A tornado injured one person in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam on Friday morning, while strong winds and heavy rain uprooted a large tree in Thai Nguyen Province, killing a woman.

The sound of tinkling bells drifts through an alley in central Seoul, an unmistakable sign that a shaman is near -- although in this case the mystic is a robot powered by artificial intelligence.

A Paris court on Thursday handed a former silverware keeper at France's presidential palace a two-year sentence for stealing hundreds of thousands of euros worth of luxury items between 2023 and 2025.

NANTERRE, France -- France has seen more than forty cases of kidnappings or hostage takings linked to cryptocurrencies since January, a worrying surge since last year as criminals seek to extort digital currency investors for ransom, authorities said Thursday.

A 56-year-old American chef has traveled thousands of miles from the United States to Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam to undergo cataract surgery, after being told he would have to wait nine months for treatment in his home country.

All eight people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, authorities said on Friday as search teams tried to retrieve the bodies and wreckage.

Purple, foul-smelling water affecting households in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam since Tuesday was caused by untreated wastewater discharged by a local company, according to authorities.

SEOUL -- A wolf that escaped from a South Korean zoo was recaptured on Friday, authorities said, after he caused a school closure, a huge nine-day search and a government gaffe over an AI-generated image.

The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province announced on Thursday that it had ordered tighter control over motorcycle rental services for foreign tourists, following a series of violations and safety incidents involving international visitors in Vietnam.

Border guards in Ho Chi Minh City have received a South Korean supervisor from a Bermuda-flagged vessel and brought him ashore for emergency treatment after he sustained a head injury at sea.

Vietnam’s Immigration Department has introduced a mandatory pre-arrival information declaration for certain travelers entering via Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, effective Wednesday.

China has expressed its intention to promote more balanced trade with Vietnam and said it is ready to increase imports of high-quality Vietnamese products during talks between Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing.

Police in Binh Trung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday fined a local resident VND750,000 (US$28.5) and ordered him to clean up the garbage he had illegally dumped under the Nam Ly Bridge, in an effort to deter repeat offenses and curb littering in the area.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will pay a four-day state visit to Vietnam from April 21 to 24 at the invitation of Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.

TOKYO -- More than four years after the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2021, efforts are underway to rescue the new Japan National Stadium from its potential fate of becoming a white elephant.

NAGOYA -- A Japanese district court sentenced a 42-year-old former elementary school teacher in the central prefecture of Aichi to 30 months in prison on Thursday for sharing child pornography through a social media group chat he created.

TOKYO -- The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in March rose 3.5 pct from a year earlier to 3,618,900, marking a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.

Authorities in Tuyen Quang Province, northern Vietnam are tightening safety rules for motorbike tours on the Ha Giang Loop after a British female tourist died in an accident earlier this month, prompting widespread safety concerns on international travel forums.

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By the end of the first quarter of 2026, Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Nam A Bank - HOSE: NAB) recorded business results with positive growth indicators.

Children in central and southern Vietnam, including Mekong Delta provinces, are increasingly falling ill during the current heatwave, with clinics reporting a rise in cases of sore throat, diarrhea, and hand, foot and mouth disease.

LONDON -- Global emissions trading systems (ETS) generated a record $79 billion in revenues in 2025, the International Carbon Action Partnership said on Tuesday in its annual Emissions Trading Worldwide Status Report.

BRUSSELS - The EU's age verification app for online platforms is ready and will soon be available to use, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, as member states push ahead with plans to limit children's access to social media.

Phu Quoc International Airport in the Phu Quoc Special Zone, an island in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam, will pilot a hotel-based flight check-in service starting Friday, following a sharp increase in passenger traffic and international flights, according to its operator Sun Group, a Vietnamese property developer.

Italy is willing to support the ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), heard at a meeting between Chairman of Vietnam’s law-making National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and vice-president of the Italian Senate Licia Ronzulli in Rome on Tuesday during his official visit to Italy.

Rainfall is expected to bring much-needed relief to northern Vietnam beginning Thursday night, ending a rare early-season heatwave that meteorologists said has been among the most intense in the past decade.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam shared his impressions of China’s modern transport infrastructure after traveling by high-speed train to Xiong’an New Area in Hebei Province during his state visit to China from Tuesday through Friday.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping and his spouse hosted an official welcome ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday morning for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse, who are paying a state visit there.

The latest data from online travel platform Traveloka highlights a shift toward 'micro-holidays,' during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day and April 30 and May 1 holidays in Vietnam this year.

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Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a state visit to China, his first since assuming the country’s top leadership posts.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has proposed developing ‘lighthouse’ projects, high-impact flagship initiatives as models, to promote economic cooperation with Slovakia under the newly upgraded strategic partnership.

Lombardy, Italy’s leading economic region, sees strong opportunities in Vietnam and stands ready to support Vietnamese firms with advanced technological expertise, particularly in mechanical manufacturing, green transition, and circular economy, a regional official said.

A video showing a husband violently attacking his wife inside their home in Vietnam has sparked widespread public anger after surfacing on social media.

Vietnam and Slovakia have agreed to upgrade their relations to a strategic partnership, marking a new phase in bilateral cooperation during Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s visit to the Southeast Asian country at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung.