An attacker stabbed 10 people to death in Kerman province in southern Iran due to "personal differences", before being arrested by police, state media reported Monday. On Sunday, "an Afghan national killed ten people due to personal differences in Rafsanjan," Hossein Rezai, acting governor of the city, was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA. He "was arrested by the police as he attempted to leave the province" in the evening, Rezai added. Six Afghans and four Iranians were killed in the attack in a rural area, he said. One person was also wounded. State broadcaster IRIB said that the suspect was reportedly "mentally unstable" and addicted to drugs. Iran has hosted millions of Afghan refugees for decades, but fresh waves have flooded through the shared 900-kilometre (550-mile) border between the countries since the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan last year. … [Read more...] about 10 killed in stabbing spree in Iran’s south: state media
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Pop singer to compete at MTV Europe Music Awards
Pop singer and composer Pham Dinh Thai Ngan from HCM City will represent Việt Nam at the MTV Europe Musc Awards (MTV EMA) 2022. (Photo courtesy of the producer) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Pop singer Pham Dinh Thai Ngan from Ho Chi Minh City will represent Vietnam at the MTV Europe Music Awards ( MTV EMA ) 2022. YouTube . Young singer Le Phan, known as Wren Evans, will be sent by MTV Vietnam to compete for the title Best Music Video at the Asian TV Awards 2022. (Photo courtesy of the producer) The MTV EMA 2022 awards presentation ceremony is expected to be held in Dusseldorf in Germany in November. The event will celebrate the work of global artists with awards and performances from international music icons. MTV Fan Choice 2022 for his latest MV called Gap May (Lucky), a production on pop and rap. VNA … [Read more...] about Pop singer to compete at MTV Europe Music Awards
Identity theft rises as fraudsters find new ways to deceive clients
A cybersecurity team monitors real-time cyberattacks. (Photo: vneconomy.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Identity theft is not a new crime in the financial and banking scene, but insiders said a new twist on an old problem that banks and clients should worry about, exposes the need for heightened cybersecurity . Truong Duc Luong, Chairman of the Vietnam Network Security JSC, revealed that dangerous actors could use SEO (search engine optimisation) to improve their websites' ranking in search results when people look up information online. The better visibility the websites have in search engines, the more likely that they garner more clicks and attract more prospective victims. Once visitors click on the websites, they are vulnerable to malicious schemes resulting in financial loss and identity theft. Another tactic is using the online ads network to spread malicious links. Gullible users clicking on the links have their browsers hijacked by fake warnings. They fall victim to … [Read more...] about Identity theft rises as fraudsters find new ways to deceive clients
Vietnamese artists accused of raping British girl in Spain return home: culture ministry
Two Vietnamese artists, who were accused of raping a British girl on Majorca island in Spain at the end of June, have returned to Vietnam after a local court returned their passports, Spanish media reported on Sunday. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Ta Quang Dong confirmed their return on Monday morning. Spain’s Ultima Hora and Majorca Daily Bulletin newspapers reported on Sunday that the Provincial Court of Palma in Majorca decided to return the passports of two Vietnamese citizens accused of “sexually abusing a 17-year-old” on August 3. No additional information was reported about the conclusions drawn by investigators or the court. The two, a musician and an actor, were arrested on June 25 after a 17-year-old British girl reported an alleged rape at a hotel in Sant Elm, Majorca, according to Majorca Daily Bulletin. She had met the men at a restaurant on June 24. They went to the beach, where she said they began to get intimate, and then came to … [Read more...] about Vietnamese artists accused of raping British girl in Spain return home: culture ministry
Vietnamese Embassy receives cultural artifacts and antiquities from FBI
Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung presided over a ceremony on August 5 at the Vietnamese Embassy in the United States in order to receive several cultural artifacts and antiquities from the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung (third from right) at the handover ceremony of Vietnamese antiques from representatives of the FBI, the US Department of State and the US Department of Homeland Security (Photo:VNA) Those in attendance at the event include representatives of the US Department of State and the US Department of Homeland Security, as well as Vietnamese resident media outlets based in Washington D.C. Speaking before the return of the cultural artifacts, a representative of the FBI said that through the investigation process which lasted from 2013 to 2014, the FBI's cultural and art crime investigation team took part in the largest cultural asset seizure in the agency's history. In doing so, they discovered and seized a large … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Embassy receives cultural artifacts and antiquities from FBI
Defense ministry to enhance digital transformation in law dissemination and education
Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong chaired the meeting. Over the past time, under the leadership of the Party, the management of State, and the direction of the Government, the military has become a pioneering force in obeying the law, mobilizing the people to follow the Party’s guideline and the State’s policies, and fighting against wrongful viewpoints of hostile forces. The military’s role has been displayed clearly in the law dissemination and education at the grassroots level, contributing to developing the socio-economy and maintaining political security and social safety. After the project was approved by the Prime Minister, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense have directed affiliated units to build and implement the plans. Up to now, 100 percent of units have established steering panels for the implementation of the project while conducting numerous measures to mobilize the people to obey the law. Notably, the … [Read more...] about Defense ministry to enhance digital transformation in law dissemination and education