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HANOI: Vietnam has submitted a document responding to US trade requests and expressed its “determination and goodwill” in finding a common voice on the issue, its Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a statement on Thursday (Jun 5). The ministry did not disclose what it had proposed to Washington. Vietnam has been slapped with 46 per cent “reciprocal” tariffs by the Trump administration. Though they have been paused until July, if they come into effect they could seriously undermine a growth model that relies on exports to the US, its top market. The statement came as Vietnamese trade minister…

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Vietnam’s declining birthrate is most pronounced in urban areas, while nationally, male births still outnumber female.Vietnam has scrapped its longstanding two-child policy as it aims to reverse its declining birthrate and ease the pressure from an ageing society. All restrictions were removed this week, and couples will be free to have as many children as they choose, according to Vietnamese media. Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan said that a future shrinking population “threatens Vietnam’s sustainable economic and social development, as well as its national security and defence in the long term,” the Hanoi Times reported. Between 1999 and 2022,…

Emily Scott is a Job Corps student in Los Angeles who is also a caretaker for her disabled mother. She is four months away from graduating from the Job Corps program as a licensed nurse. Andrea Watts of Las Vegas was homeless before finding her way to a Job Corps center in L.A. for an opportunity to obtain her high school diploma and eventually become a pharmacy technician. Both are students who are undergoing training at Job Corps, but whose careers are in limbo as the centers were abruptly shut down last week.On May 29, the Labor Department announced a “phased pause”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is aiming for the automated balls and strikes (ABS) system to be implemented next season.Manfred announced on Wednesday that he and his office will introduce a proposal to MLB’s competition committee to have the system in place for 2026, a goal he had in mind last summer.”I do think that we’re going to pursue the possibility of changing that process, and we’ll see what comes out at the end of that,” Manfred said at MLB headquarters on Wednesday, via The Athletic. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred (Mike Carlson/MLB Photos…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) on Tuesday released an updated photo of Grant Hardin, a former police chief-turned-prisoner who escaped detention on May 25, as a large-scale manhunt continues near the Ozarks.Former Gateway Police Department Chief Hardin, 56, fled from the North Central Unit, a medium-security prison, in Calico Rock that Sunday afternoon, according to ADC. Nicknamed the “Devil in the Ozarks,” Hardin was serving decades in prison for murder and rape.”The search for escaped inmate Grant Hardin is ongoing as teams continue to focus their efforts in the north central…

A city committee endorsed a move to fast-track approvals for new communities on Calgary’s outskirts, but only if they don’t require capital investments from the city. Currently, developers submit applications throughout the year to build new subdivisions, but a final decision from city council only comes once a year, during budget deliberations in November.According to city administration, this is because applications are reviewed to determine the capital costs required to enable construction, which could include roads, utilities and water, as well as emergency services like fire stations.However, city administration says some of the applications for new neighbourhoods only require operating…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldBig institutional investors are shifting away from US markets as Donald Trump’s trade wars and the country’s escalating debt fuel fears about the dominance of American assets in global portfolios. The US president’s erratic trade policy has shaken global markets in recent months, sparking a sharp sell-off in the US dollar and leaving Wall Street stocks lagging far behind European rivals this year. Trump’s landmark tax bill, which is forecast to add $2.4tn to Washington’s debt over the next decade,…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Financial services myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.UK savers pay higher pension fees and miss out on interest payments by failing to shop around, industry figures have warned. More than 80 per cent of savers are unaware what they pay in pension fees, according to investment platform Interactive Investor. At the same time, 80 per cent of the 8.3mn current accounts in the UK containing balances of £10,000 or more are earning zero interest, said Spring, a savings app.Those failing to switch pension platforms when faced with higher administration…

Plenty of eyes were on the likes of Liam Ryan, Jamie Cripps and Campbell Chesser at Eagles training ahead of the club’s trip to Bunbury. Here’s what caught our eye on the track on Thursday.