Singapore-based Grab's plan to acquire Indonesia's GoTo to create a dominant Southeast Asian ride hailing and food delivery company has run into regulatory hurdles, three sources said, casting a cloud over a potential deal.

When 13-year-old Jasmine Elkin tried out the age-checking software Australia might use to ban children and teenagers from social media, she was surprised some products could identify a person's age to the month - but she still doubts it will work.

The vision for Ho Chi Minh City, merged with neighboring Binh Duong and Ba Ria–Vung Tau Provinces, is to become an international megacity in Southeast Asia—a smart, green, and creative urban center recognized not only for economic strength but also for culture, arts, sports, entertainment, and a vibrant, modern lifestyle, said Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam.

Ho Chi Minh City has not experienced any serious traffic gridlock in the past six months, the municipal Department of Construction said during a press meeting with local reporters marking Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21) on Thursday.

Sixteen of the 18 Vietnamese citizens evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan amid rising military tensions between Iran and Israel returned safely to Vietnam on Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Young Vietnamese professionals will have the opportunity to work in Singapore’s high-tech sectors with salaries reaching up to S$10,000 (US$7,760) per month, officials announced at a forum held in Hanoi on Wednesday.

Manchester United legends will take part in a golf event and football match during a Vietnam–UK sports festival in the central city of Da Nang next week, organizers said on Thursday.

The United States has handed over a high-endurance cutter, CSB 8022, to the Vietnam Coast Guard, marking the third vessel transferred under a growing defense partnership between the two nations, the U.S. Mission to Vietnam announced on Wednesday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection, for preventing HIV infection in adults and adolescents.

Southeast Asia, sometimes referred to as the open growth center of the world, continues to experience rapid economic development. However, population increases and city expansions inevitably lead to problems like “growing pains.” One such issue is that the sewage infrastructures for treating domestic wastewater and human waste cannot keep up with demand.

Vietnam continues to draw strong foreign direct investment (FDI) despite global trade tensions, reinforcing its appeal to international investors.

A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced three drug traffickers to death for smuggling and selling more than 50 kilos of heroin and synthetic drugs, state media reported Wednesday.

Saigon Port JSC (SGP), a Vietnamese seaport operator and logistics provider, has approved a plan to sell all of its over 5.15 million shares in Vietnam Maritime Commercial Stock Bank (MSB), aiming to reduce its ownership in the lender to zero percent.

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In 2024, the Vietnam National Tobacco Corporation (Vinataba) recorded net revenue of nearly VND28.5 trillion (US$1.1 billion), the highest since the company began releasing periodic financial statements in 2015.

Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow screening for anti-American content under new State Department guidelines released Wednesday.

TOKYO -- The Diet, Japan's parliament, on Tuesday enacted a bill to introduce a «blue ticket» system to impose fines on bicycle riders aged 16 or older for minor traffic violations, effective April 1, 2026.

Vietnam has emerged as one of the biggest buyers of U.S. soybeans in Southeast Asia, ranking 13th globally in soybean consumption.

A Chinese passenger was able to recover a backpack containing US$13,900 that he had left in a taxi thanks to the assistance of a security officer at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

Singaporean businesses are seeking sustainable and long-term investments in Ho Chi Minh City, aiming not only for economic returns but also contributions to the community and the city’s sustained development, Singapore Consul General Pang Te Cheng said during a meeting with Ho Chi Minh City chairman Nguyen Van Duoc on Tuesday.

The administration of Da Nang City in central Vietnam has imposed a fine of over VND111 million (US$4,255) on Black Label Shop for repeat violations involving the display of counterfeit luxury handbags, with all 127 seized items ordered to be destroyed.

Ho Chi Minh City's most celebrated literary and artistic works are being displayed through an immersive, multisensory video art experience for the first time, offering the public a dynamic new way to engage with the city's cultural heritage.

Editor’s note: The following article and photos were submitted by Quoc Minh, a contributor to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. The piece was translated from Vietnamese into English and edited by Tuoi Tre News, the daily’s English edition, for clarity, consistency, and coherence.

Calm appeared to be returning to protest-hit Los Angeles on Tuesday as the mayor lifted a nighttime curfew, while President Donald Trump battled to keep control of California troops he deployed to the city.

The Council of the European Union said on Tuesday it had agreed on setting requirements to ensure that new vehicles are designed in a way that supports their re-use and recycling.

Vietnam Airlines' direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and Copenhagen will offer passengers a new travel option, establishing an air bridge between Southeast Asia and Northern Europe, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

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Vietnam Airlines' direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and Copenhagen will offer passengers a new travel option, establishing an air bridge between Southeast Asia and Northern Europe, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnamese government has passed a plan to dissolve the National Financial Supervisory Commission.

Vietnam’s law-making National Assembly has passed the first-ever Law on Teachers that recognizes educators' legal status, rights, and obligations and offers them the highest salary tier in the public non-business sector.

TOKYO -- The average price to wholesalers of rice harvested in Japan in 2024 hit a new record high amid thin trading in May, an agriculture ministry report showed Tuesday.

Indonesian police said on Tuesday that two people have been arrested over the shooting death of an Australian man and the wounding of another Australian man in a nighttime attack in a villa on the resort island of Bali.

The price of television rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vietnam is expected to exceed the US$15 million paid for the 2022 tournament, making acquisition difficult for local broadcasters.

Hundreds of passengers of a midnight flight were stranded for about 40 minutes inside a jetway at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City as an exit door of the corridor was not opened.

Over 1,800 base transceiver stations (BTS) across Da Nang City, central Vietnam have been installed in forms that blend seamlessly into their surroundings such as coconut trees, air-conditioning units, and water tanks.