Good morning from Vietnam!

Authorities are investigating a case involving thousands of boxes of dietary supplements, still within their expiry dates, being found illegally dumped in a vacant lot in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam Airlines and China Southern Airlines have announced the launch of the first airline joint venture between Vietnam and China, with operations set to begin on August 1 following regulatory approval.

The 2025 Michelin Guide selection in Vietnam features a record 181 establishments, including nine one Michelin Star (one new, one promoted), two Michelin Green Star (one new), 63 Bib Gourmand (nine new), and 109 Michelin Selected (14 new).

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam called on South Korea to expand cooperation in trade, investment, and technology transfer during a meeting with South Korean Ambassador Choi Young Sam in Hanoi on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In a landmark move that underscores Vietnam's growing ambition in high technology, Vingroup has debuted the nation’s first domestically developed humanoid robot – VinMotion.

As Vietnam tightens tax regulations, many small business owners and individual retailers are grappling with confusion over how to comply, especially when it comes to declaring revenue, using electronic invoices, and handling goods that were purchased without proper documentation.

The dehorning of rhinos resulted in a nearly 80-percent reduction in the poaching of the animals during a seven-year study in a major South African conservation area, researchers said Thursday.

A wave of luxury fashion stores around Han Market in Da Nang City has shut down in the wake of a crackdown on counterfeit goods, following inspections by the city's market surveillance forces.

Construction waste continues to be illegally dumped on farmland in Hanoi’s Thanh Tri District, raising doubts about the effectiveness of the city’s recent efforts to curb environmental violations.

A broad array of high-tech equipment used by the Vietnamese People's Public Security Forces is on display this week on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed reducing the processing time for work permits to just 10 days for foreign experts in high-demand sectors like artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors, part of a broader push to attract skilled international talent.

Dubai -- Uzbekistan and Jordan made history on Thursday by qualifying for their first World Cup, while the pair will be joined in next year's tournament by perennial participants South Korea.

Japan's hopes of achieving its first soft touchdown on the Moon by a private company were dashed Friday when the mission was aborted after an assumed crash-landing, the startup said.

The US Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a $10 billion lawsuit by the Mexican government accusing American gun manufacturers of fueling drug cartel violence.

The man who accused C.P. Vietnam—a subsidiary of Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF)—of selling diseased pork and chicken said he has submitted sufficient documentation to authorities to support his claims, which he insists were made to protect public health, not for personal gain.

Locals and visitors in Ho Chi Minh City can now explore advanced police equipment and join interactive experiences as part of the ‘Glory to Vietnam’s People’s Public Security Forces’ program running through this Sunday on Le Loi Boulevard and Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1.

Ho Chi Minh City-based BAF Vietnam Agriculture Joint Stock Company has proposed building two six-story smart pig farming complexes in the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Binh Phuoc, marking the first of their kind in Vietnam.

Sitting in the courtyard of an apartment complex in Saigon, I watch 24 ladies, all dressed in the same red shirt, gather together at the break of dawn.

Australia moved to the brink of the World Cup after beating already qualified Japan 1-0 in Perth on Thursday thanks to Aziz Behich's 90th-minute winner.

Vietnam and the United States have agreed to accelerate talks on a reciprocal trade agreement, with the third technical round of negotiations set for mid-June, officials announced following a ministerial-level meeting in Paris, France on Wednesday.

Eighteen pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and medical equipment businesses in Ho Chi Minh City have been fined more than VND760 million (US$29,110) over the past two weeks for a range of violations, the municipal Department of Health announced on Wednesday.

Bathed in golden light and echoing with haunting traditional melodies, the Ngoc Rong Cave in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam has become the latest stage for a unique fusion of art, culture and tourism – deep underground.

Authorities in Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam have uncovered nearly four metric tons of contaminated frozen meat products, including pork, chicken, and buffalo, illegally imported from abroad and stored in a cold warehouse awaiting distribution to the market.

Vietnamese-born Philipp Rösler, former Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economics and Technology of Germany, has been appointed as a member of the board of directors of Vietnam’s low-cost air carrier Vietjet.

A nearly-200-kilogram dolphin showing signs of exhaustion and injury was discovered stranded at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang, the capital city of central Vietnam, on Thursday morning.

A South Korean man wanted internationally for fraud has been arrested in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, authorities confirmed on Thursday.

Investment in clean energy technologies is set to strike a record this year despite global economic uncertainty, double the spending on fossil fuels that will dip for the first time since 2020, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.

Indonesia began rolling out a $1.5 billion stimulus package Thursday to boost consumer activity after Southeast Asia's biggest economy posted its slowest growth in more than three years in the first quarter.

India will conduct its much-delayed population census in two phases to conclude by March 1, 2027, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, after a delay of six years caused by hurdles created by the COVID-19 pandemic, among others.

They warned it could happen: a world of surging nationalism, stalling economic development and the unravelling of decades of international cooperation on climate change and other global challenges.

The People’s Committee of Da Nang, the capital city of central Vietnam, has approved a commercial technical infrastructure development and public park project at an estimated cost of nearly VND1.4 trillion (US$53.7 million).

Good morning from Vietnam!

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