through-strait-of-hormuz https://vietnaminquirer.com/manila-says-iran-to-allow-philippine-oil-shipments-through-strait-of-hormuz Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Manila, says, Iran, allow, Philippine, oil, shipments, through, Strait, Hormuz The Philippines said Thursday that Iran has pledged to allow safe passage for shipments of oil to the import-dependent archipelago through the Strait of Hormuz.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hikers-dog-lost-in-new-zealand-forest-rescued-by-helicopter-after-strangers-fund-search https://vietnaminquirer.com/hikers-dog-lost-in-new-zealand-forest-rescued-by-helicopter-after-strangers-fund-search Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hikers, dog, lost, New, Zealand, forest, rescued, helicopter, after, strangers, fund, search When a hiker fell from a 55-meter (180-foot) waterfall in wild New Zealand bush, rescuers were forced to evacuate the badly hurt woman without her dog, which couldn't be found.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/pakistan-announces-free-public-transport-as-energy-crisis-bites https://vietnaminquirer.com/pakistan-announces-free-public-transport-as-energy-crisis-bites Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Pakistan, announces, free, public, transport, energy, crisis, bites State-run public transport in Pakistan's capital and most populous province will be free for the coming month, officials said Friday, after the government drastically raised fuel prices due to the Iran war.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-pm-blames-stockpilers-for-fuel-shortage https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-pm-blames-stockpilers-for-fuel-shortage Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, blames, stockpilers, for, fuel, shortage Thailand's prime minister slammed on Friday oil traders for "excessive profiteering", blaming those stockpiling fuel or smuggling it abroad for shortages that have driven prices steadily higher.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-strikes-deal-with-iran-for-oil-tankers-to-pass-through-strait-of-hormuz https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-strikes-deal-with-iran-for-oil-tankers-to-pass-through-strait-of-hormuz Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, strikes, deal, with, Iran, for, oil, tankers, pass, through, Strait, Hormuz Thailand has reached an agreement with Iran to allow Thai oil vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the Southeast Asian nation's prime minister said on Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-limits-fuel-price-hikes-as-oil-costs-surge https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-limits-fuel-price-hikes-as-oil-costs-surge Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, limits, fuel, price, hikes, oil, costs, surge China has limited the amount by which the country’s fuel costs can rise, the government announced on March 23, to mitigate surging oil prices amid a war in the Middle East.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/universities-urged-to-prioritize-practical-skills-and-student-agency-over-degrees-report https://vietnaminquirer.com/universities-urged-to-prioritize-practical-skills-and-student-agency-over-degrees-report Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Universities, urged, prioritize, practical, skills, and, student, agency, over, degrees:, report Higher education institutions should shift their focus from primarily awarding degrees to developing student "agency," interdisciplinary capabilities, and adaptability across industry environments, according to a report published this month by IE School of Science & Technology at IE University and UC Berkeley's International Co-Lab.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bmw-recalls-180000-cars-in-china-over-fire-risk https://vietnaminquirer.com/bmw-recalls-180000-cars-in-china-over-fire-risk Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator BMW, recalls, 180, 000, cars, China, over, fire, risk The Chinese arm of German automaker BMW will recall nearly 180,000 vehicles due to a possible wiring fault in air conditioning units that poses a fire risk, China's market regulator said on Tuesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bangladesh-hikes-jet-fuel-by-79 https://vietnaminquirer.com/bangladesh-hikes-jet-fuel-by-79 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bangladesh, hikes, jet, fuel, 79 Bangladesh hiked jet fuel prices by 79% on Tuesday as costs surge in the wake of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/myanmars-rebuild-stutters-year-after-deadly-quake https://vietnaminquirer.com/myanmars-rebuild-stutters-year-after-deadly-quake Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Myanmars, rebuild, stutters, year, after, deadly, quake The gaping holes torn in a road to Mandalay by last year's devastating earthquake have been filled in, and the route in northern Myanmar partly resurfaced.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/moon-race-how-china-is-challenging-the-us https://vietnaminquirer.com/moon-race-how-china-is-challenging-the-us Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Moon, race:, how, China, challenging, the Walking on the Moon by 2030, building a lunar base, and then perhaps on to Mars: after 30 years of honing its expertise, China is challenging the United States' supremacy in spaceflight.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bus-sinks-in-bangladesh-river-killing-26-people https://vietnaminquirer.com/bus-sinks-in-bangladesh-river-killing-26-people Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bus, sinks, Bangladesh, river, killing, people A bus carrying about 50 people plunged into a major river in central Bangladesh as it was driving onto a ferry, leaving at least 26 people dead.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-to-roll-out-17b-wartime-budget https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-to-roll-out-17b-wartime-budget Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, roll, out, 17B, wartime, budget South Korea aims to roll out a nearly US$17 billion "wartime" supplementary budget and expand fuel tax cuts as the war in Iran pushes up energy prices.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/italy-probes-sephora-lvmh-for-pushing-cosmetic-sales-to-minors https://vietnaminquirer.com/italy-probes-sephora-lvmh-for-pushing-cosmetic-sales-to-minors Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Italy, probes, Sephora, LVMH, for, pushing, cosmetic, sales, minors Italian competition regulators said they have opened a probe into French luxury group LVMH and its Sephora and Benefit subsidiaries for promoting skin care products to minors.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-announces-policy-to-ease-academic-pressure-on-students https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-announces-policy-to-ease-academic-pressure-on-students Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, announces, policy, ease, academic, pressure, students China's Education Ministry has announced a framework to promote students' physical and mental health with measures that include banning ​schools from assigning excess homework and encroaching on student break ‌time.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-koreas-lee-calls-for-safety-readiness-against-terror-acts-at-bts-concert https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-koreas-lee-calls-for-safety-readiness-against-terror-acts-at-bts-concert Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Koreas, Lee, calls, for, safety, readiness, against, terror, acts, BTS, concert South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on March 17 security and safety must be a top priority for a concert by Kpop band BTS on March 21 in Seoul, including readiness for any possible acts of “terror,” according to a live TV broadcast of a cabinet meeting.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-seeks-to-delay-meeting-with-chinas-xi-by-a-month-or-so https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-seeks-to-delay-meeting-with-chinas-xi-by-a-month-or-so Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, seeks, delay, meeting, with, Chinas, month, so U.S. President Donald Trump on March 16 said he is seeking to delay a highly anticipated trip to China in early April by about a month because of the Iran war.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/new-zealand-to-tighten-immigration-rules-amid-crime-concerns https://vietnaminquirer.com/new-zealand-to-tighten-immigration-rules-amid-crime-concerns Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator New, Zealand, tighten, immigration, rules, amid, crime, concerns New Zealand's government will introduce legislation on Wednesday to tighten deportation, asylum and immigration enforcement rules, saying the changes are needed to tackle serious offending, migrant exploitation and bad-faith claims.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-petrol-queues-lengthen-as-price-cap-expires https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-petrol-queues-lengthen-as-price-cap-expires Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, petrol, queues, lengthen, price, cap, expires From the capital Bangkok to Chiang Rai in the far northern reaches of the country, drivers and riders in Thailand queued for petrol Tuesday as shortages worsened and price rises loomed.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-panel-hears-safety-measures-failed-on-day-of-deadly-fire https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-panel-hears-safety-measures-failed-on-day-of-deadly-fire Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hong, Kong, panel, hears, safety, measures, failed, day, deadly, fire Almost all life-saving fire safety measures failed on the day a devastating blaze tore through a Hong Kong housing complex last year, killing 168 people, a public hearing was told on Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/in-seoul-square-of-protest-and-history-bts-fans-welcome-grand-comeback https://vietnaminquirer.com/in-seoul-square-of-protest-and-history-bts-fans-welcome-grand-comeback Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Seoul, square, protest, and, history, BTS, fans, welcome, grand, comeback Through months of winter protests in support of South Korean democracy, professor Lee Ji-young clutched her K-pop glowstick, a small but telling sign of her love for K-pop megastars BTS.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-japan-announce-40b-nuclear-power-project https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-japan-announce-40b-nuclear-power-project Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator US, Japan, announce, 40B, nuclear, power, project The United States and Japan announced Thursday a US$40 billion project to build nuclear reactors in Tennessee and Alabama, after a meeting of the two countries' leaders in Washington.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-applications-for-jobless-benefits-fall-to-205000-last-week-as-layoffs-remain-historically-low https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-applications-for-jobless-benefits-fall-to-205000-last-week-as-layoffs-remain-historically-low Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator applications, for, jobless, benefits, fall, 205, 000, last, week, layoffs, remain, historically, low U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the same range of recent years despite a broadly tepid labor market.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fire-at-south-korean-car-parts-factory-kills-10-injures-59 https://vietnaminquirer.com/fire-at-south-korean-car-parts-factory-kills-10-injures-59 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Fire, South, Korean, car, parts, factory, kills, 10, injures A fire broke out at a car parts factory in ​the South Korean city of Daejeon, ⁠leaving 10 people dead, 25 seriously injured, ​34 with minor injuries and four missing.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-jury-finds-elon-musk-misled-twitter-shareholders https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-jury-finds-elon-musk-misled-twitter-shareholders Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator jury, finds, Elon, Musk, misled, Twitter, shareholders A federal jury in California found Friday that Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders to drive down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a US$44 billion deal.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-rejects-efforts-to-launch-iran-ceasefire-talks-sources-say https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-rejects-efforts-to-launch-iran-ceasefire-talks-sources-say Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, rejects, efforts, launch, Iran, ceasefire, talks, sources, say President Donald Trump's administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive U.S.-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/air-china-to-resume-flights-to-north-korea https://vietnaminquirer.com/air-china-to-resume-flights-to-north-korea Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Air, China, resume, flights, North, Korea Air China will resume flights between Beijing and North Korea from March 30, the airline's website said on Saturday, after passenger train services running between the two nations restarted earlier this week.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-names-khameneis-son-mojtaba-as-new-supreme-leader https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-names-khameneis-son-mojtaba-as-new-supreme-leader Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Iran, names, Khameneis, son, Mojtaba, new, supreme, leader Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/oil-prices-surge-20-as-expanding-us-israeli-war-with-iran-cuts-supplies-from-mideast https://vietnaminquirer.com/oil-prices-surge-20-as-expanding-us-israeli-war-with-iran-cuts-supplies-from-mideast Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Oil, prices, surge, 20, expanding, US-Israeli, war, with, Iran, cuts, supplies, from, Mideast Oil prices surged about 20% on Monday, hitting their highest since July 2022, as the expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran ‌led some major Middle Eastern oil producers to cut supplies and on fears of prolonged disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/filipinos-race-to-fill-tanks-ahead-of-petrol-price-jump https://vietnaminquirer.com/filipinos-race-to-fill-tanks-ahead-of-petrol-price-jump Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Filipinos, race, fill, tanks, ahead, petrol, price, jump Queues formed at Philippine petrol stations and officials warned against hoarding on March 9 as residents raced to fill their tanks ahead of an expected surge in prices driven by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-war-could-be-over-soon-as-iran-rallies-behind-new-hardline-leader https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-war-could-be-over-soon-as-iran-rallies-behind-new-hardline-leader Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, says, war, could, over, soon, Iran, rallies, behind, new, hardline, leader U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday predicted the war in the Middle East could be over soon, even as Iran's hardliners staged a show of loyalty to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a sign that it was not prepared to back down any time soon.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/alleged-rihanna-mansion-shooter-charged-with-attempted-murder https://vietnaminquirer.com/alleged-rihanna-mansion-shooter-charged-with-attempted-murder Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Alleged, Rihanna, mansion, shooter, charged, with, attempted, murder A woman alleged to have shot up the luxury Los Angeles home of global megastar Rihanna was charged Tuesday with attempted murder.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/north-korea-and-china-to-resume-passenger-train-service-after-6-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/north-korea-and-china-to-resume-passenger-train-service-after-6-years Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator North, Korea, and, China, resume, passenger, train, service, after, years Tickets for the first passenger train in six years from Beijing ​to North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, were sold out ahead ‌of its March 12 departure, an official ticketing office in Beijing said on Tuesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/air-new-zealand-cuts-1100-flights-over-fuel-price-fears https://vietnaminquirer.com/air-new-zealand-cuts-1100-flights-over-fuel-price-fears Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Air, New, Zealand, cuts, 1, 100, flights, over, fuel, price, fears New Zealand's national airline said Thursday it would cancel 1,100 flights over the next two months, pointing to the impact of the war in the Middle East.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-crew-believed-trapped-aboard-thai-ship-attacked-in-gulf-firm https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-crew-believed-trapped-aboard-thai-ship-attacked-in-gulf-firm Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Three, crew, believed, trapped, aboard, Thai, ship, attacked, Gulf:, firm Three crew members believed to be trapped aboard a Thai bulk carrier hit by projectiles while traveling through the crucial Strait of Hormuz are yet to be rescued, the vessel’s owner says.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/a-red-fox-stows-away-on-a-cargo-ship-traveling-from-england-to-the-us https://vietnaminquirer.com/a-red-fox-stows-away-on-a-cargo-ship-traveling-from-england-to-the-us Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator red, fox, stows, away, cargo, ship, traveling, from, England, the A red fox somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that traveled from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is now in the Bronx Zoo's care.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/oil-jumps-to-100-per-barrel-and-stocks-sink-worldwide-with-no-clear-end-in-sight-for-the-iran-war https://vietnaminquirer.com/oil-jumps-to-100-per-barrel-and-stocks-sink-worldwide-with-no-clear-end-in-sight-for-the-iran-war Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Oil, jumps, 100, per, barrel, and, stocks, sink, worldwide, with, clear, end, sight, for, the, Iran, war With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran sent oil prices back to US$100 per barrel on Thursday, and stocks sank worldwide.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-war-threatens-prolonged-hit-to-global-energy-markets https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-war-threatens-prolonged-hit-to-global-energy-markets Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Iran, war, threatens, prolonged, hit, global, energy, markets The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran could leave consumers and businesses worldwide facing weeks or months of higher fuel prices even if the week-old conflict ends quickly, as suppliers grapple with damaged facilities, disrupted logistics, and elevated risks to shipping.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-seeks-suspension-of-concessions-against-eu-in-palm-oil-dispute https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-seeks-suspension-of-concessions-against-eu-in-palm-oil-dispute Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, seeks, suspension, concessions, against, palm, oil, dispute Indonesia will file for a suspension of concessions against the European Union at the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body over a palm oil case.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-pm-says-it-is-preparing-evacuation-of-citizens-in-middle-east https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-pm-says-it-is-preparing-evacuation-of-citizens-in-middle-east Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailands, says, preparing, evacuation, citizens, Middle, East Thailand is readying to evacuate its citizens from the Middle East by military or charter flights, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said March 1, after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, which answered with its own missile strikes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/big-wave-yet-to-come-trump-warns-us-strikes-on-iran-could-go-much-longer https://vietnaminquirer.com/big-wave-yet-to-come-trump-warns-us-strikes-on-iran-could-go-much-longer Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Big, wave, yet, come:, Trump, warns, strikes, Iran, could, much, longer President Donald Trump signaled on March 2 that U.S. strikes on Iran could go much longer than originally predicted, as his administration sought to counter criticism about conflicting messages on the war's goals.