Local authorities in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam have dismissed the principal and a vice principal of an ethnic minority semi-boarding elementary school after 40 students were hospitalized for food poisoning in September, officials said on Friday.

Historic floods that struck Dak Lak Province, south-central Vietnam, late last month left 113 people dead and caused massive damage, provincial authorities said, adding that the Ministry of Public Security is investigating whether the discharge of the Song Ba Ha hydropower plant was conducted properly.

Ho Chi Minh City’s outdoor advertising landscape has increasingly drawn criticism for obstructing traffic, blocking sightlines, and posing potential safety risks during heavy rain.

Honda is planning to introduce its Power Pack Exchanger e: battery swap system in Vietnam in 2026, targeting electric motorcycles that use swappable batteries.

Police officers in Ho Chi Minh City advise that during the Lunar New Year (Tet) break, if nearby neighbors host parties or sing karaoke that causes excessive noise, residents should promptly call the ward police to record the case, conduct checks, and handle violations in accordance with regulations.

Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own.

Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high.

Boxer Ha Thi Linh, a 32-year-old mother of two, claimed Vietnam’s only gold medal in boxing at the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, held in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday.

Under Decree 45/2022/ND-CP on administrative penalties for violations in environmental protection, which took effect on August 25, 2022, a range of littering and environmental offenses are subject to fines.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam’s Central Highlands, held a ceremony on Friday to start construction of the Tan Phu-Bao Loc Expressway, a major transport project expected to significantly shorten travel time between Ho Chi Minh City and Da Lat from more than six hours to just over three hours.

PARIS - Jan Zabystran stunned pre-race favourite Marco Odermatt in the Val Gardena super-G to become the first male skier representing the Czech Republic to win an Alpine skiing World Cup race on Friday.

Silver soared to a record high on Friday, bolstered by investment demand and a supply tightness, while gold posted a weekly gain buoyed by increasing expectations of interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

A conference on the operation and supervision of the digital asset market was held in Hanoi on Thursday, focusing on cybersecurity for digital asset exchanges.

WASHINGTON - Boeing on Friday asked the Federal Aviation Administration for a waiver of airplane emissions rules to allow it to sell another 35 Boeing 777F freighters, citing strong customer demand and a delay in the next-generation plane's certification.

LOS ANGELES -- Content creators across dance, music, sports, fashion, entertainment and education gathered in Hollywood on Thursday for the first U.S. TikTok Awards, featuring Labubu dolls launched from a T-shirt cannon, a giant selfie challenge, skits, and viral moment reenactments.

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TOKYO -- In a worst-case situation, up to around 18,000 people would be killed chiefly in Tokyo and its three neighboring prefectures if a powerful inland earthquake with a magnitude of around seven occurs in the heart of the capital, the government said in its new damage estimate on Friday.

Japan reaffirmed its decades-old pledge never to possess nuclear weapons on Friday after local media reported that a senior security official suggested the country should acquire them to deter potential aggressors.

Long Thanh International Airport, Vietnam’s most ambitious aviation project to date, reached a pivotal milestone on Friday with the arrival of the first official flight.

TOKYO -- Japan's Sony Group Corp. said Friday it will make Peanuts Holdings LLC, the U.S. company holding the copyright for the popular comic strip «Peanuts,» known for its beloved character, Snoopy, a consolidated subsidiary.

Two former directors of the Vietnam Food Safety Authority have been accused of bearing criminal responsibility for the approval of tens of thousands of products that were granted registration certificates despite their failing to meet required conditions.

Thailand’s under-22 coach Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul apologized to fans on Thursday after his team surrendered a two-goal lead and lost 3-2 to Vietnam in extra time in the men’s football final at the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, saying the defeat could put his job at risk.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and various benefactors awarded billions of Vietnamese dong to head coach Kim Sang Sik and his players after Vietnam’s under-22 team defeated Thailand 3-2 on Thursday night, winning the men’s football gold medal at the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

SAPPORO, Japan -- Dressed in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice core he hopes will help experts protect the world's disappearing glaciers.

SYDNEY -- Australia will mark one week since the Bondi Beach mass shooting with a national day of «reflection», Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday as he outlined plans for a sweeping gun buyback scheme.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court has issued an official written request to media agencies to publish a notice pursuant to civil procedure summoning the litigants, who are the owners of the Sunwah Pearl buildings, to appear before the court for case resolution.

Vietnam’s under-22 team staged a dramatic comeback to defeat Thailand 3-2 after extra time on Thursday night, winning the men’s football gold medal at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games.

The Ho Chi Minh City administration on Wednesday held talks with a delegation from Laos’ Houaphanh Province to exchange socio-economic development experience and strengthen bilateral cooperation, focusing on public financial management, investment attraction, and tourism growth.

Military sappers in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam have safely neutralized an unexploded war-era bomb weighing more than 150 kilograms that was exposed inside a residential property following recent severe flooding, local authorities said on Wednesday.

TOKYO -- More than half of cases reported to Japanese police of sexual deepfakes targeting those aged under 18 were created with the involvement of students from the same schools as the victims, National Police Agency data have shown.

NARA -- Japanese public prosecutors sought a life sentence Thursday for defendant Tetsuya Yamagami on charges of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun in 2022.

Hanoi is set to simultaneously start work on seven major infrastructure and urban development projects with a combined investment exceeding VND2 quadrillion (US$79 billion) on Friday.

One construction worker was killed and another seriously injured after scaffolding collapsed at a renovation site for the Phu Tho sports training facility in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday evening, police said.

Fans from across Southeast Asia criticized match officials after Vietnam had a goal disallowed in the final of women’s football at the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, a decision that came in the Vietnamese team's 6-5 loss to the Philippines on penalties.

In a new development context shaped by climate change, digital transformation and population ageing, Vietnam is increasingly recognizing investment in children as a decisive driver of national competitiveness.