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Coke’s bottling partner HCCB names Mondelez South Asia president Hemant Rupani as new CEO
The Economic Times
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July 15, 2025
Coca-Cola’s bottling company Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) has announced Hemant Rupani, former president, Mondelez South East Asia, as its India CEO. Rupani will succeed outgoing chief Juan Pablo Rodriguez. The changes are effective...
EU trade ministers plan countermeasures to Trump`s 30 per cent tariffs
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 15, 2025
The ministers met Monday in Brussels following Trump's surprise announcement over the weekend of such hefty tariffs, which could have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic US President Donald Trump....
Hanoi to ban all fossil-fuel motorbikes in city centre by 2026 as Vietnam fights deadly pollution
Malay Mail
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July 13, 2025
HANOI, July 13 — Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered Hanoi to ban all fossil fuel motorbikes and mopeds from the city’s inner Ring Road 1 starting July 1, 2026, as part of a sweeping new effort to tackle worsening pollution....
7 Vietnamese Arrested in Tech-Savvy Loan Sharks Operated in Thailand
Khaosod English
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July 15, 2025
PATHUM THANI — Immigration authorities have arrested seven Vietnamese nationals operating an illegal cross-border loan shark network that used sophisticated technology to remotely control borrowers’ phones and charge exorbitant interest rates of...
Ho Chi Minh City honors Doi Moi architect with photo exhibition
People's Army Newspaper
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The five-day event, hosted by the Municipal Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, showcases 100 photos divided into two main sections. The first section of the...
Soldier receives Australia's highest military honour 53 years after death
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 15, 2025
He ran into enemy fire three times to rescue a wounded comrade and help recover the body of another. Fifty-seven years after his acts of bravery in the Vietnam War, Private Richard Norden has been posthumously awarded Australia's highest military...
Higher productivity crucial for global competitiveness: minister
Antara
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July 15, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Manpower Minister Yassierli has underlined the need to increase national productivity to boost Indonesia’s competitiveness amid increasingly fierce global competition. “We cannot continue to rely on the number of workers and...
Tetra Pak inaugurates expanded aseptic packaging plant in Ho Chi Minh City
People's Army Newspaper
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The expansion equips the factory with cutting-edge technology and significantly boosts its competitiveness. With this development, the plant’s annual production capacity now exceeds 30 billion cartons, spanning 15 new packaging formats. It is set...
Dusit International launches ninth brand 'Dusit Hotels' in strategic global cities
ETTravelWorld.com
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July 15, 2025
Dusit International, a leading hospitality and property development group from Thailand, has officially launched its ninth hotel brand—Dusit Hotels—catering to the refined upper-upscale segment across key global markets. The new brand is designed...
Should clergy endorse political candidates? If congregants are listening, they won’t have to.
Religion News Service
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July 14, 2025
(RNS) — What has gone from couldn’t, to wouldn’t, to can and now, perhaps, to shouldn’t? The answer is setting the religious world on fire. Last week, the Internal Revenue Service decided to essentially set aside its long-standing prohibition of...
Ho Chi Minh City’s two-tier administrative system seamless from day one
People's Army Newspaper
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At the public service center of Gia Dinh ward, numerous residents arrived early to submit land and business-related documents, which are now processed at the ward level under the new system. Hoang Le Thao Loan, a 38-year-old local resident, said...
Australia Hosts Largest-Ever Military Exercise with 19 Nations, Likely to Draw Chinese Attention
Military.com
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July 14, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia — The largest-ever war-fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, are underway and expected to attract the attention of Chinese spy ships. Australia launched missiles from its M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket...
Alabama Military Base Redesignation Ceremony Set for This Week After Hegseth Orders Renaming
Military.com
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July 14, 2025
Fort Rucker is making its name change official Thursday - its second in two years’ time. An installation redesignation ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum at the newly-renamed Fort Rucker in Dale County. Only this...
What Is A MASH Unit And How Important Is It To The Military?
SlashGear
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July 15, 2025
When you hear the term "MASH unit," your mind might jump to old TV shows or dramatic scenes from war movies. But MASH goes far beyond Hollywood, as these mobile medical teams played a critical role on the front lines, providing care when and where...
European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after surprise 30% tariffs from Trump
ABC News - New York
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July 14, 2025
BRUSSELS -- European trade ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union. The EU is America’s biggest business partner and the world’s largest...
Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism During Wartime Vietnam, Part 4
Buddhistdoor Global
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My previous article in this series discussed how Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Engaged Buddhism took concrete form during the war years, addressing the suffering in Vietnam. After returning from the United States in 1963, he co-founded Vạn Hạnh University the...
Chasing the British Dream: A Vietnamese Journey of Hope and Hardship
The Vietnamese Magazine
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July 15, 2025
Ngọc Hà wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on March 10, 2025. At a city university just a 30-minute train ride from central London, I noticed a strange phenomenon. The school hosted a large number of Vietnamese...
SpaceX expected to launch Starlink services in Vietnam from fourth quarter
Channel News Asia
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July 15, 2025
HANOI :SpaceX is expected to launch Starlink satellite internet services in Vietnam from the fourth quarter of this year, state media cited a government official as saying on Tuesday. "The Ministry of Science and Technology aims to license the...
Top films, filmmakers honored at Long Island International Film Expo
Long Island Press - New York
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July 14, 2025
Co-founder of the LI International Film Expo, Debra Markowitz, Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips, Co-Founders of the LI International Film Expo, Anne Stampfel, Henry Stampfel Photo by: Ed Shin The Long Island International Film Expo...
This fuel is 50% plastic — and it’s slipping through a loophole in international waste law
Grist Magazine
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July 15, 2025
Since 2019, the 191 countries that are party to an international agreement called the Basel Convention have agreed to classify mixed plastic trash as “hazardous waste.” This designation essentially bans the export of unsorted plastic waste from...