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First remains of Essex lorry victims arrive in Hanoi

A plane carrying the first remains of 39 victims found dead in a lorry in Britain last month landed in Hà Nội in the early morning on Wednesday.

An irresistible odyssey that leads to death

Vietnam was shocked to hear the devastating news about the 39 people found dead in lorry container in Britain last week.

Cars buck falling CO2 emissions trend

 Britain's carbon emissions have sunk to the level last seen in 1890 – the year before penalties were first awarded in football.

Greenpeace boards ship in bid to halt delivery of UK-bound VW diesel cars

Greenpeace activists boarded a ship arriving in Britain on Thursday to stop the delivery of more than 1,000 Volkswagen cars from Germany while others sought to immobilise vehicles at a port in anti-diesel protests.

Britain faces huge costs to avoid power shortages with electric car plan

 Britain must plough billions of pounds into new power plants, grid networks and electric vehicle charging points if it is to avoid local power shortages when a planned ban on new diesel and petrol cars begins.

Electric cars win? Britain to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040

 Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine.

Britain launches fund to boost electric battery technology

 Britain launched a 246 million-pound ($320 million) fund on Monday to boost the development and manufacturing of electric batteries, a major growth area for the car and energy sectors.

Britain and EU launch Brexit talks in Brussels

 Brexit Secretary David Davis starts negotiations in Brussels on Monday that will set the terms on which Britain leaves the European Union and determine its relationship with the continent for generations to come.

Britain loses case to delay submission of air pollution plan

 The British government has failed in a legal bid to delay the publication of its plan to tackle air pollution until after the general election on June 8.

Amazon brings its business marketplace to Britain

 Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday launched its business marketplace in Britain, selling products like office supplies, power tools, cleaning materials and lab equipment targeting an online sector worth $120.44 billion a year.

Amazon to create over 5,000 jobs in Britain in 2017

 Online retailer Amazon is set to create more than 5,000 jobs in Britain this year, the company said on Monday, boosting its investment in the country once more even as it prepares to leave the European Union.

Britain to leave EU market as May sets 'hard Brexit' course

 Britain will quit the EU single market when it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday in a decisive speech that set a course for a clean break with the world's largest trading bloc.

Britain avoids M&A collapse as foreign buyers go Brexit bargain hunting

 Britain avoided a collapse in mergers and acquisitions activity after the shock Brexit vote as foreign companies used sterling's spectacular devaluation against the U.S. dollar to snap up British companies,

Britain's new PM May gives Johnson big job, says needs time before Brexit talks

Theresa May became Britain's prime minister on Wednesday with the task of leading it out of the European Union, and quickly named leading 'Brexit' supporters including former London mayor Boris Johnson to key positions in her new government.

Britain votes to leave EU in historic divorce

 Britain has voted to leave the European Union, results from Thursday's landmark referendum showed, an outcome that sets the country on an uncertain path and deals the largest setback to European efforts to forge greater unity since World War Two.

CIA report: Britain spoke to US before publication

British intelligence agencies spoke to US counterparts about a report into CIA interrogation before it was published, Downing Street has said.

Deputy PM Ninh to visit Sweden, Britain

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh will make a week-long tour of Sweden and Great Britain and Northern Ireland from April 9-17, to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various areas,

France seeks tough UN resolution on Syria chemical arms

 France, Britain and the United States on Tuesday pressed for a UN Security Council resolution to force Syria to destroy its chemical weapons in the face of tough Russian resistance.

Britain's royal baby: 10 strange facts

 There's still no sign of Britain's royal baby, even though the world's media have been camped for three weeks outside the London hospital where Prince William's wife Catherine is due to give birth.

Britain urges bold G8 action on global economy

 British Prime Minister David Cameron called on his fellow G8 leaders on Wednesday to start work now on agreeing "bold steps" to help boost global economic growth, ahead of a summit he will host in June.