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/melania-trump-chairs-un-meeting-on-children-in-war-as-iran-accuses-us-of-bombing-girls-school https://vietnaminquirer.com/melania-trump-chairs-un-meeting-on-children-in-war-as-iran-accuses-us-of-bombing-girls-school Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Melania, Trump, chairs, meeting, children, war, Iran, accuses, bombing, girls, school U.S. first lady Melania Trump chaired a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on children and education in conflict on Monday, ​two days after U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel launched attacks on Iran that prompted a U.N. warning about child safety.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/flights-to-evacuate-stranded-travelers-in-middle-east https://vietnaminquirer.com/flights-to-evacuate-stranded-travelers-in-middle-east Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Flights, evacuate, stranded, travelers, Middle, East Governments and airlines scrambled Tuesday to repatriate tens of thousands of travelers stranded in the Middle East following the eruption of a regional conflict sparked by Israel-U.S. strikes on Iran.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-court-convicts-japanese-yakuza-for-trafficking-nuclear-material https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-court-convicts-japanese-yakuza-for-trafficking-nuclear-material Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator court, convicts, Japanese, yakuza, for, trafficking, nuclear, material A member of Japan's yakuza crime group was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a New York court on Tuesday after being convicted of trafficking nuclear material as well as drugs and weapons.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-says-17500-americans-returned-from-war-zone https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-says-17500-americans-returned-from-war-zone Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator says, 17, 500, Americans, returned, from, war, zone More than 17,500 Americans have returned to the United States since the country and Israel launched war on Iran last weekend, the State Department said Wednesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/britney-spears-arrested-on-suspicion-of-driving-under-the-influence-of-alcohol-and-drugs https://vietnaminquirer.com/britney-spears-arrested-on-suspicion-of-driving-under-the-influence-of-alcohol-and-drugs Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Britney, Spears, arrested, suspicion, driving, under, the, influence, alcohol, and, drugs Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs near her Southern California home and released, authorities said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-fires-homeland-security-chief-kristi-noem https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-fires-homeland-security-chief-kristi-noem Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, fires, homeland, security, chief, Kristi, Noem U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security, the agency responsible for carrying out his sweeping immigration crackdown.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-to-ban-social-media-access-for-under-16s https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-to-ban-social-media-access-for-under-16s Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, ban, social, media, access, for, under-16s Indonesia has said it would ban social media access for children under 16, citing threats from online pornography, cyberbullying, online fraud and internet addiction.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-administration-allows-sale-of-some-venezuela-gold https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-administration-allows-sale-of-some-venezuela-gold Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, administration, allows, sale, some, Venezuela, gold President Donald Trump's administration has issued a license allowing the sale of some Venezuelan gold into the U.S., as Washington pushes for greater access to the South American country's mineral wealth.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-red-crescent-says-death-toll-from-strike-that-hit-school-in-south-now-108 https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-red-crescent-says-death-toll-from-strike-that-hit-school-in-south-now-108 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Iran, Red, Crescent, says, death, toll, from, strike, that, hit, school, south, now, 108 The Iranian Red Crescent said the death toll from a strike on Saturday that hit a school in the country's south has risen to 108, after the U.S. and Israel launched a wave of attacks on the Islamic republic.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-foreigners-among-19-killed-in-nepal-bus-crash https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-foreigners-among-19-killed-in-nepal-bus-crash Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Three, foreigners, among, killed, Nepal, bus, crash A passenger bus plunged 200 meters (650 feet) from a mountainous road in west Nepal before dawn on Monday, killing 19 people including three foreign nationals, police said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/storm-paralyzes-travel-forcing-more-than-8000-us-flight-disruptions https://vietnaminquirer.com/storm-paralyzes-travel-forcing-more-than-8000-us-flight-disruptions Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Storm, paralyzes, travel, forcing, more, than, 8, 000, flight, disruptions U.S. airlines were still digging out from a powerful Northeast winter storm that forced more than 8,000 flight cancellations and delays on Monday, with thousands more already scrubbed for Tuesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/suspect-and-4-others-are-dead-after-stabbing-near-tacoma-washington-authorities-say https://vietnaminquirer.com/suspect-and-4-others-are-dead-after-stabbing-near-tacoma-washington-authorities-say Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Suspect, and, others, are, dead, after, stabbing, near, Tacoma, Washington, authorities, say A man fatally stabbed four people before being shot by a sheriff's deputy outside a home northwest of Tacoma, Washington, on Tuesday, authorities said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-police-arrest-two-over-alleged-kidnapping-murder-of-grandfather https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-police-arrest-two-over-alleged-kidnapping-murder-of-grandfather Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australian, police, arrest, two, over, alleged, kidnapping, murder, grandfather Australian detectives arrested two men Wednesday over the alleged kidnapping and murder of an elderly grandfather in a suspected case of mistaken identity.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/where-ai-lives-southeast-asias-data-center-boom https://vietnaminquirer.com/where-ai-lives-southeast-asias-data-center-boom Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Where, lives:, Southeast, Asias, data, center, boom Nonstop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data center near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/imf-urges-us-to-work-with-partners-to-ease-trade-restrictions https://vietnaminquirer.com/imf-urges-us-to-work-with-partners-to-ease-trade-restrictions Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator IMF, urges, work, with, partners, ease, trade, restrictions The IMF on Wednesday called on the United States to work with trading partners and find ways to mutually ease trade curbs, as it issued a review of the world's biggest economy.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/california-man-sentenced-for-giving-alcohol-to-hawk https://vietnaminquirer.com/california-man-sentenced-for-giving-alcohol-to-hawk Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator California, man, sentenced, for, giving, alcohol, hawk A man in California was sentenced to 45 days in jail for animal cruelty after footage showed him giving alcohol to a protected hawk, U.S. media reported Wednesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/son-of-indonesia-gasoline-godfather-jailed-in-17b-corruption-case https://vietnaminquirer.com/son-of-indonesia-gasoline-godfather-jailed-in-17b-corruption-case Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Son, Indonesia, gasoline, godfather, jailed, 17B, corruption, case An Indonesian judge sentenced the son of an Interpol-wanted oil tycoon to 15 years in prison on Friday in connection with a corruption scheme estimated to have cost the government US$17 billion.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-agrees-to-share-data-with-google-maps https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-agrees-to-share-data-with-google-maps Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, agrees, share, data, with, Google, Maps Google Maps could soon work properly in South Korea after Seoul agreed to share data with the popular app, but restrictions will stop sensitive military sites being revealed.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/paramount-acquires-warner-bros-in-110b-mega-merger https://vietnaminquirer.com/paramount-acquires-warner-bros-in-110b-mega-merger Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Paramount, acquires, Warner, Bros., 110B, mega-merger U.S. media conglomerate Paramount Skydance has said it will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal valuing the combined company at US$110 billion after beating Netflix in a bidding war.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-plans-to-buy-homes-devastated-in-deadly-high-rise-fire https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-plans-to-buy-homes-devastated-in-deadly-high-rise-fire Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hong, Kong, plans, buy, homes, devastated, deadly, high-rise, fire Hong Kong is proposing to spend about HK$4 billion ($512 million) to buy out the owners of homes in a high-rise housing complex ravaged by a massive fire to resettle nearly 2,000 affected households.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-to-travel-to-china-from-mar-31-to-apr-2-amid-trade-tensions https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-to-travel-to-china-from-mar-31-to-apr-2-amid-trade-tensions Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, travel, China, from, Mar, Apr, amid, trade, tensions US President Donald Trump will travel to China from Mar 31 to Apr 2, a White House official said on Friday (Feb 20), setting dates for a highly anticipated encounter amid tension between the world's biggest economies.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fireworks-store-explosion-in-china-kills-8-ahead-of-lunar-new-year https://vietnaminquirer.com/fireworks-store-explosion-in-china-kills-8-ahead-of-lunar-new-year Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Fireworks, store, explosion, China, kills, ahead, Lunar, New, Year An explosion and fire at a fireworks shop in eastern China has killed eight people and left two others with minor burns ahead of the Lunar New Year, authorities said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-granddad-kidnapped-in-case-of-mistaken-identity https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-granddad-kidnapped-in-case-of-mistaken-identity Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australian, granddad, kidnapped, case, mistaken, identity Australian police on Monday appealed for the urgent return of an 85-year-old man kidnapped in what they said was a case of mistaken identity.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-unveils-first-japan-investments-under-trade-pact https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-unveils-first-japan-investments-under-trade-pact Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, unveils, first, Japan, investments, under, trade, pact President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced Japan's planned investments in U.S. energy and critical minerals projects, the first tranche under a bilateral trade pact, ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Washington visit.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/lunar-new-year-prayers-robots-and-festivities-usher-in-year-of-the-horse https://vietnaminquirer.com/lunar-new-year-prayers-robots-and-festivities-usher-in-year-of-the-horse Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Lunar, New, Year, prayers, robots, and, festivities, usher, Year, the, Horse Traditional prayers, fireworks and fairs marked the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, alongside 21st-century humanoid robots.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/former-south-korean-president-yoon-receives-life-sentence-for-imposing-martial-law https://vietnaminquirer.com/former-south-korean-president-yoon-receives-life-sentence-for-imposing-martial-law Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Former, South, Korean, President, Yoon, receives, life, sentence, for, imposing, martial, law Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in a dramatic culmination to the country’s biggest political crisis in decades.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/jose-maria-balcazar-becomes-perus-eighth-president-in-a-decade https://vietnaminquirer.com/jose-maria-balcazar-becomes-perus-eighth-president-in-a-decade Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator José, María, Balcázar, becomes, Peru’s, eighth, president, decade Peru’s Congress late Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country’s eighth president in a decade, replacing another interim leader who was ousted the previous day over corruption allegations just four months into his term.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-police-go-undercover-as-lion-dancers-to-nab-a-serial-burglar https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-police-go-undercover-as-lion-dancers-to-nab-a-serial-burglar Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, police, undercover, lion, dancers, nab, serial, burglar When Thai police were having trouble catching a serial burglar who repeatedly slipped through their fingers, they came up with a creative plan: going undercover in a traditional lion costume to get close to their elusive quarry.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/donald-trump-orders-government-release-of-ufo-records https://vietnaminquirer.com/donald-trump-orders-government-release-of-ufo-records Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Donald, Trump, orders, government, release, UFO, records President Donald Trump said he would direct federal agencies to begin releasing government files related to aliens and unidentified flying objects, pointing to what he described as strong public interest in the issue.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/virus-kills-dozens-of-tigers-in-thailand-park https://vietnaminquirer.com/virus-kills-dozens-of-tigers-in-thailand-park Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Virus, kills, dozens, tigers, Thailand, park A deadly virus and bacterial infection have killed at least 72 tigers at a private animal park in Thailand's north in recent weeks, authorities said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/global-ai-summit-in-india-still-without-final-statement https://vietnaminquirer.com/global-ai-summit-in-india-still-without-final-statement Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Global, summit, India, still, without, final, statement A summit statement on how the world should approach the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence was still not published Saturday afternoon, a day after it had been expected at global talks in New Delhi.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/uk-tells-parents-to-quiz-their-children-about-toxic-online-content https://vietnaminquirer.com/uk-tells-parents-to-quiz-their-children-about-toxic-online-content Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator tells, parents, quiz, their, children, about, toxic, online, content Britain on Feb. 10 encouraged parents to speak to their children about the harmful content they could encounter online as the government looks into the pros and cons of an Australian-style ban on social media for under 16s.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-mans-prison-term-for-royal-insult-extended-to-50-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-mans-prison-term-for-royal-insult-extended-to-50-years Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, mans, prison, term, for, royal, insult, extended, years A Thai court on Tuesday extended the prison sentence of a man convicted for criticizing the country's king to 50 years, one of the longest terms imposed under the kingdom's strict royal insult law, a legal rights group said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/instagram-boss-to-testify-at-social-media-addiction-trial https://vietnaminquirer.com/instagram-boss-to-testify-at-social-media-addiction-trial Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Instagram, boss, testify, social, media, addiction, trial Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is to be called to testify Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom by lawyers out to prove social media is dangerously addictive by design to young, vulnerable minds.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/samsung-starts-mass-production-of-next-gen-ai-memory-chip https://vietnaminquirer.com/samsung-starts-mass-production-of-next-gen-ai-memory-chip Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Samsung, starts, mass, production, next-gen, memory, chip Samsung Electronics announced Thursday it had started mass production of next-generation memory chips to power artificial intelligence, touting an "industry-leading" breakthrough.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japans-organized-fraud-losses-hit-record-920m https://vietnaminquirer.com/japans-organized-fraud-losses-hit-record-920m Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japans, organized, fraud, losses, hit, record, 920M Japan's criminal syndicates raked in US$920 million from organized fraud last year, almost double the previous record in 2024, using a sophisticated, cross-border network of scammers, police said Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/police-in-france-detain-9-people-in-suspected-massive-louvre-ticket-fraud-scheme https://vietnaminquirer.com/police-in-france-detain-9-people-in-suspected-massive-louvre-ticket-fraud-scheme Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Police, France, detain, people, suspected, massive, Louvre, ticket, fraud, scheme The Paris prosecutors office on Thursday said that nine people were being detained as part of an investigation into a suspected decade-long, 10 million euro (US$11.8 million) ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre, the world's most visited museum.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hello-kitty-designer-bows-out-after-40-years-in-charge https://vietnaminquirer.com/hello-kitty-designer-bows-out-after-40-years-in-charge Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hello, Kitty, designer, bows, out, after, years, charge The flamboyant designer behind Hello Kitty -- the cute Japanese character that became a global mega brand -- is stepping down after more than four decades in charge of her look.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/dumplings-and-work-stress-as-chinese-rush-home-for-lunar-new-year https://vietnaminquirer.com/dumplings-and-work-stress-as-chinese-rush-home-for-lunar-new-year Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Dumplings, and, work, stress, Chinese, rush, home, for, Lunar, New, Year Aspiring physical education teacher Gao Yemiao missed his 30-second window to buy a train ticket home for China's biggest holiday before seats sold out -- but he was lucky.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-fines-air-india-110350-in-airbus-incident-says-lapse-eroded-public-confidence https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-fines-air-india-110350-in-airbus-incident-says-lapse-eroded-public-confidence Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator India, fines, Air, India, 110, 350, Airbus, incident, says, lapse, eroded, public, confidence India's civil aviation watchdog has fined Air India US$110,350 for flying an Airbus plane eight times without an airworthiness permit, saying the lapse has further eroded public trust in the country's second-biggest airline, a confidential order shows.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesias-economic-growth-to-exceed-target-in-2026-president-says https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesias-economic-growth-to-exceed-target-in-2026-president-says Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesias, economic, growth, exceed, target, 2026, president, says Indonesia's president said on Friday that the country's economic growth is real and will this year surpass its target, adding that business players have acknowledged the benefits of his free meals program in boosting consumption.