A court in Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam has sentenced a 23-year-old factory worker to death for murdering a roadside coffee shop owner during a robbery last year.

The Ho Chi Minh City Immigration Office has outlined important reminders to ensure foreigners comply with Vietnam’s entry regulations.

The leader of a Thai volunteer group helping to extract seven divers trapped in a cave in Laos said on Thursday that more oxygen tanks would be needed to complete the rescue mission.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has ordered airlines to strengthen passenger complaint handling and improve customer support during the summer travel peak.

As many as 492 foreign workers at a foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprise in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam joined the Vietnamese trade union system on Wednesday.

Showers and thunderstorms hit Hanoi on Wednesday evening, bringing temporary relief after several consecutive days of intense heat approaching 40 degrees Celsius.

In Vietnam, educators and authorities are expressing concern over the growing impact of excessive smartphone and social media use on student behavior, as cases of school bullying and violence continue to draw public attention.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his spouse on Thursday morning presided over a welcome ceremony for Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his spouse, who are in Thailand for an official visit through Friday.

As Vietnam accelerates its digital transformation, Vietnamese people should take greater interest in digital finance and assets, said French Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Etienne Ranaivoson, who highlighted growing cooperation opportunities between France and Vietnam in the sector during an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.

The most prominent figures in artificial intelligence are stepping back from dire predictions about mass unemployment, as the industry faces growing public hostility over AI's promised transformation of the workplace.

Da Nang City in central Vietnam will host the 2026 International Culinary Festival on Son Tra Peninsula from June 6 to 11, bringing together Michelin-starred chefs and performers from Vietnam and abroad.

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Cross-border digital payment services between Vietnam and several Asian markets are driving a sharp increase in spending by international tourists, particularly Chinese visitors, while the Southeast Asian country continues expanding its cashless payment network.

Vietnam’s tourism authority has expanded cooperation with CNN to promote the country’s cultural heritage, cuisine, and high-end travel offerings to international visitors, as officials seek to attract higher-spending tourists and strengthen the country’s global tourism profile.

The hottest days of the year are also the busiest time for dozens of salt farmers in Hoa Loc Commune, Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam, who take advantage of such weather conditions to produce salt under the blazing sun.

NAIROBI - Africa's economic growth is expected to slow slightly to 4.2% this year from 4.4% last year, the African Development Bank said, as Middle East tensions push up fuel and food costs, before picking up again in 2027.

A section of the Ho Chi Minh Road’s eastern branch in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam was severely damaged after a container truck tire exploded amid extreme heat, causing asphalt to shatter and scatter across the roadway.

The British Council Vietnam has launched IELTS EduCreators 2026, an award program for IELTS teachers and educators who share knowledge, create educational content, and support learners on digital platforms.

A prolonged spell of extreme heat sweeping across northern Vietnam has led to a sharp increase in emergency hospital admissions, with many patients suffering from heatstroke, sunstroke, and mental disorders.

Vietnamese police have arrested two Samoan nationals accused of carrying out a fatal shooting in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, less than 72 hours after the attack that left one Australian citizen dead and another critically injured.

Several Vietnamese carriers are adding new international routes to Europe and Northeast Asia as travel demand, family visits, and business activity continue recovering strongly after the pandemic.

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Police in Hung Yen Province, northern Vietnam have broken up a large-scale operation allegedly producing counterfeit sanitary pads under several well-known brands, seizing more than 37,000 finished packs and over 500,000 unpacked pads, valued at nearly US$38,000 based on the price of genuine products.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed measures to strengthen reproductive healthcare services amid growing concerns over increasingly early sexual activity and persistently low levels of safe sex practices.

Da Nang City in central Vietnam has ranked second nationwide in the number of cases involving counterfeit goods and intellectual property violations handled by authorities, the municipal Market Surveillance Department said on Tuesday.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has written to the municipal People’s Committee, seeking approval to trial a Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT) model using mini buses that can pick up passengers on demand, in an effort to improve connectivity and increase the use of public transport across the city.

Vinh Long Province in southern Vietnam has received 44 Vietnamese citizens repatriated or deported by foreign countries since the beginning of 2026 for illegally entering, residing, working there, or violating their laws, according to provincial police.

The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts, giving the latest number of suspected deaths as 220.

Three middle school students from Vinh Long Province, southern Vietnam have returned a wallet containing cash and important documents after finding it on a roadside while heading home from a fishing trip, local police said on Tuesday.

Vietnam has joined the top 10 crude steel producers worldwide for the first time, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel).

Vietnam’s electric vehicle maker VinFast Auto Ltd. has announced the appointment of Pham Nhat Quan Anh as chairman of the company’s board of directors, replacing Le Thi Thu Thuy.

As of Monday afternoon, 75 people had been hospitalized with suspected food poisoning symptoms after eating 'banh mi' from the L.H. bakery on Hung Vuong Street in Quy Nhon Dong Ward, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, according to the provincial food safety agency.

Ho Chi Minh City has added 15,000 apartments to its worker housing development program, raising the total number of planned units under partnership agreements to 115,000, as the city seeks to ease housing pressures on workers.

In India's western state of Maharashtra, mango farmer Komal Walke is scrambling to meet orders from India's online grocers after her family's three acres of orchards produced almost no Alphonso mangoes this year.

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