Benjamin Dousa, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, began an official visit to Vietnam on Monday to strengthen bilateral ties and explore opportunities for Swedish businesses to engage in Vietnam's digital and green transition.

Holding an oversized carrot, a brawny, shirtless man promotes a supplement he claims can enlarge male genitalia — one of countless AI-generated videos on TikTok peddling unproven sexual treatments.

Around 60 volunteers from the Sai Gon Xanh (Green Saigon) Club joined local forces in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday to collect some 20 metric tons of garbage from Hy Vong Canal.

Aarti Verma is about to join the growing ranks of Indians installing air conditioning, scraping together savings to secure relief from sometimes deadly temperatures that can reach nearly 50 Celsius.

Donald Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family for use as Air Force One and then continue flying in it after his tenure, despite strict rules on U.S. presidential gifts, media reported Sunday.

Swiss schoolchildren are drawing inspiration from Eurovision and creating their own songs, to be performed before an audience of thousands in the build-up to this year's extravaganza in Basel.

Vietnam has become the first country in the world to successfully breed the prized amberjack, a breakthrough achievement with significant implications for the nation’s aquaculture industry and the global seafood market.

Dozens of boxes of Nazi material confiscated by Argentinean authorities during World War II were recently rediscovered in the Supreme Court's basement, the court said on Sunday.

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As floodwaters finally receded on Sunday morning, residents in a boarding house, located down Alley 789 in Tam Binh Ward under Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, hurriedly cleaned up and assessed the damage left by the torrential downpour that struck just a day earlier.

Beyond passenger transport, Vietnamese airlines are entering a race to increase revenue through in-flight sales.

Nguyen Van Duy, an 11-year-old residing in Binh Duong Province, southern Vietnam, has been helping his mother make ends meet by growing and selling vegetables, after dropping out of school due to family hardship.

In a jubilant and patriotic atmosphere, tens of thousands of residents and visitors flocked to the area surrounding Hai Phong Opera House in Hai Phong City on Sunday morning to witness a grand parade and mass march commemorating the 70th anniversary of the northern Vietnamese city’s liberation (May 13, 1955 - May 13, 2025).

Business is booming at Japanese discount chain Don Quijote, which sells everything from nostril-hair wax to compact gadgets and colourful party costumes, thanks to its cult status among tourists but also inflation at home.

Vietnamese elementary students continue to rank among the top in Southeast Asia across three core subjects, mathematics, reading comprehension, and writing, according to preliminary assessment results from the 2024 Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) program.

Spanish authorities told more than 160,000 people near Barcelona to stay indoors for nearly seven hours on Saturday, after a fire at an industrial warehouse released a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area.

A serious accident occurred early on Sunday morning when a car and two motorbikes plunged into a large sinkhole on an approach road leading to Hoa Binh Bridge in Chau Thanh District under Tay Ninh Province, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City, leaving six people injured.

Vietnam and Russia have pledged to strengthen their comprehensive strategic partnership across various sectors, issuing a joint statement outlining key directions for future cooperation.

A Paris court is to give a verdict Tuesday in the sexual assault trial of French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu in a case that has gripped the country.

NEWARK - Travelers flying in and out of New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport were increasingly edgy about a host of recent problems at the busy airport, but they were most alarmed about two separate equipment outages in the last two weeks that disrupted communications between air traffic controllers and pilots.

Beneath yellow fruit, hidden within the roots of the iboga plant in the forests of Gabon, lies a sacred treasure that the country is keen to make the most of.

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Vietnamese gymnast Dang Ngoc Xuan Thien delivered a standout performance at the 2025 FIG World Challenge Cup, clinching a gold medal in the pommel horse event in Bulgaria on Saturday evening.

Vietnam’s imports from the United States rose sharply in the first four months of 2025, driven by increased shipments of electronics, vehicles and agricultural products, customs data showed.

A torrential downpour early on Saturday morning flooded multiple neighborhoods in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, leaving homes submerged, damaging property, and overwhelming the drainage system in low-lying areas.

Trong Nhan, a 29-year-old from Ho Chi Minh City, has amazed many with his incredible transformation—shedding more than 130 kilograms in just 16 months after once weighing as much as 264kg.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam held bilateral meetings with top leaders from China, Cuba, and Uzbekistan while attending Russia’s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on Friday.

A 35-year-old delivery man in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam was struck by lightning while riding home from work on Friday afternoon, leaving him in a coma with a brain hemorrhage, local authorities confirmed the same day.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) announced on Friday the increase of the average retail electricity price by 4.8 percent starting Saturday, bringing the new rate to VND2,204.06 (US$0.085) per kWh and marking the fourth hike since early 2023.

The administration of Hue City, central Vietnam on Thursday announced the revocation of land allocated for the Hue Golf Complex project in Thuy Duong Ward, Huong Thuy Town due to continued delays.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended the military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Russia’s Victory of Great Patriotic War (1945–2025), held at Red Square in Moscow on Friday morning (local time).

Vietnam and Australia are working to advance agricultural innovation in the Central Highlands region through the Central Highlands Innovation Cluster in order to build a more resilient, competitive regional industry.

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Vietnam’s textile and garment businesses reported robust first-quarter earnings in 2025, defying global economic uncertainty and buoyed by shifting trade patterns as Chinese goods face stricter U.S. tariffs.

TOKYO -- Panasonic Holdings said on Friday it will cut 10,000 staff and expects to book restructuring costs of 130 billion yen ($896.06 million) this business year as part of an overhaul of the company.