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/philippine-economy-to-rebound-in-2026-with-at-least-5-growth-says-minister https://vietnaminquirer.com/philippine-economy-to-rebound-in-2026-with-at-least-5-growth-says-minister Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Philippine, economy, rebound, 2026, with, least, growth, says, minister The Philippine economy will bounce back this year with growth of at least 5%, supported by sound fundamentals and a solid performance in its key revenue sectors, the finance minister said on Monday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/son-of-norways-crown-princess-stands-trial-for-rape-and-domestic-violence https://vietnaminquirer.com/son-of-norways-crown-princess-stands-trial-for-rape-and-domestic-violence Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Son, Norways, crown, princess, stands, trial, for, rape, and, domestic, violence The son of Norway's crown princess will stand trial on Tuesday on charges of rape, domestic violence, assault and drug possession, among other crimes, one of several cases that have shaken the Norwegian monarchy.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/spain-to-seek-social-media-ban-for-under-16s https://vietnaminquirer.com/spain-to-seek-social-media-ban-for-under-16s Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Spain, seek, social, media, ban, for, under-16s Spain will seek to ban social media for under-16s to protect them from harmful content such as pornography and violence, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Tuesday, drawing a furious response from X owner Elon Musk.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-from-heavy-japan-snow-hits-30 https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-from-heavy-japan-snow-hits-30 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Death, toll, from, heavy, Japan, snow, hits Unusually heavy snow killed at least 30 people in Japan in the past two weeks, officials said on Tuesday, as the government deployed troops to help clear huge drifts that left residents in the country's north struggling to leave home.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/xi-calls-for-mutual-respect-with-trump-hails-ties-with-putin https://vietnaminquirer.com/xi-calls-for-mutual-respect-with-trump-hails-ties-with-putin Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator calls, for, mutual, respect, with, Trump, hails, ties, with, Putin Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Iran and other thorny subjects Wednesday with both U.S. counterpart Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, hailing tighter ties with Moscow and calling for "mutual respect" with Washington.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-pilot-pm-anutin-charnvirakul-on-course-to-keep-top-job https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-pilot-pm-anutin-charnvirakul-on-course-to-keep-top-job Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailands, pilot, Anutin, Charnvirakul, course, keep, top, job Heir to a construction fortune and hobbyist jet pilot Anutin Charnvirakul is widely expected to remain Thailand's prime minister after this weekend's general election, regardless of the result.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-indonesia-sign-new-security-treaty https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-indonesia-sign-new-security-treaty Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia, Indonesia, sign, new, security, treaty Australia and Indonesia signed a security treaty on Friday, paving the way for closer cooperation and new military training facilities in Southeast Asia's largest economy.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-to-restart-worlds-biggest-nuclear-plant https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-to-restart-worlds-biggest-nuclear-plant Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, restart, worlds, biggest, nuclear, plant Japan will switch the world's largest nuclear power plant back on next week, after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/danone-expands-recall-of-infant-formula-batches-in-europe https://vietnaminquirer.com/danone-expands-recall-of-infant-formula-batches-in-europe Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Danone, expands, recall, infant, formula, batches, Europe French food giant Danone recalled batches of infant formula in Britain, Spain, Croatia and Slovenia over the possible presence of a toxin, expanding the measure across Europe.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/pricier-iphones-global-memory-chip-crunch-puts-spotlight-on-apple https://vietnaminquirer.com/pricier-iphones-global-memory-chip-crunch-puts-spotlight-on-apple Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Pricier, iPhones, Global, memory, chip, crunch, puts, spotlight, Apple As the global memory chip shortage hits the smartphone market, a key question is echoing from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: Will Apple raise prices, or sacrifice profit to gain new customers?]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/more-than-200-killed-in-coltan-mine-collapse-in-east-congo https://vietnaminquirer.com/more-than-200-killed-in-coltan-mine-collapse-in-east-congo Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator More, than, 200, killed, coltan, mine, collapse, east, Congo More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/italy-investigates-church-painting-of-angel-restored-to-look-like-meloni https://vietnaminquirer.com/italy-investigates-church-painting-of-angel-restored-to-look-like-meloni Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Italy, investigates, church, painting, angel, restored, look, like, Meloni An angel in a church in central Rome has been restored to look like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a national newspaper reported on Saturday, prompting the culture ministry to investigate and Meloni to laugh off the affair.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/search-and-rescue-efforts-under-way-for-10-still-missing-after-deadly-philippine-ferry-disaster https://vietnaminquirer.com/search-and-rescue-efforts-under-way-for-10-still-missing-after-deadly-philippine-ferry-disaster Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Search, and, rescue, efforts, under, way, for, still, missing, after, deadly, Philippine, ferry, disaster Search and rescue operations continued on Jan. 27 for 10 people still missing after a passenger boat capsized off a southern Philippine Province, with the death toll at 18, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-gold-traders-with-at-least-320m-in-annual-transactions-must-report-to-central-bank https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-gold-traders-with-at-least-320m-in-annual-transactions-must-report-to-central-bank Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, gold, traders, with, least, 320M, annual, transactions, must, report, central, bank Thai gold traders with average annual transactions of at least 10 billion baht (US$320.72 million) over the past five years must report their activities to the central bank, according to the official Royal Gazette.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-monster-storm-kills-30 https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-monster-storm-kills-30 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator monster, storm, kills More than half a million Americans woke up without power Tuesday, as freezing temperatures gripped swathes of the country in a monster storm that has killed at least 30 people.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japans-last-pair-of-pandas-have-arrived-back-in-china https://vietnaminquirer.com/japans-last-pair-of-pandas-have-arrived-back-in-china Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japans, last, pair, pandas, have, arrived, back, China Japan's last pair of pandas have returned to China, leaving Japan without the lovable bears for the first time in half a century.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/online-platforms-offer-filtering-to-fight-ai-slop https://vietnaminquirer.com/online-platforms-offer-filtering-to-fight-ai-slop Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Online, platforms, offer, filtering, fight, slop As "AI slop" floods the internet, efforts are mounting to stem an online deluge of shoddy images and videos made using increasingly advanced tech tools.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-quadriplegic-runs-farm-with-just-one-finger https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-quadriplegic-runs-farm-with-just-one-finger Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, quadriplegic, runs, farm, with, just, one, finger Quadriplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe - yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/philippines-posts-worst-economic-growth-since-2011 https://vietnaminquirer.com/philippines-posts-worst-economic-growth-since-2011 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Philippines, posts, worst, economic, growth, since, 2011 The Philippines economy grew at its slowest non-pandemic pace in 14 years in 2025, data showed Thursday, as it was swiped by a corruption scandal and climate change-fuelled weather woes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/apple-earnings-soar-as-china-iphone-sales-surge https://vietnaminquirer.com/apple-earnings-soar-as-china-iphone-sales-surge Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Apple, earnings, soar, China, iPhone, sales, surge Apple on Thursday said it saw record-high earnings in the final three months of last year, with iPhone sales surging in greater China.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nestle-acknowledges-delay-before-baby-milk-recall https://vietnaminquirer.com/nestle-acknowledges-delay-before-baby-milk-recall Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nestle, acknowledges, delay, before, baby, milk, recall Swiss food giant Nestle has acknowledged that it waited days for a health-risk analysis before alerting authorities after detecting a toxin in its baby milk at a Dutch factory.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-landslide-death-toll-rises-to-44 https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-landslide-death-toll-rises-to-44 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, landslide, death, toll, rises The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia rose to 44, authorities said Friday, extending recovery efforts by a week to search for those still missing.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tears-at-tokyo-zoo-as-japans-last-pandas-head-back-to-china https://vietnaminquirer.com/tears-at-tokyo-zoo-as-japans-last-pandas-head-back-to-china Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tears, Tokyo, zoo, Japan’s, last, pandas, head, back, China Panda lovers in Tokyo said goodbye on Sunday to a hugely popular pair of the bears that are set to return to China, leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/sydney-beaches-stay-closed-after-three-shark-attacks-in-two-days https://vietnaminquirer.com/sydney-beaches-stay-closed-after-three-shark-attacks-in-two-days Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Sydney, beaches, stay, closed, after, three, shark, attacks, two, days Beaches in the north of Sydney remained closed on Jan. 20 after a shark bit a man in his 20s - the city's third shark attack in two days - as heavy rains left the waters murky and more likely to attract the animals.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-passes-tougher-laws-on-guns-hate-crimes-after-bondi-shooting https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-passes-tougher-laws-on-guns-hate-crimes-after-bondi-shooting Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia, passes, tougher, laws, guns, hate, crimes, after, Bondi, shooting Australia has enacted new laws for a national gun buyback, tighter background checks for gun licenses and a crackdown on hate crimes in response to the country's worst mass shooting in decades at a Jewish festival last month.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-approves-23b-sale-of-aircraft-torpedoes-to-singapore https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-approves-23b-sale-of-aircraft-torpedoes-to-singapore Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator approves, 2.3B, sale, aircraft, torpedoes, Singapore The United States on Tuesday announced the approval of a US$2.3 billion sale of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, torpedoes and related equipment to Singapore.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/gunman-jailed-for-life-in-killing-of-japan-ex-pm-abe https://vietnaminquirer.com/gunman-jailed-for-life-in-killing-of-japan-ex-pm-abe Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Gunman, jailed, for, life, killing, Japan, ex-PM, Abe The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty Wednesday and jailed for life, as the judge declared the broad-daylight assassination "despicable and extremely malicious."]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/they-poisoned-us-grappling-with-deadly-impact-of-nuclear-testing https://vietnaminquirer.com/they-poisoned-us-grappling-with-deadly-impact-of-nuclear-testing Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator They, poisoned, us:, grappling, with, deadly, impact, nuclear, testing Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the deadly legacy.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/plastics-everywhere-and-the-myth-that-made-it-possible https://vietnaminquirer.com/plastics-everywhere-and-the-myth-that-made-it-possible Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Plastics, everywhere, and, the, myth, that, made, possible If there's one material that defines modern life more than any other, it's plastic: present from the moment we're born in newborn stool, in product packaging, in the soil beneath our feet and the air we breathe.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-completes-withdrawal-from-world-health-organization https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-completes-withdrawal-from-world-health-organization Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator completes, withdrawal, from, World, Health, Organization The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tiktok-establishes-joint-venture-to-end-us-ban-threat https://vietnaminquirer.com/tiktok-establishes-joint-venture-to-end-us-ban-threat Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator TikTok, establishes, joint, venture, end, ban, threat TikTok announced Thursday it has established a majority American-owned joint venture to operate its U.S. business, allowing the company to avoid a ban over its Chinese ownership.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/france-probes-deaths-of-two-babies-after-powdered-milk-recall https://vietnaminquirer.com/france-probes-deaths-of-two-babies-after-powdered-milk-recall Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator France, probes, deaths, two, babies, after, powdered, milk, recall France's health minister on Friday sought to reassure consumers that all suspicious infant formula had been withdrawn, as an investigation began into the deaths of two babies who drank possibly contaminated powdered milk.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meta-halts-teens-access-to-ai-characters-globally https://vietnaminquirer.com/meta-halts-teens-access-to-ai-characters-globally Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meta, halts, teens, access, characters, globally Meta Platforms said on Friday it will suspend teenagers' access to its existing AI characters across all of its apps worldwide, as it builds an updated iteration of those for teen users.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musk-seeks-up-to-134b-from-openai-microsoft https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musk-seeks-up-to-134b-from-openai-microsoft Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Elon, Musk, seeks, 134B, from, OpenAI, Microsoft Elon Musk is seeking up to US$134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, saying he deserves the "wrongful gains" that they received from his early support, according to a court filing on Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meta-shuts-544000-accounts-for-kids-under-australias-social-media-ban https://vietnaminquirer.com/meta-shuts-544000-accounts-for-kids-under-australias-social-media-ban Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meta, shuts, 544, 000, accounts, for, kids, under, Australias, social, media, ban Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Jan. 12 to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it has blocked more than 544,000 accounts under the new law.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-has-revoked-over-100000-visas-since-trump-return https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-has-revoked-over-100000-visas-since-trump-return Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator has, revoked, over, 100, 000, visas, since, Trump, return The U.S. has revoked more than 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump took office on an anti-migrant platform, a record for a single year, the State Department said on Jan. 12.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-suspends-sales-at-properties-owned-by-accused-cyberscam-front https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-suspends-sales-at-properties-owned-by-accused-cyberscam-front Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambodia, suspends, sales, properties, owned, accused, cyberscam, front Cambodia has frozen sales of luxury properties by a U.S.-sanctioned conglomerate after its founder was extradited to China and charged by Washington for allegedly running multibillion-dollar transnational cyberscams.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-prosecutors-demand-death-penalty-for-ex-leader-yoon https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-prosecutors-demand-death-penalty-for-ex-leader-yoon Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korean, prosecutors, demand, death, penalty, for, ex-leader, Yoon South Korean prosecutors called on Tuesday for the death penalty to be handed down to former president Yoon Suk Yeol for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into chaos.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/musks-grok-barred-from-undressing-images-after-global-backlash https://vietnaminquirer.com/musks-grok-barred-from-undressing-images-after-global-backlash Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Musks, Grok, barred, from, undressing, images, after, global, backlash Elon Musk's platform X on Wednesday announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualized photos of women and children.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-province-to-end-drug-decriminalization-program https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-province-to-end-drug-decriminalization-program Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Canada, province, end, drug, decriminalization, program A Canadian province announced Wednesday that it would not renew a controversial but pioneering drug decriminalization program, saying the initiative has not produced the desired outcome of more users seeking healthcare.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-philippines-agree-military-resupply-deal https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-philippines-agree-military-resupply-deal Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, Philippines, agree, military, resupply, deal The Philippines and Japan on Thursday signed an agreement allowing for the resupply of fuel and ammunition to each other's forces.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/european-military-mission-in-greenland-as-us-aim-remains-intact https://vietnaminquirer.com/european-military-mission-in-greenland-as-us-aim-remains-intact Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator European, military, mission, Greenland, aim, remains, intact The White House on Thursday said a European military mission taking shape in Greenland would not deter President Donald Trump from pursuing control of the autonomous, mineral-rich Danish territory.