At a small high-end confectionery in Vienna, chefs put the finishing touches to one of Austria's signature souvenirs: Mozart chocolate balls filled with marzipan, pistachio, and rich almond and hazelnut nougat.

Massive planned US duties on solar panels made in Southeast Asia could be a chance for the region to ramp up its own long-stalled energy transition, experts say.

TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) by its lead EU privacy regulator on Friday over concerns on how it protects user information and was ordered to suspend data transfers to China if its processing is not brought into compliance within six months.

The administration in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province, south-central Vietnam has issued a directive to temporarily suspend the operation of unqualified jet skis and speedboats in the city starting from May 2 following an incident in which a jet ski lost control and crashed into the shore, killing an eight-year-old girl and injuring three others.

A 43-year-old forest ranger lost his life after being attacked by a gaur during a routine patrol in a forest in southern Vietnam on Saturday.

Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly over the prized crop. Today farmers say the gravest threat to their plants is climate change.

Eurovision host city Basel laid on a mass over-60s disco on Saturday to whip up the party mood ahead of the event's grand final in two weeks' time.

Authorities in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam are verifying information shared by a tourist on social media accusing a floating eatery in Nha Trang Bay of overcharging, selling one kilogram of boxfish for VND3.5 million (US$134.7).

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged diplomatic communications and delivered notes of protest to the countries concerned regarding actions that infringe upon its sovereignty over Hoai An Rock and other related features in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in the East Vietnam Sea.

The Myanmar Embassy in Hanoi on Friday received VND845,591,922 (US$32,600) from Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on behalf of its readers to support victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar in late March.

This year's Reunification Day holiday has marked a notable shift in Ho Chi Minh City, as the usual traffic chaos gave way to a more orderly scene, with thousands of residents choosing to travel by metro.

The Center for Disease Control in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai confirmed on Friday that a three-year-old child died of rabies after being bitten by a stray dog and not receiving post-exposure treatment.

With a deep commitment to “easing the pain,” Nguyen Hung Vu has donated more than 20 prosthetic legs to wounded veterans over the past three years, helping them take new steps and find renewed joy in life after war.

In response to impending tariff changes by the United States, Vietnamese firms are racing to deliver goods before the 90-day grace period expires, with local exporters active in seafood and wood working at full speed to minimize the impact of the new trade barriers.

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Thirty Vietnamese and Russian scientists are joining hands to conduct a survey on the East Vietnam Sea on the Russian research vessel Akademik Oparin.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka will pay a state visit to Vietnam and attend the United Nations Day of Vesak celebrations from May 4 to 6 at the invitation of Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Traffic police across Vietnam handled 1,950 drivers for drunk driving as part of 8,875 total traffic offenses recorded nationwide during Thursday, the second day of the national five-day holiday in celebration of the country’s 50th Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1).

VNREDSat-1, Vietnam's first Earth observation satellite launched 12 years ago, has resumed normal operations following a successful resolution to control system issues, according to the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Three first-half goals helped Manchester United put themselves on the cusp of the Europa League final on Thursday, with the Premier League side earning a 3-0 semi-final first leg win away at Athletic Bilbao.

Vietnam Airlines reported a gross profit of VND6.27 trillion (US$241 million) in the first quarter of 2025, achieving a gross profit margin of nearly 21 percent—well above pre-pandemic levels and higher than its competitors.

LONDON - The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday showed, marking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem.

Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate led by the country’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong, reported revenue of over US$3.2 billion in the first quarter of 2025, driven by the industrial manufacturing and real estate segments.

Tesla's board on Thursday rushed to defend its chief executive, Elon Musk, assuring he had the board's confidence amid rising investor worries about his prolonged absences, polarizing politics and the EV maker's plunging sales and profit.

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TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady and sharply cut its growth forecasts on Thursday, suggesting uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs and the hit to exports could keep policy in a holding pattern for some time.

Vietnamese electronics retailer Mobile World Investment Corp (MWG) reported a sharp rise in financial income in the first quarter of 2025, as short-term lending and interest-bearing investments became a significant contributor to its bottom line.

SEOUL -- The five members of one of K-pop's trendiest groups PLAVE have appeared on TV, held concerts, and one of their songs has even secured a place in the prestigious Billboard Global 200, an international music chart.

BRUSSELS -- Japanese economic security minister Minoru Kiuchi and his European Union counterpart, Maros Sefcovic, on Wednesday agreed to deepen cooperation on economic security, such as strengthening supply chains.

For Ted Hammett, a former U.S. officer who once served in Vietnam, his relationship with the Southeast Asian country has been shaped by personal sacrifice, deep regret, and a decades-long commitment to healing the wounds of war.

Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong grants amnesty to 8,055 prisoners, including 25 foreign nationals, under a 2025 clemency decision announced by the Presidential Office on Tuesday afternoon.

Ten vibrant hot-air balloons soared above Ninh Thuan Province on Thursday morning as part of the south-central Vietnamese province’s Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Cuisine Week, celebrating the 50th anniversary of national reunification.

A much-delayed nuclear fusion project involving more than 30 countries is ready to assemble the world's most powerful magnet - a key part of efforts to generate clean energy by smashing atoms together at super-high temperatures.

World leaders have extended a wave of congratulatory messages to Vietnam as the country commemorates the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the southern region and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam is experiencing a strong wave of international tourism growth, marked by a broader mix of visitor markets and a rising trend of longer vacation stays, according to Ru Yi, assistant vice-president of international markets for the Asia-Pacific region at Trip.com.