MANILA -- One person was killed when typhoon Kalmaegi hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, the national disaster agency said, as torrential rains, strong winds and storm surges forced tens of thousands to evacuate from their homes.

Four young Vietnamese athletes will represent the Asian junior pickleball team at the World Junior Championship organized by the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) in Dallas, Texas, from November 7 to 9.

«As a Singaporean fluent in English, Chinese, and Vietnamese, I’ve experienced first-hand how multilingual proficiency can open doors, especially in the world of finance.»

OpenAI has signed a seven-year, $38 billion deal to buy cloud services from Amazon.com in its first big push to power its AI ambitions after a restructuring last week that gave the ChatGPT maker greater operational and financial freedom.

Floodwaters rose again in Vietnam’s central ancient town of Hoi An on Monday but large numbers of visitors continued to pack the old streets, even before residents finished clearing mud from last week’s historic deluge.

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Beyond a wide range of shopping deals and entertainment activities, the ongoing Autumn Fair 2025 in Hanoi has become a magnet for food lovers, gathering specialties from 34 provinces and cities nationwide in one vibrant space.

Vietnamese pepper, often dubbed the ‘black gold’ of the agricultural sector, is on track for a record-breaking year, with export revenue projected to reach US$1.5 billion in 2025, the highest ever in the country, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spices Association (VPSA).

Vietnam’s coffee exports hit a record of US$8.4 billion in the 2024-2025 season, boosted by a sharp increase in global coffee prices.

Vietnam’s disappointing performance at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain last month has raised concerns that the country’s sporting ambitions may stagnate over the next five years.

OSAKA -- Kansai Electric Power Co. will start a survey in early November to assess whether it can build a new nuclear reactor in or near its Mihama nuclear power plant in central Japan, Jiji Press learned Monday.

OPEC+ on Sunday agreed a small oil output increase for December and a pause in increases in the first quarter of next year as the producers' group moderates plans to regain market share due to rising fears of a supply glut.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes to India's women cricketers following their «historic» triumph in the World Cup final on Sunday while team captain Harmanpreet Kaur hoped it would be a watershed moment for the women's game in the country.

The People’s Committee of Gia Lai Province in Vietnam has directed the purchase of two drones to transport food, medicine, and essential supplies to some areas that may be cut off by storm Kalmaegi.

A woman and her 14-year-old daughter were found dead, suspected of being electrocuted while bathing in a flooded bathroom behind their home in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam on Sunday afternoon.

Water levels on the Vu Gia and Thu Bon Rivers rose again on Sunday night, flooding several low-lying neighborhoods in Da Nang City, central Vietnam.

Traffic police in Hanoi have booked and fined a motorbike taxi driver for carrying four female passengers without helmets on Tran Duy Hung Street.

Traders in Da Nang City, central Vietnam are facing fresh flooding on Monday, just a week after historic rains submerged warehouses and ruined hundreds of tonnes of rice, local authorities and traders said.

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Busan City Mayor Park Heong Joon has pledged to deepen collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City and other Vietnamese localities in seaports, shipbuilding, skilled workforce training, and tourism, reinforcing the South Korea–Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership.

As the third-quarter financial reports for 2025 have been unveiled, Vietnam’s leading dairy companies are showing contrasting business results, with some seeing robust growth while others continue to struggle.

India's efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move.

Rows of coffins line a university classroom in the South Korean port city of Busan, ready for use in training the funeral directors of the future in a rapidly ageing country.

HANOI - Tourists are returning to Vietnam's ancient town of Hoi An as residents clean up mud and debris to reopen the UNESCO-listed site following floods that devastated the central region and killed at least 35 people.

Record heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam this week have killed 35 people, disaster management officials said Sunday, with five more still missing in the deluge.

The Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard Command said on Sunday that a foreign cargo ship has been required to anchor for investigation following a collision that caused the sinking of two local fishing vessels off the coast of Vung Tau.

MEXICO CITY - A festive holiday weekend turned tragic for families in northwestern Mexico on Saturday when a deadly blaze engulfed a discount store in the city center of Hermosillo, killing at least 23 people and injuring a dozen.

FPT Play confirmed on Saturday evening that it has officially obtained the broadcasting rights for the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, set to take place in Thailand in December, noting that at least two other Vietnamese television stations will also broadcast the multi-sport event.

From divorce to relocation, people are turning to chatbots for guidance on major life decisions.

Brazilian public health researchers have found mounting evidence in the state hosting COP30 that mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining has caused widespread neurological problems and disabilities in Indigenous children.

Vietnam performed its first organ transplant in 1992 with support from foreign experts. Today, the country has become fully proficient in transplant techniques and even improved procedures to better suit local conditions.

A tropical depression off the coast of the Philippines on Saturday night strengthened into a storm, internationally named Kalmaegi, which is forecast to enter the East Vietnam Sea on Wednesday next week and become the 13th storm to hit the maritime region this year.

Egypt officially opened on Saturday the Grand Egyptian Museum, a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic grandeur that Cairo hopes will revive tourism and boost its battered economy.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lam Dong Province in Vietnam on Sunday morning confirmed that a self-built water reservoir on a mountainside in Tuy Phong Commune had burst, sending a torrent of water crashing down into a residential area and sweeping away a family of three.

The Hanoi administration has announced a VND30-billion ($1.2 million) donation and the cancellation of fireworks displays planned for the 2025 Autumn Fair’s closing ceremony and a live concert, in solidarity with flood-hit localities in central Vietnam.