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/social-media-sites-block-47-million-underage-accounts-in-australia https://vietnaminquirer.com/social-media-sites-block-47-million-underage-accounts-in-australia Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Social, media, sites, block, 4.7, million, underage, accounts, Australia Tech giants have blocked 4.7 million accounts under Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the country's online safety watchdog said Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/openai-introducing-ads-to-chatgpt https://vietnaminquirer.com/openai-introducing-ads-to-chatgpt Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator OpenAI, introducing, ads, ChatGPT OpenAI announced Friday it will begin testing advertisements on ChatGPT in the coming weeks, as the wildly popular artificial intelligence chatbot seeks to increase revenue to cover its soaring costs.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/free-our-president-maduro-supporters-demand-at-rally https://vietnaminquirer.com/free-our-president-maduro-supporters-demand-at-rally Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Free, our, president, Maduro, supporters, demand, rally Around 2,000 supporters of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro demonstrated Sunday in Caracas to demand that he and his wife, who were nabbed by U.S. forces and taken to a New York jail, be released.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/shackled-and-defiant-venezuelas-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-to-us-narcotics-charges https://vietnaminquirer.com/shackled-and-defiant-venezuelas-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-to-us-narcotics-charges Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Shackled, and, defiant, Venezuelas, Maduro, pleads, not, guilty, narcotics, charges Shackled at the ankles and dressed in prison garb, toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stood before a U.S. judge on Jan. 5 and declared he was still his country’s rightful leader as he faced charges that could put him behind bars for life.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/strong-62-magnitude-earthquake-hits-japans-chugoku-region https://vietnaminquirer.com/strong-62-magnitude-earthquake-hits-japans-chugoku-region Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Strong, 6.2-magnitude, earthquake, hits, Japans, Chugoku, region An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Jan. 6, followed by a series of sizeable aftershocks, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/new-venezuela-leader-says-no-foreign-power-running-country https://vietnaminquirer.com/new-venezuela-leader-says-no-foreign-power-running-country Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator New, Venezuela, leader, says, no, foreign, power, running, country Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez insisted Tuesday no foreign power was governing her country, even as U.S. President Donald Trump announced Caracas will be swiftly turning over millions of barrels of oil to the United States.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-music-to-mind-reading-ai-startups-bet-on-earbuds https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-music-to-mind-reading-ai-startups-bet-on-earbuds Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, music, mind, reading:, startups, bet, earbuds AI companies are on the hunt to design the ideal device to deliver AI's superpowers, and some new enterprises are convinced that headphones or earbuds are the way.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-heatwave-stokes-risk-of-catastrophic-bushfires https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-heatwave-stokes-risk-of-catastrophic-bushfires Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia, heatwave, stokes, risk, catastrophic, bushfires Firefighters warned millions of Australians of "catastrophic" bushfire dangers on Thursday as they battled multiple blazes stoked by a heatwave blanketing the country.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/study-shows-how-fast-kilos-return-after-ending-weight-loss-drugs https://vietnaminquirer.com/study-shows-how-fast-kilos-return-after-ending-weight-loss-drugs Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Study, shows, how, fast, kilos, return, after, ending, weight-loss, drugs When people stop taking the new generation of weight-loss drugs they pile back on the kilos four times faster than they would after ending diet and exercise regimes, new research found Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/un-climate-chief-says-trump-scores-own-goal-with-treaty-retreat https://vietnaminquirer.com/un-climate-chief-says-trump-scores-own-goal-with-treaty-retreat Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator climate, chief, says, Trump, scores, own, goal, with, treaty, retreat The UN climate chief led a chorus of criticism Thursday over President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from a bedrock climate treaty, calling it a "colossal own goal" that will only harm his country.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/former-catholic-priest-sentenced-to-24-years-in-prison-for-underage-rape-case-in-brazil https://vietnaminquirer.com/former-catholic-priest-sentenced-to-24-years-in-prison-for-underage-rape-case-in-brazil Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Former, Catholic, priest, sentenced, years, prison, for, underage, rape, case, Brazil A Brazilian court sentenced former priest Bernardino Batista dos Santos to 24 years and nine months in prison for the rape of an underage person, a document obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday showed.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-climbs-after-trash-site-collapse-buries-dozens-in-philippines https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-climbs-after-trash-site-collapse-buries-dozens-in-philippines Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Death, toll, climbs, after, trash, site, collapse, buries, dozens, Philippines Hard hat-wearing rescue workers and backhoes dug through rubble in search of survivors on Saturday in the shadow of a mountain of garbage that buried dozens of landfill employees in the central Philippines, killing at least four.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tens-of-thousands-in-berlin-face-days-without-power https://vietnaminquirer.com/tens-of-thousands-in-berlin-face-days-without-power Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tens, thousands, Berlin, face, days, without, power Tens of thousands of homes in Berlin will be without electricity until Thursday as authorities struggle to repair power cables seriously damaged in a suspected arson attack, officials said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/swiss-investigate-bar-managers-after-deadly-new-years-blaze https://vietnaminquirer.com/swiss-investigate-bar-managers-after-deadly-new-years-blaze Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Swiss, investigate, bar, managers, after, deadly, New, Years, blaze The managers of the Swiss ski resort bar where dozens died during a fire at a New Year's celebration are under investigation for negligent manslaughter, authorities said Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-army-accuses-cambodia-of-violating-truce-with-over-250-drones https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-army-accuses-cambodia-of-violating-truce-with-over-250-drones Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, army, accuses, Cambodia, violating, truce, with, over, 250, drones Thailand's army accused Cambodia on Monday of violating a newly signed ceasefire agreement, reached after weeks of deadly border clashes, by flying more than 250 drones over its territory.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesias-free-meal-scheme-to-reach-80-million-recipients-by-april-behind-target https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesias-free-meal-scheme-to-reach-80-million-recipients-by-april-behind-target Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesias, free, meal, scheme, reach, million, recipients, April, behind, target Indonesia's free school meals program is expected to reach 80 million recipients by April, said the senior minister overseeing the food sector on Dec. 29, falling further behind its targets.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-pm-takaichi-moves-into-haunted-official-residence https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-pm-takaichi-moves-into-haunted-official-residence Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, Takaichi, moves, into, haunted, official, residence Japanese premier Sanae Takaichi may have extra trouble sleeping after she moved into the prime minister's official residence, where ghosts of Japanese soldiers from a century ago are reputed to reside.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/temperature-records-broken-across-the-world-in-2025 https://vietnaminquirer.com/temperature-records-broken-across-the-world-in-2025 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Temperature, records, broken, across, the, world, 2025 Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus programme.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-imposes-excise-duty-on-cigarettes-effective-feb-1 https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-imposes-excise-duty-on-cigarettes-effective-feb-1 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator India, imposes, excise, duty, cigarettes, effective, Feb India has imposed an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees (US$22.78-94.46) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective Feb. 1, the finance ministry said in an order late on Wednesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-says-to-impose-extra-55-tariffs-on-some-beef-imports https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-says-to-impose-extra-55-tariffs-on-some-beef-imports Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, says, impose, extra, 55, tariffs, some, beef, imports China said on Dec. 31 it will impose additional 55% tariffs on some beef imports from countries including Brazil, Australia and the United States that exceed a certain quantity from Jan. 1, 2026.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-to-know-about-deadly-fire-at-swiss-alpine-bars-new-year-celebration https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-to-know-about-deadly-fire-at-swiss-alpine-bars-new-year-celebration Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator What, know, about, deadly, fire, Swiss, Alpine, bars, New, Year, celebration Swiss investigators are probing what caused a fire in a bar at an Alpine ski resort that left around 40 people dead and another 115 injured during a New Year's celebration.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/myanmar-junta-says-voter-turnout-at-52-in-first-phase-of-election https://vietnaminquirer.com/myanmar-junta-says-voter-turnout-at-52-in-first-phase-of-election Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Myanmar, junta, says, voter, turnout, 52, first, phase, election Myanmar's junta said slightly more than half of eligible voters cast their ballot in the first phase of a three-stage national election at the weekend, a figure that was markedly lower than the previous two elections.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-arrests-21-for-corruption-in-building-renovation-crackdown https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-arrests-21-for-corruption-in-building-renovation-crackdown Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hong, Kong, arrests, for, corruption, building, renovation, crackdown Hong Kong's anti-graft agency arrested 21 people on suspicion of corruption in relation to renovation work at two residential estates, it said on Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musks-grok-ai-faces-scrutiny-over-sexualized-images-of-women-and-minors https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musks-grok-ai-faces-scrutiny-over-sexualized-images-of-women-and-minors Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Elon, Musks, Grok, faces, scrutiny, over, sexualized, images, women, and, minors Elon Musk’s xAI was under international scrutiny over allegations on Friday that it was filling its platform with sexualized, AI-generated images of women and minors.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/zelensky-looks-to-close-out-ukraine-plan-in-meeting-with-trump https://vietnaminquirer.com/zelensky-looks-to-close-out-ukraine-plan-in-meeting-with-trump Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Zelensky, looks, close, out, Ukraine, plan, meeting, with, Trump Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will sit down with Donald Trump on Sunday and seek to secure the U.S. president's stamp of approval for a new proposal to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-thailand-to-hold-talks-on-resuming-trumps-truce-as-fighting-enters-third-week https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-thailand-to-hold-talks-on-resuming-trumps-truce-as-fighting-enters-third-week Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambodia, Thailand, hold, talks, resuming, Trumps, truce, fighting, enters, third, week Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Monday to hold a Dec. 24 meeting of defense officials towards resuming a months-old ceasefire, as fierce border fighting between them entered a third week with at least 80 people killed so far.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/powerball-jackpot-climbs-to-16b-among-largest-in-us-history https://vietnaminquirer.com/powerball-jackpot-climbs-to-16b-among-largest-in-us-history Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Powerball, jackpot, climbs, 1.6B, among, largest, history The U.S. Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated US$1.6 billion ahead of Monday night's drawing, cementing its place among the largest lottery prizes in American history.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-cambodia-border-meeting-in-doubt-over-venue-row https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-cambodia-border-meeting-in-doubt-over-venue-row Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand-Cambodia, border, meeting, doubt, over, venue, row Thailand on Tuesday rejected a request by Cambodia to hold bilateral talks in a neutral country, leaving a planned meeting to negotiate an end to deadly border clashes in doubt.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-and-cambodia-militaries-hold-talks-on-resuming-ceasefire https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-and-cambodia-militaries-hold-talks-on-resuming-ceasefire Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, and, Cambodia, militaries, hold, talks, resuming, ceasefire Military officials from Thailand and Cambodia began talks on Wednesday, both countries said, days after the neighbors agreed to discuss resumption of a ceasefire after 16 days of fierce border clashes that have killed at least 86 people.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/eu-looks-to-boost-plastic-recycling-as-chinese-imports-rise https://vietnaminquirer.com/eu-looks-to-boost-plastic-recycling-as-chinese-imports-rise Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator looks, boost, plastic, recycling, Chinese, imports, rise The EU on Tuesday unveiled proposals to help the European plastic recycling sector, which is struggling against competition from China and other parts of Asia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/southern-california-soaked-by-powerful-christmas-storms https://vietnaminquirer.com/southern-california-soaked-by-powerful-christmas-storms Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Southern, California, soaked, powerful, Christmas, storms Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst Christmas storms in recent memory brought heavy rain and fears of deadly mudslides.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-govt-approves-record-122-trillion-yen-budget https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-govt-approves-record-122-trillion-yen-budget Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, govt, approves, record, 122, trillion, yen, budget The Japanese government on Friday approved a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year, to pay for everything from bigger defense spending to ballooning social security costs as inflation persists.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/myanmar-sets-late-january-date-for-final-election-round https://vietnaminquirer.com/myanmar-sets-late-january-date-for-final-election-round Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Myanmar, sets, late, January, date, for, final, election, round Myanmar's junta will stage the third and final round of its heavily restricted elections on Jan. 25, a statement said Thursday, just days before polls open for the first batch of ballots.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-factory-knife-and-chemical-attack-injures-at-least-15 https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-factory-knife-and-chemical-attack-injures-at-least-15 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, factory, knife, and, chemical, attack, injures, least A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-airlines-cancel-over-1000-flights-due-to-winter-storm-devin https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-airlines-cancel-over-1000-flights-due-to-winter-storm-devin Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator airlines, cancel, over, 1, 000, flights, due, winter, storm, Devin Airlines in the U.S. have canceled or delayed thousands of flights on Friday due to winter storm Devin during peak holiday travel and some states restricting commercial road traffic in anticipation of snowfall.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-tightens-pollution-curbs-as-delhis-air-quality-worsens https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-tightens-pollution-curbs-as-delhis-air-quality-worsens Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator India, tightens, pollution, curbs, Delhis, air, quality, worsens India tightened anti-pollution measures in Delhi and adjoining areas after the capital's air quality deteriorated to the season's worst.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/sydney-mourns-15-killed-in-australias-worst-mass-shooting-in-nearly-30-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/sydney-mourns-15-killed-in-australias-worst-mass-shooting-in-nearly-30-years Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Sydney, mourns, killed, Australias, worst, mass, shooting, nearly, years Dozens of people lined up early on Dec. 16 at Sydney’s Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the 15 victims and those wounded in the Hannukah festival shootings on Dec. 14, Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-to-hold-elections-on-feb-8-election-commission-says https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-to-hold-elections-on-feb-8-election-commission-says Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, hold, elections, Feb, election, commission, says Thailand is set to hold parliamentary elections on Feb. 8, the election commission said in a statement on Dec. 15, with the earlier-than-expected polls coming after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved Parliament last week.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-imposes-full-travel-bans-on-7-more-countries-palestinians https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-imposes-full-travel-bans-on-7-more-countries-palestinians Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, imposes, full, travel, bans, more, countries, Palestinians President Donald Trump on Tuesday expanded a U.S. travel ban by barring nationals of seven more countries including Syria, as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders, from entering the United States.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-says-cambodia-must-announce-ceasefire-first-to-stop-fighting https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-says-cambodia-must-announce-ceasefire-first-to-stop-fighting Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, says, Cambodia, must, announce, ceasefire, first, stop, fighting Thailand said Tuesday that Cambodia must be first to announce a truce to halt fighting between the two nations after more than a week of deadly clashes in a reignited border conflict.