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Craftspersons create jewelry pieces at the Pandora factory in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, Wednesday, Sept.30, 2026. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy

October 1, 2026 at 7:33 a.m.

Danish jewelry company Pandora has opened the world’s largest fine-jewelry crafting facility in Vietnam, a $150 million factory powered entirely by renewable electricity and using 100% recycled gold and silver.

FILE – Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Iran war pushes countries into energy triage as they conserve power and curb soaring prices

March 17, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

The escalating war with Iran is pushing parts of the world into energy triage, forcing governments to choose where to cut demand or absorb costs, while prioritizing dwindling supplies.

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

President Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam that will let US goods into the country duty-free

July 2, 2025 at 2:02 p.m.

President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free.

Viales de Covishield, una versión de la vacuna contra el COVID-19 desarrollada por AstraZeneca y la Universidad de Oxford, en una máquina de llenado en el Serum Institute de India en Pune, India.

¿Por qué India no tiene vacunas?

May 24, 2021 at 11:46 a.m.

El año pasado, el primer ministro de India, Narendra Modi, dijo a Naciones Unidas que su país fabricaría suficientes vacunas contra el COVID-19 "para ayudar a toda la humanidad". Ahora,...

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