Farmers till a field in the southern city of Cần Thơ. Scientists are compiling a crop map for the Mekong Delta to counter the growing climate change impact in the region. — VNA/VNS Photo Duy
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When police officer Shahizwan Shah Budin, 28, finished his shift at the Changi Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) on June 30, he didn’t realise he would still have work to do. The officer heard an elderly
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