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hundreds-sue-japans-government-over-climate-policies-citing-health-and-livelihood-risks https://vietnaminquirer.com/hundreds-sue-japans-government-over-climate-policies-citing-health-and-livelihood-risks Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hundreds, sue, Japans, government, over, climate, policies, citing, health, and, livelihood, risks Hundreds of people across Japan sued the central government Thursday seeking damages for "unconstitutional" inaction on climate change, the country's first such litigation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-accuses-thailand-of-bombing-casino-hub-near-border https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-accuses-thailand-of-bombing-casino-hub-near-border Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambodia, accuses, Thailand, bombing, casino, hub, near, border Cambodia said Thailand's military on Thursday bombed the casino town of Poipet, a major crossing between the two nations, as foreign powers pressured them to halt reignited border clashes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-announces-gun-buyback-day-of-reflection-after-bondi-shooting https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-announces-gun-buyback-day-of-reflection-after-bondi-shooting Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia, announces, gun, buyback, day, reflection, after, Bondi, shooting Australia will mark one week since the Bondi Beach mass shooting with a national day of "reflection," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday as he outlined plans for a sweeping gun buyback scheme.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/brown-university-shooting-suspect-found-dead https://vietnaminquirer.com/brown-university-shooting-suspect-found-dead Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Brown, University, shooting, suspect, found, dead The man believed to be behind a mass shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and wounded several others has been found dead, officials announced Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-halts-green-card-lottery-after-mit-professor-brown-university-killings https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-halts-green-card-lottery-after-mit-professor-brown-university-killings Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator halts, green, card, lottery, after, MIT, professor, Brown, University, killings The Trump administration will suspend a green card lottery that allowed a man believed to be behind both a mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor into the United States.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/two-dead-eight-in-critical-condition-in-shooting-at-ivy-leagues-brown-university-mayor https://vietnaminquirer.com/two-dead-eight-in-critical-condition-in-shooting-at-ivy-leagues-brown-university-mayor Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Two, dead, eight, critical, condition, shooting, Ivy, Leagues, Brown, University:, mayor Two people were killed and eight critically wounded in a shooting Saturday at Brown University, authorities said, as the perpetrator of the attack at the Ivy League school remained at large.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tokyo-bound-united-plane-returns-to-washington-after-engine-fails https://vietnaminquirer.com/tokyo-bound-united-plane-returns-to-washington-after-engine-fails Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tokyo-bound, United, plane, returns, Washington, after, engine, fails A United Airlines Boeing 777 bound for Tokyo had to turn back to Washington's Dulles International Airport on Saturday after an engine failed during takeoff, igniting a brush fire near the runway, officials said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/robinhood-to-enter-indonesia-with-brokerage-crypto-trader-acquisition https://vietnaminquirer.com/robinhood-to-enter-indonesia-with-brokerage-crypto-trader-acquisition Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Robinhood, enter, Indonesia, with, brokerage, crypto, trader, acquisition Robinhood Markets will acquire Indonesian brokerage firm Buana Capital Sekuritas and licensed digital asset trader Pedagang Aset Kripto, marking the retail trading platform's entry into one of Southeast Asia's major crypto hubs, the company said in a blog post on Sunday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-lifts-tsunami-warning-after-75-magnitude-earthquake-at-least-30-hurt https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-lifts-tsunami-warning-after-75-magnitude-earthquake-at-least-30-hurt Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, lifts, tsunami, warning, after, 7.5-magnitude, earthquake, least, hurt Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Dec. 9, hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook north-eastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 residents to evacuate their homes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodian-death-toll-in-thai-border-clashes-rises-to-6-defense-ministry https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodian-death-toll-in-thai-border-clashes-rises-to-6-defense-ministry Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambodian, death, toll, Thai, border, clashes, rises, defense, ministry Thai forces shelled Cambodian positions overnight into Tuesday, killing two more civilians, Phnom Penh’s defense ministry said, bringing Cambodia’s civilian death toll in the reignited border conflict to six.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-releases-emily-in-paris-star-after-drug-arrest https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-releases-emily-in-paris-star-after-drug-arrest Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, releases, Emily, Paris, star, after, drug, arrest U.S. playwright and "Emily in Paris" actor Jeremy O. Harris has been released three weeks after his arrest in Japan on suspicion of drug smuggling while prosecutors investigate, police said Wednesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-he-will-make-a-phone-call-on-cambodia-thailand-clashes https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-he-will-make-a-phone-call-on-cambodia-thailand-clashes Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, says, will, make, phone, call, Cambodia-Thailand, clashes U.S. President Donald Trump said he was planning to "make a phone call" on Wednesday about the renewed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia over their contested border, which have prompted evacuations.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/filipino-typhoon-survivors-sue-shell-claiming-climate-fueled-destruction https://vietnaminquirer.com/filipino-typhoon-survivors-sue-shell-claiming-climate-fueled-destruction Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Filipino, typhoon, survivors, sue, Shell, claiming, climate-fueled, destruction Survivors of a deadly 2021 typhoon in the Philippines have filed a lawsuit against British oil giant Shell, seeking financial compensation for climate-related devastation, three NGOs supporting them said Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-pm-dissolves-parliament-paving-way-for-national-elections https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-pm-dissolves-parliament-paving-way-for-national-elections Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, dissolves, parliament, paving, way, for, national, elections Thailand's Prime Minister dissolved parliament on Friday after three months in office, a royal decree showed, paving the way for general elections early next year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/floods-in-us-canada-force-huge-evacuations https://vietnaminquirer.com/floods-in-us-canada-force-huge-evacuations Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Floods, US, Canada, force, huge, evacuations Tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders Thursday in western North America, after days of heavy rain forced rivers to burst their banks.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/reddit-sues-australia-over-world-social-media-ban-citing-free-speech-threat https://vietnaminquirer.com/reddit-sues-australia-over-world-social-media-ban-citing-free-speech-threat Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Reddit, sues, Australia, over, world, social, media, ban, citing, free, speech, threat Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit in Australia's highest court seeking to overturn the country's social media ban for children, calling it an intrusion on free political discourse.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fighting-continues-between-thailand-cambodia-after-trump-claim-of-ceasefire https://vietnaminquirer.com/fighting-continues-between-thailand-cambodia-after-trump-claim-of-ceasefire Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Fighting, continues, between, Thailand, Cambodia, after, Trump, claim, ceasefire Cambodia said Thai forces, including fighter jets, continued to strike targets across their disputed border on Saturday morning, in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed to have brokered a ceasefire.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesians-climb-over-logs-in-walk-to-aid-centre-as-flood-deaths-exceed-900 https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesians-climb-over-logs-in-walk-to-aid-centre-as-flood-deaths-exceed-900 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesians, climb, over, logs, walk, aid, centre, flood, deaths, exceed, 900 Residents in the Indonesia's Aceh Tamiang region climbed over slippery logs and walked for about an hour to get aid, as the death toll from floods and landslides that hit Sumatra island this month reached more than 900.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musk-denies-800b-spacex-valuation-reports https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musk-denies-800b-spacex-valuation-reports Sun, 07 Dec 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Elon, Musk, denies, 800B, SpaceX, valuation, reports Elon Musk has dismissed media reports that SpaceX is raising funds at an US$800 billion valuation, calling them inaccurate.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/brazilian-teen-killed-after-climbing-into-lion-enclosure-at-zoo https://vietnaminquirer.com/brazilian-teen-killed-after-climbing-into-lion-enclosure-at-zoo Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Brazilian, teen, killed, after, climbing, into, lion, enclosure, zoo A Brazilian teenager was mauled to death by a lioness in full view of zoo visitors after scaling a 6 m wall and safety fencing and shimmying down a tree into the enclosure, authorities said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-orders-judge-led-inquiry-into-fire-that-killed-156 https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-orders-judge-led-inquiry-into-fire-that-killed-156 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hong, Kong, orders, judge-led, inquiry, into, fire, that, killed, 156 Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday a judge-led committee will investigate the cause of the city's deadliest fire in decades and review oversight of building renovations blamed for fanning an inferno that killed at least 156 people.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/youtube-says-children-to-be-less-safe-under-australia-social-media-ban https://vietnaminquirer.com/youtube-says-children-to-be-less-safe-under-australia-social-media-ban Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator YouTube, says, children, less, safe, under, Australia, social, media, ban Video streaming giant YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s, denouncing the world-first laws as "rushed" and unrealistic.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-prosecutors-demand-15-years-for-former-first-lady https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-prosecutors-demand-15-years-for-former-first-lady Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korean, prosecutors, demand, years, for, former, first, lady South Korean prosecutors demanded Wednesday a 15-year prison term for former first lady Kim Keon Hee for alleged stock fraud and corruption crimes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/no-food-indonesians-scrounge-for-supplies-after-flood-disaster https://vietnaminquirer.com/no-food-indonesians-scrounge-for-supplies-after-flood-disaster Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator No, food:, Indonesians, scrounge, for, supplies, after, flood, disaster Under a scorching sun, Nur Apsyah waited in line with hundreds of others, hoping to secure some of the food aid in short supply in Indonesia's flood-hit Sumatra.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/doctor-jailed-for-supplying-friends-star-matthew-perry-with-ketamine https://vietnaminquirer.com/doctor-jailed-for-supplying-friends-star-matthew-perry-with-ketamine Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Doctor, jailed, for, supplying, Friends, star, Matthew, Perry, with, ketamine A California physician who sold ketamine at steep markups to "Friends" star Matthew Perry in the weeks before the actor’s fatal overdose was sentenced to prison on Wednesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/russias-putin-in-india-for-defense-trade-talks https://vietnaminquirer.com/russias-putin-in-india-for-defense-trade-talks Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Russias, Putin, India, for, defense, trade, talks Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on Thursday for a two-day visit aimed at deepening defense ties, as New Delhi faces heavy U.S. pressure to stop buying oil from Moscow.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/no-yolk-police-recover-faberge-egg-swallowed-by-thief https://vietnaminquirer.com/no-yolk-police-recover-faberge-egg-swallowed-by-thief Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator yolk:, police, recover, Faberge, egg, swallowed, thief New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/netflix-to-buy-warner-bros-in-deal-of-the-decade https://vietnaminquirer.com/netflix-to-buy-warner-bros-in-deal-of-the-decade Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Netflix, buy, Warner, Bros., deal, the, decade Streaming giant Netflix said Friday it will buy film and television studio Warner Bros. Discovery for nearly US$83 billion, the entertainment industry's biggest consolidation deal this decade.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesian-military-steps-up-relief-for-flood-hit-sumatra-as-death-toll-exceeds-860 https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesian-military-steps-up-relief-for-flood-hit-sumatra-as-death-toll-exceeds-860 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesian, military, steps, relief, for, flood-hit, Sumatra, death, toll, exceeds, 860 Indonesia's military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island devastated by deadly floods and landslides, with many residents still stranded without access to government aid.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/we-feel-so-small-stunned-mourners-gather-outside-ruins-of-hong-kong-housing-estate-blaze https://vietnaminquirer.com/we-feel-so-small-stunned-mourners-gather-outside-ruins-of-hong-kong-housing-estate-blaze Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator We, feel, small:, Stunned, mourners, gather, outside, ruins, Hong, Kong, housing, estate, blaze Hong Kong restaurant owner Vinchi Chan took his five-year-old daughter to the charred ruins of Wang Fuk Court on Saturday, where they joined thousands of others mourning those lost in the city's deadliest fire in almost 80 years.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/toxic-mines-put-southeast-asias-rivers-people-at-risk-study-says https://vietnaminquirer.com/toxic-mines-put-southeast-asias-rivers-people-at-risk-study-says Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Toxic, mines, put, Southeast, Asias, rivers, people, risk, study, says For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the Kok River, which flows down from neighboring Myanmar before joining with the Mekong River that cuts through Southeast Asia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-to-launch-shenzhou-22-spacecraft https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-to-launch-shenzhou-22-spacecraft Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, launch, Shenzhou-22, spacecraft China will launch the unmanned Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on Tuesday, its space authorities said on Monday, a move that will help return its space station and manned flight program to normality after a vessel was damaged in early November.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-woman-found-alive-in-coffin-after-being-brought-in-for-cremation https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-woman-found-alive-in-coffin-after-being-brought-in-for-cremation Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, woman, found, alive, coffin, after, being, brought, for, cremation A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/mother-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-new-zealands-suitcase-murders https://vietnaminquirer.com/mother-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-new-zealands-suitcase-murders Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Mother, sentenced, life, prison, for, New, Zealands, suitcase, murders A mother who murdered her two children and stuffed them into suitcases stashed inside a storage locker was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/global-tiger-trafficking-crisis-worsens-with-9-big-cats-seized-monthly https://vietnaminquirer.com/global-tiger-trafficking-crisis-worsens-with-9-big-cats-seized-monthly Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Global, tiger, trafficking, crisis, worsens, with, big, cats, seized, monthly Authorities worldwide have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the past five years, highlighting a worsening trafficking crisis that threatens the survival of one of the planet’s most iconic species, according to research released Tuesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/shark-kills-one-person-injures-another-in-australia https://vietnaminquirer.com/shark-kills-one-person-injures-another-in-australia Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Shark, kills, one, person, injures, another, Australia A shark killed one person and seriously injured another on Thursday at a beach in Australia's eastern state of New South Wales, rescuers and police said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/netflix-recovers-following-brief-outage-during-stranger-things-final-season-premiere https://vietnaminquirer.com/netflix-recovers-following-brief-outage-during-stranger-things-final-season-premiere Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Netflix, recovers, following, brief, outage, during, Stranger, Things, final, season, premiere Streaming platform Netflix was down for about an hour for several users in the United States on Wednesday evening, coinciding with the release of the fifth and final season of its hit series "Stranger Things".]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-fire-may-speed-up-moves-to-end-use-of-iconic-bamboo-scaffolding https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-fire-may-speed-up-moves-to-end-use-of-iconic-bamboo-scaffolding Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hong, Kong, fire, may, speed, moves, end, use, iconic, bamboo, scaffolding While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex remains unknown, questions have been raised about the role of the bamboo scaffolding that enveloped the buildings at the time of the fire.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-to-review-immigrant-visas-as-national-guard-soldier-dies-after-attack https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-to-review-immigrant-visas-as-national-guard-soldier-dies-after-attack Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator review, immigrant, visas, National, Guard, soldier, dies, after, attack U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday the death of one of two National Guard soldiers shot near the White House, as his government said it would respond by reviewing the permanent residency status of immigrants from 19 countries, including Afghanistan.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/crowds-bargains-greet-us-shoppers-on-black-friday https://vietnaminquirer.com/crowds-bargains-greet-us-shoppers-on-black-friday Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Crowds, bargains, greet, shoppers, Black, Friday The annual "Black Friday" kickoff to the U.S. holiday shopping season drew crowds as millions of Americans seized on the time-tested custom at physical stores and through e-commerce.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-south-koreas-gangwon-province https://vietnaminquirer.com/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-south-koreas-gangwon-province Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Firefighters, battle, blaze, South, Koreas, Gangwon, province South Korea issued Level 1 forest fire response alert early on Sunday, as a wildfire erupted in the forests of Yangyang in Gangwon Province in the northeast part of the country, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-biggest-nuclear-plant-edges-closer-to-restart https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-biggest-nuclear-plant-edges-closer-to-restart Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Worlds, biggest, nuclear, plant, edges, closer, restart Japanese local authorities approved the restart of the world's biggest nuclear plant on Friday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-authorities-approve-arrest-of-ex-abbot-of-shaolin-temple https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-authorities-approve-arrest-of-ex-abbot-of-shaolin-temple Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, authorities, approve, arrest, ex-abbot, Shaolin, Temple Local authorities in China said Sunday they had approved the arrest of the former head of the Shaolin Temple, known as the birthplace of kung fu, over suspicion of embezzlement.