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).

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Vietnam is presented with an opportunity to elevate its position in the world economy as global supply chains are gradually reshaped by trade tensions, according to Dr. Tran Ngoc Anh, a professor at Indiana University in the U.S..

Gabi Matos looks the quintessential doting mum as she changes Ravi's nappy, cooing reassuringly as he stares up at her.

More than half, or 53 percent of land in Europe and the Mediterranean basin were hit by drought in mid-May, according to an AFP analysis of data from the European Drought Observatory (EDO) from May 11-20, 2025.

Concerned about the rapid spread of generative AI, a pioneer researcher is developing software to keep tabs on a technology that is increasingly taking over human tasks.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed raising the maximum fine for gender-selective practices during pregnancy to VND100 million (US$3,838), more than triple the current penalty, as part of the efforts to address the country’s persistent gender imbalance at birth.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has proposed a six-month delay in implementing mandatory motorbike emissions testing in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to July 1, 2027 to provide more time for preparation.

The United States will double its tariffs on imported steel and aluminum starting Wednesday, according to the White House, as it published an order signed by President Donald Trump.

Khanh Hoa Province in south-central Vietnam has officially approved the investor for the Cam Lam new urban area project, which carries a price tag of VND285.3 trillion (US$11 billion).

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered urgent measures to ensure electricity supply during peak demand months, after national power consumption hit a record high of nearly 52,000 megawatts (MW) this week amid scorching heat.

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The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Tuesday placed on display a rare condom from around 1830, featuring an erotic print of a nun and three clergymen in provocative poses.

In a landmark move, the Standing Committee of Vietnam’s National Assembly has passed an amendment to Article 10 of the Population Ordinance, granting couples and individuals the legal right to determine the number of children they have, as well as the timing and spacing of births.

Euro zone inflation eased below the European Central Bank's target last month on surprisingly benign services costs, underpinning expectations for further policy easing even as global trade tensions fuel longer-term price pressures.

Refiners across the globe are reaping unexpected profits from producing key fuels in recent weeks, offering an ailing sector respite before an anticipated weakening later this year, as plant closures have tightened fuel supply needed to meet peak summer demand.

Authorities have so far found no evidence that C.P. Vietnam, a subsidiary of Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF), has sold diseased pork or chicken, unsafe food items, or expired products to the market, according to the Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Scorching heat swept across Hanoi and northern Vietnam on Monday, with temperatures in the capital reaching over 54 degrees Celsius in direct sunlight, forcing many outdoor workers to toil under extreme conditions, despite health warnings.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced on Monday that 115 People's Hospital had successfully treated a Russian patient who suffered a sudden stroke while on a business trip to Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam.

Emirates Airlines launched a new route connecting Dubai and Da Nang via Bangkok on Monday, with flight EK370 landing at Da Nang International Airport at 7:50 pm, marking the carrier’s latest expansion in Vietnam.

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, the Swiss Insurance Association said Monday.

A 42-year-old South Korean man, Y.S., has been repatriated after a year-long treatment at France-Vietnam (FV) Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, where dedicated medical staff helped him recover from an 80-day coma caused by a severe stroke – a commitment for which the South Korean Consulate General in the city expressed sincere gratitude.