[November 9th] Vietnam’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong launches aerospace firm
Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong has invested VND213 billion (US$8.1 million) to launch a new aerospace firm called VinSpace. It will operate in six sectors, including aircraft, spacecraft and telecommunications satellites manufacturing and air transport, according to the firm’s registration document. It has a charter capital of VND300 billion (US$11.4 million), of which Vuong owns …
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[November 8th] 5 dead, thousands of homes damaged in central Vietnam as Typhoon Kalmaegi strikes
Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least five people and left widespread structural damage, with nearly 2,600 houses affected, after making landfall in central Vietnam Thursday night. A Friday report from the Government Party Committee said three deaths were recorded in Dak Lak Province and two others in Gia Lai. The storm also left three individuals …
[November 7th] Britain seizes $16M of dinosaur bones from Singapore-based businessman
British authorities have seized rare dinosaur bones previously auctioned for 12.4 million pounds (US$16.1 million), along with nine London apartments and other assets, from a Singapore-based businessman in a case to recover alleged proceeds of crime. Fossilized skeletons of two Allosauruses and a Stegosaurus were among the assets seized by Britain’s National Crime Agency in …
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