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japans-princess-aiko-visits-laos-on-first-official-trip-abroad https://vietnaminquirer.com/japans-princess-aiko-visits-laos-on-first-official-trip-abroad Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japans, Princess, Aiko, visits, Laos, first, official, trip, abroad Japan's Princess Aiko arrived in Laos on Nov. 17 for her first official overseas trip, state media said, a largely symbolic visit to Tokyo's small beneficiary in Southeast Asia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/english-youngsters-turn-to-ai-for-advice-survey https://vietnaminquirer.com/english-youngsters-turn-to-ai-for-advice-survey Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator English, youngsters, turn, for, advice:, survey Around 40% of young people in England turn to artificial intelligence for advice, support or company, despite many yearning for more real-life connections, new research showed Wednesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-congress-orders-epstein-files-release-after-trump-u-turn https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-congress-orders-epstein-files-release-after-trump-u-turn Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Congress, orders, Epstein, files, release, after, Trump, U-turn U.S. lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for releasing government files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after President Donald Trump dropped his opposition to opening the books on a scandal that has roiled politics, law enforcement and the country's elite.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/meta-to-remove-under-16-australians-from-facebook-instagram-on-dec-4 https://vietnaminquirer.com/meta-to-remove-under-16-australians-from-facebook-instagram-on-dec-4 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Meta, remove, under-16, Australians, from, Facebook, Instagram, Dec Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on Dec. 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/louvre-unveils-new-surveillance-plan-in-wake-of-crown-jewels-heist https://vietnaminquirer.com/louvre-unveils-new-surveillance-plan-in-wake-of-crown-jewels-heist Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Louvre, unveils, new, surveillance, plan, wake, crown, jewels, heist The Louvre will roll out new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems after last month's jewels heist, its director said Wednesday, announcing more than 20 emergency measures to bolster security at the world's most visited museum.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-politician-accused-of-stealing-5m-in-disaster-funds https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-politician-accused-of-stealing-5m-in-disaster-funds Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator politician, accused, stealing, 5M, disaster, funds U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday said a Florida politician has been indicted on allegations she stole US$5 million in federal disaster funds and used the money to finance her 2021 campaign.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-arrests-crew-members-for-negligence-after-ferry-runs-aground https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-arrests-crew-members-for-negligence-after-ferry-runs-aground Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, arrests, crew, members, for, negligence, after, ferry, runs, aground South Korea's coast guard launched an investigation on Thursday into a ferry that ran aground overnight, arresting the first officer and an Indonesian crew member for suspected gross negligence, officers said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-from-indonesias-central-java-landslides-rises-to-30 https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-from-indonesias-central-java-landslides-rises-to-30 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Death, toll, from, Indonesias, Central, Java, landslides, rises The death toll from landslides in two regions of Indonesia's Central Java rose to 30 as rescue efforts continued, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/global-coffee-prices-plunge-after-trump-removes-tariffs-on-brazil https://vietnaminquirer.com/global-coffee-prices-plunge-after-trump-removes-tariffs-on-brazil Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Global, coffee, prices, plunge, after, Trump, removes, tariffs, Brazil Global coffee prices plunged on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump removed 40% tariffs on imports of many Brazilian agricultural products, including green coffee beans.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-tells-citizens-to-avoid-japan-travel-as-taiwan-row-grows https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-tells-citizens-to-avoid-japan-travel-as-taiwan-row-grows Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, tells, citizens, avoid, Japan, travel, Taiwan, row, grows China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new premier about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-court-rules-chinese-scam-hub-tycoon-to-be-extradited https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-court-rules-chinese-scam-hub-tycoon-to-be-extradited Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, court, rules, Chinese, scam, hub, tycoon, extradited A tycoon linked to illegal scam hub operations on the Thai-Myanmar border will be extradited to face criminal charges in China, a court in Bangkok ordered on Monday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/rare-patek-philippe-watch-sells-for-176m https://vietnaminquirer.com/rare-patek-philippe-watch-sells-for-176m Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Rare, Patek, Philippe, watch, sells, for, 17.6M A Patek Philippe timepiece that in 2016 became the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction fetched an even higher price this weekend, auctioneers Phillips said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-rolls-out-its-version-of-h-1b-visa-to-attract-foreign-tech-workers https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-rolls-out-its-version-of-h-1b-visa-to-attract-foreign-tech-workers Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, rolls, out, its, version, H-1B, visa, attract, foreign, tech, workers Vaishnavi Srinivasagopalan, a skilled Indian IT professional who has worked in both India and the U.S., has been looking for work in China. Beijing's new K-visa program targeting science and technology workers could turn that dream into a reality.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-koreas-ousted-leader-yoon-indicted-for-flying-drones-over-north-korea https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-koreas-ousted-leader-yoon-indicted-for-flying-drones-over-north-korea Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Koreas, ousted, leader, Yoon, indicted, for, flying, drones, over, North, Korea South Korea's ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol faces more criminal charges as prosecutors alleged Monday that he ordered drone flights over North Korea in a deliberate bid to stoke tensions and justify his plans to declare martial law.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-signs-bill-to-end-longest-shutdown-in-us-history-after-43-days-of-chaos https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-signs-bill-to-end-longest-shutdown-in-us-history-after-43-days-of-chaos Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, signs, bill, end, longest, shutdown, history, after, days, chaos President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history -- 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-halts-flights-for-college-entry-exam https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-halts-flights-for-college-entry-exam Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, halts, flights, for, college, entry, exam Flights are temporarily halted, the stock market trade an hour later and parents are packing shrines for prayers - it can only be college entry exam day for South Korean students.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-pm-takaichi-says-she-sleeps-only-2-4-hours-a-night https://vietnaminquirer.com/japan-pm-takaichi-says-she-sleeps-only-2-4-hours-a-night Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japan, Takaichi, says, she, sleeps, only, 2-4, hours, night Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday she only sleeps for between two and four hours every night, while she also faces criticism for encouraging people to overwork.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bbc-says-sorry-to-trump-but-rejects-defamation-claim https://vietnaminquirer.com/bbc-says-sorry-to-trump-but-rejects-defamation-claim Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator BBC, says, sorry, Trump, but, rejects, defamation, claim The BBC said Thursday that its chairman had sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump apologizing for a misleading edit of one of his speeches, but rejected that it was grounds for a defamation lawsuit.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-lowers-tariffs-on-beef-coffee-other-goods https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-lowers-tariffs-on-beef-coffee-other-goods Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, lowers, tariffs, beef, coffee, other, goods President Donald Trump has lowered U.S. tariffs on agricultural imports such as beef, bananas, coffee and tomatoes, as American consumers grapple with the rising cost of living.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/toy-makers-rush-into-blind-box-trend-for-holidays-following-labubu-craze https://vietnaminquirer.com/toy-makers-rush-into-blind-box-trend-for-holidays-following-labubu-craze Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Toy, makers, rush, into, blind, box, trend, for, holidays, following, Labubu, craze While U.S. consumers keep searching for an authentic Pop Mart Labubu, rivals are introducing their own cheaper, easier-to-find "blind box" products for the key holiday shopping season to capitalize on the craze sparked by the fuzzy mini monsters.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/faa-grounds-md-11-planes-following-deadly-kentucky-crash https://vietnaminquirer.com/faa-grounds-md-11-planes-following-deadly-kentucky-crash Sun, 09 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator FAA, grounds, MD-11, planes, following, deadly, Kentucky, crash Federal aviation officials issued an order Saturday for McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes not to be flown pending further inspection, reinforcing cargo carriers’ decision to ground their fleets following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tornado-kills-six-wrecks-town-in-brazil https://vietnaminquirer.com/tornado-kills-six-wrecks-town-in-brazil Sun, 09 Nov 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tornado, kills, six, wrecks, town, Brazil A tornado killed at least six people and injured around 750 as it destroyed most of a town in southern Brazil, authorities said Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/maldives-begins-generational-ban-on-smoking https://vietnaminquirer.com/maldives-begins-generational-ban-on-smoking Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Maldives, begins, generational, ban, smoking The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban on Nov. 1 on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/french-police-recover-32m-in-precious-metals-after-gold-lab-heist https://vietnaminquirer.com/french-police-recover-32m-in-precious-metals-after-gold-lab-heist Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator French, police, recover, 32M, precious, metals, after, gold, lab, heist Armed robbers who used explosives to break into a gold refining laboratory in Lyon last week made off with metals worth US$32 million, all of which police recovered shortly afterwards, a French prosecutor said Monday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/shein-vows-to-cooperate-with-france-in-sex-doll-probe https://vietnaminquirer.com/shein-vows-to-cooperate-with-france-in-sex-doll-probe Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Shein, vows, cooperate, with, France, sex, doll, probe Asian e-commerce giant Shein on Tuesday pledged to "cooperate fully" with judicial authorities after French prosecutors opened an investigation over the sale of childlike sex dolls on the platform.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/zohran-mamdani-makes-history-as-new-yorks-first-muslim-mayor https://vietnaminquirer.com/zohran-mamdani-makes-history-as-new-yorks-first-muslim-mayor Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Zohran, Mamdani, makes, history, New, Yorks, first, Muslim, mayor New Yorkers elected young leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday and Democrats won two key state governor races as U.S. voters delivered an early warning to President Donald Trump ahead of 2026's midterms.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/engine-fell-off-us-cargo-plane-before-deadly-crash-officials https://vietnaminquirer.com/engine-fell-off-us-cargo-plane-before-deadly-crash-officials Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Engine, fell, off, cargo, plane, before, deadly, crash:, officials The death toll from a cargo plane crash in the southern U.S. state of Kentucky rose to 12 on Wednesday, with investigators saying the accident was caused by one of the engines catching fire and detaching during takeoff.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tesla-board-to-shareholders-pay-musk-or-else https://vietnaminquirer.com/tesla-board-to-shareholders-pay-musk-or-else Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tesla, board, shareholders:, Pay, Musk, else Tesla's board of directors has pushed in all its chips on Elon Musk. Now investors must decide whether to back the biggest bet in company history.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/one-worker-dead-six-trapped-after-skorea-power-plant-incident https://vietnaminquirer.com/one-worker-dead-six-trapped-after-skorea-power-plant-incident Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator One, worker, dead, six, trapped, after, S.Korea, power, plant, incident A worker was killed and six others remained trapped after a power plant structure collapsed on South Korea's east coast, the Yonhap news agency reported Friday, citing firefighters.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-sends-home-two-ailing-britons-serving-prison-terms-on-drug-charges https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-sends-home-two-ailing-britons-serving-prison-terms-on-drug-charges Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, sends, home, two, ailing, Britons, serving, prison, terms, drug, charges Two British nationals who were imprisoned in Indonesia on drug charges were returning to the United Kingdom early on Friday following an agreement between the two nations.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/blasts-injure-dozens-at-indonesian-mosque-student-suspected https://vietnaminquirer.com/blasts-injure-dozens-at-indonesian-mosque-student-suspected Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Blasts, injure, dozens, Indonesian, mosque, student, suspected Explosions at a mosque in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old student the suspected perpetrator.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musks-1t-tesla-pay-plan-wins-shareholder-approval https://vietnaminquirer.com/elon-musks-1t-tesla-pay-plan-wins-shareholder-approval Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Elon, Musks, 1T, Tesla, pay, plan, wins, shareholder, approval Tesla CEO Elon Musk won shareholder approval for the largest corporate pay package in history as investors endorsed his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/two-more-charged-in-connection-with-louvre-jewel-heist https://vietnaminquirer.com/two-more-charged-in-connection-with-louvre-jewel-heist Sun, 02 Nov 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Two, more, charged, connection, with, Louvre, jewel, heist A woman and a man were placed under formal investigation over the US$102 million Louvre Museum jewel heist, the Paris prosecutor said on Saturday, bringing the total number charged in the case to four.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/uk-train-stabbings-injure-9-police-arrest-two-suspects https://vietnaminquirer.com/uk-train-stabbings-injure-9-police-arrest-two-suspects Sun, 02 Nov 2025 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator train, stabbings, injure, police, arrest, two, suspects Nine people were treated for life-threatening injuries after a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge in eastern England on Saturday, and two men were arrested in what Prime Minister Keir Starmer called an "appalling incident."]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-evacuates-tens-of-thousands-as-cyclone-montha-gains-strength https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-evacuates-tens-of-thousands-as-cyclone-montha-gains-strength Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator India, evacuates, tens, thousands, cyclone, Montha, gains, strength India moved 50,000 people to relief camps on Monday as it began evacuations a day before Cyclone Montha, intensifying over the Bay of Bengal, is set to bring strong winds and heavy rains to its east coast, officials said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/category-5-hurricane-melissa-makes-landfall-in-jamaica-with-record-strength https://vietnaminquirer.com/category-5-hurricane-melissa-makes-landfall-in-jamaica-with-record-strength Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Category, Hurricane, Melissa, makes, landfall, Jamaica, with, record, strength Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-meets-japans-new-leader-sanae-takaichi-for-trade-security-talks https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-meets-japans-new-leader-sanae-takaichi-for-trade-security-talks Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, meets, Japans, new, leader, Sanae, Takaichi, for, trade, security, talks U.S. President Donald Trump met Japan's new prime minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Oct. 28 for talks on trade and security, praising her elevation as the country's first female leader and her pledge to accelerate a military buildup.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/gunman-pleads-guilty-to-japan-ex-pms-murder https://vietnaminquirer.com/gunman-pleads-guilty-to-japan-ex-pms-murder Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Gunman, pleads, guilty, Japan, ex-PMs, murder The gunman accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty Tuesday, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trade-truce-in-balance-as-trump-meets-tough-negotiator-xi https://vietnaminquirer.com/trade-truce-in-balance-as-trump-meets-tough-negotiator-xi Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trade, truce, balance, Trump, meets, tough, negotiator U.S. President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping opened on Thursday their first face-to-face meeting in six years, seeking a truce to end a trade war that has roiled the world economy.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/impoverished-filipinos-forge-a-life-among-the-tombstones https://vietnaminquirer.com/impoverished-filipinos-forge-a-life-among-the-tombstones Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Impoverished, Filipinos, forge, life, among, the, tombstones In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the dead.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/the-grand-egyptian-museum-showcasing-50000-artifacts-is-finally-opening https://vietnaminquirer.com/the-grand-egyptian-museum-showcasing-50000-artifacts-is-finally-opening Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator The, Grand, Egyptian, Museum, showcasing, 50, 000, artifacts, finally, opening After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/king-charles-strips-andrew-of-royal-titles-windsor-home https://vietnaminquirer.com/king-charles-strips-andrew-of-royal-titles-windsor-home Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator King, Charles, strips, Andrew, royal, titles, Windsor, home King Charles III is stripping his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and ousting him from his long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said on Thursday, the latest fallout to hit the scandal-plagued royal over the Jeffrey Epstein affair.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/who-says-mpox-now-detected-in-more-countries-with-17-deaths-in-africa-over-six-weeks https://vietnaminquirer.com/who-says-mpox-now-detected-in-more-countries-with-17-deaths-in-africa-over-six-weeks Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator WHO, says, mpox, now, detected, more, countries, with, deaths, Africa, over, six, weeks The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that 17 countries in Africa have experienced ongoing active transmission of mpox over the past six weeks, with 2,862 confirmed cases, including 17 deaths between Sept. 14 and Oct. 19.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-sends-its-youngest-astronaut-to-heavenly-palace-space-station https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-sends-its-youngest-astronaut-to-heavenly-palace-space-station Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, sends, its, youngest, astronaut, ‘Heavenly, Palace’, space, station China’s Shenzhou-21 space rocket and its crew including the youngest member of its astronaut corps blasted off on Oct. 31 atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in north-west China, Chinese state media reported.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-coffee-prices-spike-amid-tariffs-poor-weather https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-coffee-prices-spike-amid-tariffs-poor-weather Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator coffee, prices, spike, amid, tariffs, poor, weather Coffee prices in the U.S. have been increasing sharply since the start of this year, making it more expensive for Americans to get their caffeine fix.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-sets-10-hike-in-tariffs-on-canada https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-sets-10-hike-in-tariffs-on-canada Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, sets, 10, hike, tariffs, Canada U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was increasing tariffs on Canada by an additional 10% "above what they're paying now," as he reacted again to an ad by Canada's Ontario province, a day after it was aired during the World Series broadcast.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/french-police-may-nab-louvre-thieves-but-unlikely-to-recover-their-loot https://vietnaminquirer.com/french-police-may-nab-louvre-thieves-but-unlikely-to-recover-their-loot Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator French, police, may, nab, Louvre, thieves, but, unlikely, recover, their, loot Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while law enforcement often catches the thieves, they struggle to recover the priceless goods, police and art experts say.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/10-south-koreans-arrested-2-rescued-in-cambodia-scam-crackdown https://vietnaminquirer.com/10-south-koreans-arrested-2-rescued-in-cambodia-scam-crackdown Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Koreans, arrested, rescued, Cambodia, scam, crackdown Ten South Koreans have been arrested in Cambodia for alleged involvement in cyberscams and two more rescued, days after dozens accused of working in the vast fraud operation were repatriated.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japans-first-female-leader-is-an-ultraconservative-star-from-a-male-dominated-party https://vietnaminquirer.com/japans-first-female-leader-is-an-ultraconservative-star-from-a-male-dominated-party Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japans, first, female, leader, ultraconservative, star, from, male-dominated, party Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has been elected the country's first female prime minister.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/louvre-director-faces-grilling-over-102m-jewels-heist https://vietnaminquirer.com/louvre-director-faces-grilling-over-102m-jewels-heist Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Louvre, director, faces, grilling, over, 102M, jewels, heist The jewelry stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than US$100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hundreds-flee-myanmar-scam-compound-for-thailand-after-military-raid https://vietnaminquirer.com/hundreds-flee-myanmar-scam-compound-for-thailand-after-military-raid Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hundreds, flee, Myanmar, scam, compound, for, Thailand, after, military, raid More than 600 people fled one of Myanmar's most notorious scam centers and crossed into Thailand, a Thai provincial official told AFP on Thursday, after a military raid on the compound.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/online-search-a-battleground-for-ai-titans https://vietnaminquirer.com/online-search-a-battleground-for-ai-titans Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Online, search, battleground, for, titans Tech firms battling for supremacy in artificial intelligence are out to transform how people search the web, challenging the dominance of the Chrome browser at the heart of Google's empire.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-deputy-finance-minister-resigns-amid-scam-allegations https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-deputy-finance-minister-resigns-amid-scam-allegations Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, deputy, finance, minister, resigns, amid, scam, allegations Thailand's deputy finance minister said on Wednesday that he will resign following allegations linking him to a transnational scam operation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/american-e-waste-is-causing-a-hidden-tsunami-in-southeast-asia-report-says https://vietnaminquirer.com/american-e-waste-is-causing-a-hidden-tsunami-in-southeast-asia-report-says Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator American, e-waste, causing, hidden, tsunami, Southeast, Asia, report, says Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report released Wednesday by an environmental watchdog.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-hits-colombias-leader-with-unprecedented-sanctions https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-hits-colombias-leader-with-unprecedented-sanctions Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator hits, Colombias, leader, with, unprecedented, sanctions Washington slapped unprecedented sanctions on Colombia's president, his wife, son and a top aide Friday, accusing them of enabling drug cartels -- and rocking a decades-old alliance.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-queen-mother-sirikit-influential-royal-and-style-icon-dies-at-93 https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-queen-mother-sirikit-influential-royal-and-style-icon-dies-at-93 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailands, Queen, Mother, Sirikit, influential, royal, and, style, icon, dies Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamor and elegance to a postwar revival in the country's monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household bureau said on Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nobel-laureate-chen-ning-yang-dies-at-103-xinhua-says https://vietnaminquirer.com/nobel-laureate-chen-ning-yang-dies-at-103-xinhua-says Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nobel, laureate, Chen, Ning, Yang, dies, 103, Xinhua, says Chen Ning Yang, one of the world's most renowned physicists and a Nobel Prize winner, died at 103 of illness in Beijing on Oct. 18, state news outlet Xinhua said on Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-and-us-agree-to-fresh-trade-talks https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-and-us-agree-to-fresh-trade-talks Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, and, agree, fresh, trade, talks China and the United States agreed on Saturday to conduct another round of trade negotiations in the coming week, as the world's two biggest economies seek to avoid another damaging tit-for-tat tariff battle.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-on-track-to-meet-xi-in-south-korea-bessent-says https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-on-track-to-meet-xi-in-south-korea-bessent-says Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, track, meet, South, Korea, Bessent, says U.S. President Donald Trump remains on track to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea in late October as the two sides try to de-escalate tensions over trade disputes, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bus-fire-leaves-at-least-20-people-dead-in-west-india https://vietnaminquirer.com/bus-fire-leaves-at-least-20-people-dead-in-west-india Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bus, fire, leaves, least, people, dead, west, India At least 20 people were killed after a bus caught fire while traveling in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, local media reports and officials said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-rails-at-time-magazine-over-unflattering-photo https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-rails-at-time-magazine-over-unflattering-photo Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, rails, Time, magazine, over, unflattering, photo Donald Trump said Tuesday he liked a Time magazine story about his Middle East peace efforts, but voiced outrage about the photo to go with it, complaining it had "disappeared" his hair.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-unemployment-hits-4-year-high-rate-cut-back-in-play https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-unemployment-hits-4-year-high-rate-cut-back-in-play Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australian, unemployment, hits, 4-year, high, rate, cut, back, play Australia's unemployment rate spiked unexpectedly to a near four-year high in September as more people went looking for work, a weak result that revived hopes for more policy easing.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-hosts-dinner-for-wealthy-donors-to-white-house-ballroom https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-hosts-dinner-for-wealthy-donors-to-white-house-ballroom Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, hosts, dinner, for, wealthy, donors, White, House, ballroom U.S. President Donald Trump held a glitzy dinner Wednesday to thank billionaires and top companies for donating to the new US$250 million ballroom he is building at the White House.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-critic-john-bolton-indicted-for-mishandling-classified-info https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-critic-john-bolton-indicted-for-mishandling-classified-info Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, critic, John, Bolton, indicted, for, mishandling, classified, info John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security advisor, was indicted on Thursday -- the third foe of the U.S. president to be hit with criminal charges in recent weeks.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/pope-denounces-use-of-hunger-as-weapon-of-war-as-he-urges-world-leaders-not-to-look-the-other-way https://vietnaminquirer.com/pope-denounces-use-of-hunger-as-weapon-of-war-as-he-urges-world-leaders-not-to-look-the-other-way Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Pope, denounces, use, hunger, weapon, war, urges, world, leaders, not, look, the, other, way Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war as he urged world leaders to act responsibly and focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-100-tariffs-on-china-not-sustainable-still-plans-to-meet-xi https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-100-tariffs-on-china-not-sustainable-still-plans-to-meet-xi Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, says, 100, tariffs, China, not, sustainable, still, plans, meet U.S. President Donald Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable, but blamed Beijing for the latest impasse in trade talks that began with Chinese authorities tightening control over rare earth exports.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-announces-cash-handout-internship-program-to-stimulate-economy https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-announces-cash-handout-internship-program-to-stimulate-economy Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, announces, cash, handout, internship, program, stimulate, economy Indonesia launched a new economic stimulus package that includes cash handouts totaling 30 trillion rupiah (US$1.81 billion) for 35 million households and expanded a planned paid internship scheme.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/uks-disgraced-prince-andrew-gives-up-royal-title https://vietnaminquirer.com/uks-disgraced-prince-andrew-gives-up-royal-title Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator UKs, disgraced, Prince, Andrew, gives, royal, title The U.K.'s Prince Andrew on Friday renounced his title of Duke of York under pressure from his brother King Charles, amid further revelations about his ties to U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-school-collapse-toll-hits-67-as-search-ends https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-school-collapse-toll-hits-67-as-search-ends Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, school, collapse, toll, hits, search, ends The search for victims of last week's Indonesian school collapse ended on Tuesday with the death toll climbing to 67, an official said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/all-stranded-everest-hikers-evacuated-from-remote-tibetan-valley https://vietnaminquirer.com/all-stranded-everest-hikers-evacuated-from-remote-tibetan-valley Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator All, stranded, Everest, hikers, evacuated, from, remote, Tibetan, valley Rescuers guided all of the remaining trekkers near the east face of Everest in Tibet to safety on Tuesday, including hundreds of local guides and yak herders, authorities said, ending one of the largest search-and-rescue operations in the region.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-from-thailand-floods-at-22-relief-efforts-underway https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-from-thailand-floods-at-22-relief-efforts-underway Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Death, toll, from, Thailand, floods, 22, relief, efforts, underway The death toll from floods in Thailand has risen to 22, authorities said on Tuesday as they rushed to get relief to an estimated 370,000 people affected by heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/grieving-singapore-father-on-mission-to-save-teens-from-drug-vapes https://vietnaminquirer.com/grieving-singapore-father-on-mission-to-save-teens-from-drug-vapes Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Grieving, Singapore, father, mission, save, teens, from, drug, vapes Since losing his only daughter in a fall from their high-rise flat in Singapore, Delfard Tay has turned grief into purpose, sounding the alarm on drug-laced vapes that put teenagers' lives at risk.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/breast-cancer-screening-scandal-outrages-spain https://vietnaminquirer.com/breast-cancer-screening-scandal-outrages-spain Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Breast, cancer, screening, scandal, outrages, Spain Spain on Wednesday searched for answers to public outrage at a healthcare scandal after authorities in the Andalusia region failed to inform thousands of women of their breast cancer screening results.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/first-transnational-scaleup-held-at-ie-universitys-new-york-campus https://vietnaminquirer.com/first-transnational-scaleup-held-at-ie-universitys-new-york-campus Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator First, transnational, scaleup, held, Universitys, New, York, campus South Summit hosted its first Scaleup Series at IE New York College on Oct. 6, gathering around 100 founders, investors, and innovation leaders to explore business opportunities and international growth.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/israel-government-approves-gaza-hostage-release-deal https://vietnaminquirer.com/israel-government-approves-gaza-hostage-release-deal Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Israel, government, approves, Gaza, hostage, release, deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday that the government had "approved the framework" of a hostage release deal with Hamas, as both sides edged closer to ending more than two years of hostilities in Gaza.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nobel-peace-prize-to-be-announced-as-trump-pines-for-it https://vietnaminquirer.com/nobel-peace-prize-to-be-announced-as-trump-pines-for-it Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nobel, Peace, Prize, announced, Trump, pines, for The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday, a day after a Gaza deal likely reached too late for U.S. President Donald Trump to have any chance to win the award he desperately wants.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-slaps-china-with-new-100-tariff-threatens-to-scrap-xi-talks https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-slaps-china-with-new-100-tariff-threatens-to-scrap-xi-talks Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, slaps, China, with, new, 100, tariff, threatens, scrap, talks U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional 100% tariff on China and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/macron-reappoints-lecornu-as-frances-pm-days-after-he-quit-the-job https://vietnaminquirer.com/macron-reappoints-lecornu-as-frances-pm-days-after-he-quit-the-job Sat, 11 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Macron, reappoints, Lecornu, Frances, days, after, quit, the, job French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed his outgoing prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, back into that position, just four days after the latter gave his resignation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-from-indonesia-school-collapse-rises-to-37 https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-from-indonesia-school-collapse-rises-to-37 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:00:05 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Death, toll, from, Indonesia, school, collapse, rises The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 37 on Sunday, officials said, as rescuers recovered more victims buried under the rubble.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesian-president-defends-free-meals-program-after-6000-suffer-food-poisoning https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesian-president-defends-free-meals-program-after-6000-suffer-food-poisoning Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesian, president, defends, free, meals, program, after, 6, 000, suffer, food, poisoning Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday defended his ambitious plan to provide free meals for children after some 6,000 cases of food poisoning, saying the percentage of those affected was small and the program was still finding its footing.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-government-enters-shutdown-as-congress-fails-to-reach-funding-deal https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-government-enters-shutdown-as-congress-fails-to-reach-funding-deal Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator government, enters, shutdown, Congress, fails, reach, funding, deal The U.S. government began shutting down after midnight Wednesday as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-new-k-visa-beckons-foreign-tech-talent-as-us-hikes-h-1b-fee https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-new-k-visa-beckons-foreign-tech-talent-as-us-hikes-h-1b-fee Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinas, new, visa, beckons, foreign, tech, talent, hikes, H-1B, fee China's new visa programme aimed at attracting foreign tech talent kicks off this week, a move seen boosting Beijing's fortunes in its geopolitical rivalry with Washington as a new U.S. visa policy prompts would-be applicants to scramble for alternatives.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-survivors-pulled-from-indonesia-school-collapse-as-rescuers-race-against-time https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-survivors-pulled-from-indonesia-school-collapse-as-rescuers-race-against-time Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator survivors, pulled, from, Indonesia, school, collapse, rescuers, race, against, time Rescuers pulled five survivors from a collapsed school in Indonesia on Wednesday as frantic parents demanded searchers speed up efforts to find dozens of children believed still trapped in the rubble two days on.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/philippine-quake-toll-rises-to-72-as-search-winds-down https://vietnaminquirer.com/philippine-quake-toll-rises-to-72-as-search-winds-down Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Philippine, quake, toll, rises, search, winds, down The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to 72 on Thursday, officials said, as the search for the missing wound down and rescuers turned their focus to the hundreds injured and thousands left homeless.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-president-apologizes-for-overseas-adoptions-failures https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-president-apologizes-for-overseas-adoptions-failures Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, president, apologizes, for, overseas, adoptions, failures South Korea's president apologized on Thursday for the first time over state-sanctioned malpractices in sending tens of thousands of children overseas for adoption, saying "unjust human rights violations" were committed.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/apple-removes-us-immigration-enforcement-tracker-from-app-store https://vietnaminquirer.com/apple-removes-us-immigration-enforcement-tracker-from-app-store Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Apple, removes, immigration, enforcement, tracker, from, app, store Apple removed on Thursday several apps used to anonymously report the movements of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from its app store, reportedly following Trump administration pressure.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ie-university-launches-programs-at-new-york-campus https://vietnaminquirer.com/ie-university-launches-programs-at-new-york-campus Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator University, launches, programs, New, York, campus IE University has introduced two Master of Science (MSc) programs in Social Impact and Sustainability and Management at IE New York College, the school announced at a meeting in New York on Oct. 3.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-in-an-industrial-bubble-but-will-benefit-society-bezos https://vietnaminquirer.com/ai-in-an-industrial-bubble-but-will-benefit-society-bezos Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator industrial, bubble, but, will, benefit, society:, Bezos Artificial intelligence technology is in an "industrial bubble," Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told a tech conference in Italy on Friday, but the benefits to society will be "immense".]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-hawk-takaichi-set-to-be-japans-first-woman-pm https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-hawk-takaichi-set-to-be-japans-first-woman-pm Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, hawk, Takaichi, set, Japans, first, woman Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a "new era" Saturday after winning the leadership of Japan's ruling party, putting her on course to become the country's first woman prime minister.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-eu-to-sign-trade-agreement-5-things-to-know https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-eu-to-sign-trade-agreement-5-things-to-know Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, sign, trade, agreement:, things, know Indonesia and the European Union will sign a trade agreement on Tuesday after nearly a decade of negotiations as they seek to mitigate the effects of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/drone-sightings-disrupt-flights-at-copenhagen-oslo-airports https://vietnaminquirer.com/drone-sightings-disrupt-flights-at-copenhagen-oslo-airports Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Drone, sightings, disrupt, flights, Copenhagen, Oslo, airports Copenhagen Airport, the busiest in the Nordic region, said it reopened early on Sept. 23 after drone sightings halted all take-offs and landings for nearly four hours, while Norway's Oslo Airport said it had shut its airspace over a drone.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-urged-to-halt-free-school-meals-plan-after-mass-food-poisoning https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-urged-to-halt-free-school-meals-plan-after-mass-food-poisoning Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, urged, halt, free, school, meals, plan, after, mass, food, poisoning Health-focused non-governmental organizations on Sept. 22 urged the Indonesian government to temporarily halt President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free school meals program, days after 500 children became sick in the biggest mass food poisoning outbreak so far.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/guess-what-macron-phones-trump-after-blocked-by-presidential-convoy https://vietnaminquirer.com/guess-what-macron-phones-trump-after-blocked-by-presidential-convoy Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Guess, what:, Macron, phones, Trump, after, blocked, presidential, convoy "How are you? Guess what!' It was not the most usual beginning to a telephone call between two heads of state but neither were the circumstances.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/new-zealand-woman-convicted-of-murdering-her-2-children-and-leaving-their-bodies-in-suitcases https://vietnaminquirer.com/new-zealand-woman-convicted-of-murdering-her-2-children-and-leaving-their-bodies-in-suitcases Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator New, Zealand, woman, convicted, murdering, her, children, and, leaving, their, bodies, suitcases A jury in New Zealand on Tuesday found a woman guilty of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/detainee-killed-2-wounded-in-sniper-attack-on-us-immigration-facility https://vietnaminquirer.com/detainee-killed-2-wounded-in-sniper-attack-on-us-immigration-facility Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Detainee, killed, wounded, sniper, attack, immigration, facility A detainee was killed and two were wounded in a sniper attack Wednesday on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in the Texas city of Dallas, officials said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/paris-court-sentences-nicolas-sarkozy-to-5-years-in-prison-for-criminal-conspiracy-in-libya-case https://vietnaminquirer.com/paris-court-sentences-nicolas-sarkozy-to-5-years-in-prison-for-criminal-conspiracy-in-libya-case Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Paris, court, sentences, Nicolas, Sarkozy, years, prison, for, criminal, conspiracy, Libya, case A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya, a verdict that the still-influential conservative leader denounced as “a scandal.”]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-signs-order-declaring-tiktok-sale-ready-and-values-it-at-14b https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-signs-order-declaring-tiktok-sale-ready-and-values-it-at-14b Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, signs, order, declaring, TikTok, sale, ready, and, values, 14B President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell Chinese-owned TikTok's U.S. operations to U.S. and global investors will address the national security requirements in a 2024 law.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-from-thailand-monsoon-floods-hits-7 https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-from-thailand-monsoon-floods-hits-7 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Death, toll, from, Thailand, monsoon, floods, hits The death toll from floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand rose to seven, authorities said Saturday, as relief efforts continued.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-automaker-chery-gains-in-hong-kong-debut https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-automaker-chery-gains-in-hong-kong-debut Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, automaker, Chery, gains, Hong, Kong, debut Shares in China's top car exporter Chery Automobile rose on their trading debut Thursday after the company raised US$1.2 billion in one of Hong Kong's biggest initial public offerings this year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesias-lewotobi-laki-laki-volcano-erupts-as-alert-level-raised https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesias-lewotobi-laki-laki-volcano-erupts-as-alert-level-raised Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesias, Lewotobi, Laki-Laki, volcano, erupts, alert, level, raised A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted multiple times, spewing a column of ash kilometers into the sky after authorities raised its alert level to the highest, prompting a local airport to suspend operations on Sept. 20.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-new-h-1b-visa-fee-will-not-apply-to-existing-holders-white-house-says https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-new-h-1b-visa-fee-will-not-apply-to-existing-holders-white-house-says Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator new, H-1B, visa, fee, will, not, apply, existing, holders, White, House, says A new US$100,000 fee for H-1B visas in the United States that goes into effect on Sept. 21 will be levied per petition and will not be applied to existing holders of valid visas re-entering the country, the White House said on Sept. 20.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asias-largest-economy-unveils-economic-stimulus-package-worth-almost-1b https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asias-largest-economy-unveils-economic-stimulus-package-worth-almost-1b Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Southeast, Asias, largest, economy, unveils, economic, stimulus, package, worth, almost, 1B Indonesia on Sept. 15 announced a new economic stimulus package worth 16.23 trillion rupiah (US$989 million), including food assistance and an infrastructure building program that could provide temporary work for more than 600,000 people.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-warns-social-media-platforms-against-age-verification-for-all-ahead-of-a-ban-on-children https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-warns-social-media-platforms-against-age-verification-for-all-ahead-of-a-ban-on-children Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia, warns, social, media, platforms, against, age, verification, for, all, ahead, ban, children Australian authorities said Tuesday that social media platforms should not demand age verification for all account holders starting from December, when a ban on children under 16 having accounts goes into effect in the country.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-pm-to-tackle-baht-strength-as-currency-soars https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-pm-to-tackle-baht-strength-as-currency-soars Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailands, tackle, baht, strength, currency, soars Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday that the strength of the baht currency needs to be urgently addressed and that it would be discussed later in the day.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/kirk-suspect-faces-death-penalty-for-aggravated-murder-charge https://vietnaminquirer.com/kirk-suspect-faces-death-penalty-for-aggravated-murder-charge Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Kirk, suspect, faces, death, penalty, for, aggravated, murder, charge The suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk appeared in court Tuesday charged with the conservative activist's murder, as prosecutors said they were seeking the death penalty for a crime that has shaken the United States.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-fed-makes-first-rate-cut-of-2025-over-employment-risks https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-fed-makes-first-rate-cut-of-2025-over-employment-risks Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Fed, makes, first, rate, cut, 2025, over, employment, risks The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered interest rates for the first time this year, flagging slower job gains and risks to employment as policymakers face heightened pressure under President Donald Trump.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/king-gives-trump-royal-welcome-on-uk-state-visit https://vietnaminquirer.com/king-gives-trump-royal-welcome-on-uk-state-visit Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator King, gives, Trump, royal, welcome, state, visit Donald Trump was treated to a sumptuous royal state banquet in Windsor Castle Wednesday, rounding off the U.S. president's first full day of a historic second state visit to Britain.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-and-xi-are-set-to-discuss-tiktok-deal-and-future-of-us-china-relations https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-and-xi-are-set-to-discuss-tiktok-deal-and-future-of-us-china-relations Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, and, are, set, discuss, TikTok, deal, and, future, US-China, relations U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday in a push to finalize a deal to allow the popular social media app TikTok to keep operating in the United States.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/mass-rallies-disruptions-in-france-on-day-of-anger-against-macron https://vietnaminquirer.com/mass-rallies-disruptions-in-france-on-day-of-anger-against-macron Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Mass, rallies, disruptions, France, day, anger, against, Macron Hundreds of thousands of people protested across France on Thursday over President Emmanuel Macron's planned austerity policies, disrupting much of the country's public life.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-sees-progress-on-tiktok-says-will-visit-china https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-sees-progress-on-tiktok-says-will-visit-china Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, sees, progress, TikTok, says, will, visit, China U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Friday what he called progress with Chinese President Xi Jinping including on selling blockbuster app TikTok, and said he would visit the Asian power, which offered a more cautious assessment of their talks.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-his-negative-media-coverage-is-illegal https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-his-negative-media-coverage-is-illegal Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, says, his, negative, media, coverage, illegal President Donald Trump on Friday bashed U.S. media coverage that he claimed was unduly negative and therefore "illegal," stoking a debate over free speech following the suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel's TV show by ABC.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-new-leader-anutin-set-to-push-growth-and-calm-border-crisis https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-new-leader-anutin-set-to-push-growth-and-calm-border-crisis Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:56:56 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailands, new, leader, Anutin, set, push, growth, and, calm, border, crisis Just days after taking power, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signaled through his first Cabinet appointments an intention to repair a struggling economy and calm simmering border tensions with Cambodia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/protests-against-nepals-social-media-ban-grow-more-violent-as-demonstrators-set-buildings-on-fire https://vietnaminquirer.com/protests-against-nepals-social-media-ban-grow-more-violent-as-demonstrators-set-buildings-on-fire Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:56:54 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Protests, against, Nepals, social-media, ban, grow, more, violent, demonstrators, set, buildings, fire Protests against Nepal's short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent Tuesday as demonstrators set government buildings and politicians' homes on fire and attacked some leaders. The prime minister resigned amid widening criticism of the country's political elite.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-issues-rare-rebuke-to-netanyahu-over-qatar-strikes https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-issues-rare-rebuke-to-netanyahu-over-qatar-strikes Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:56:53 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, issues, rare, rebuke, Netanyahu, over, Qatar, strikes President Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu a rare slap on the wrist Tuesday over Israel's strikes against Hamas in Qatar, as he insisted he played no role in the attack by one close U.S. ally against another.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-ally-far-right-activist-charlie-kirk-shot-dead-at-utah-campus-event https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-ally-far-right-activist-charlie-kirk-shot-dead-at-utah-campus-event Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:56:51 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, ally, far-right, activist, Charlie, Kirk, shot, dead, Utah, campus, event U.S. far-right activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday at an event at a Utah university, Trump said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-authorities-investigate-influencer-over-croc-wrestling https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-authorities-investigate-influencer-over-croc-wrestling Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:56:50 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australian, authorities, investigate, influencer, over, croc, wrestling Australian authorities are investigating an American influencer who filmed himself wrestling wild crocodiles in Queensland, condemning the "extremely dangerous and illegal" activity.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/investigators-in-charlie-kirk-killing-find-weapon-release-images-of-person-of-interest https://vietnaminquirer.com/investigators-in-charlie-kirk-killing-find-weapon-release-images-of-person-of-interest Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:56:49 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Investigators, Charlie, Kirk, killing, find, weapon, release, images, person, interest U.S. investigators on Thursday released images of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of the influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk and said they had found the weapon believed to have been used in the killing.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-pm-names-key-projects-to-jumpstart-trump-hit-economy https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-pm-names-key-projects-to-jumpstart-trump-hit-economy Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:56:47 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Canada, names, key, projects, jumpstart, Trump-hit, economy Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his initial list of major national projects Thursday, backing critical minerals, nuclear power and port expansion to bolster an economy threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nepals-tallest-hotel-burned-down-in-protests https://vietnaminquirer.com/nepals-tallest-hotel-burned-down-in-protests Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:56:46 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nepals, tallest, hotel, burned, down, protests As protesters in Nepal stormed parliament this week forcing the prime minister to quit, luxury hotels and residences were attacked by arsonists amid anger at the lavish lifestyle of the elites in one of the world’s poorest countries.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/suspect-in-charlie-kirk-killing-caught-widow-vows-to-carry-on-fight https://vietnaminquirer.com/suspect-in-charlie-kirk-killing-caught-widow-vows-to-carry-on-fight Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:56:45 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Suspect, Charlie, Kirk, killing, caught, widow, vows, carry, fight The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk pledged Friday to carry on her husband's work, after U.S. authorities announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nepal-returns-to-calm-as-first-woman-pm-takes-charge https://vietnaminquirer.com/nepal-returns-to-calm-as-first-woman-pm-takes-charge Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:56:44 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nepal, returns, calm, first, woman, takes, charge Nepal's capital on Saturday took a step back towards normality after deadly anti-corruption protests, as daily life returned with a curfew eased and an interim prime minister sworn into office.]]>