TOKYO -- More than half of LGBTQ teens in Japan considered committing suicide over the past year, while some 20 pct attempted to kill themselves, according to a recent survey by a nonprofit organization.

SYDNEY -- Australia's internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform from its world-first teen social media ban.

Two AI factories developed by Vietnam’s top tech firm FPT Corporation have been ranked among the world’s top 40 supercomputers, according to the latest Top500 list, in a milestone that also marks Vietnam’s debut among the top 15 AI nations globally.

TOKYO -- The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through June 15 stood at 3,920 yen per 5 kilograms, slipping below 4,000 yen for the first time since the week ended March 2, the agriculture ministry said Monday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting with the Government Standing Committee and representatives from ministries and agencies on Monday to discuss key responses to the impacts of the Middle East military conflict on Vietnam’s economy.

The International Mass Yoga Performance – Da Nang 2025 took place on Monday in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, bringing together more than 1,000 domestic and international yoga enthusiasts.

Portugal's centre-right minority government, under pressure from the far right to reduce immigration, said on Monday it would double to 10 years the amount of time most foreigners need to be legally resident in Portugal before applying for citizenship.

Agtech startup Halter has raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, making it one of New Zealand's rare unicorns as it ramps up U.S. expansion of its cattle management platform for dairy farmers.

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced Monday, in what they said is the first evidence of marine mammals making their own tools.

Prolonged downpours in Lang Son, a mountainous province in northern Vietnam, have flooded dozens of areas and isolated hundreds of households, prompting emergency evacuations by local authorities.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are verifying a video circulating online that shows a man forcefully pulling down a neighbor’s gate after being complained about loud karaoke singing.

TOKYO -- Japan's National Police Agency on Sunday ordered prefectural police departments to tighten security at the U.S. embassy, consulates and military bases as well as facilities related to Jewish and Israel, following U.S. strikes on Iran.

The number of dengue fever cases in Ho Chi Minh City has recently risen more than 130 percent year on year, with many children hospitalized in critical condition, according to the municipal Department of Health.

Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan's humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since World War II.

Powered paragliders will take to the skies above Nha Trang, a beach city in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam, from late June to August 20 this year, as part of the city’s vibrant cultural and tourism festivities.

As the heat in southern Vietnam softens and the midday sun sits high overhead, weary street workers across Ho Chi Minh City pause their grind for fleeting moments of rest—some on plastic sheets, others in hammocks, many more slumped over motorbikes or stretched awkwardly across their seats.

Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam is witnessing a marked resurgence in Chinese tourist arrivals, injecting fresh momentum into the local tourism sector.

Vinpearl Joint Stock Company, a member of Vietnam's largest private conglomerate Vingroup, on Sunday broke ground on the Lang Van tourism and resort complex, which carries a price tag of nearly VND44 trillion (US$1.7 billion), at the foot of Hai Van Pass in Da Nang City, central Vietnam.

Nam Dinh FC celebrated their second consecutive V.League 1 championship with a 1-0 win over Hong Linh Ha Tinh on Sunday, closing out the 2024–25 season in front of home fans at Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh Province, northern Vietnam with a fireworks-filled title ceremony.

Vietnamese citizens currently residing in Israel and Iran have been advised to relocate to safer areas or travel to third countries in order to return home amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Thailand's embattled prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not resign or dissolve parliament, a senior official from the ruling Pheu Thai party said on Saturday, risking a prolonged political crisis in Southeast Asia's second largest economy.

During a heavy downpour in Da Lat City, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, an ancient pine tree fell and crushed the front of a moving car on Friday afternoon.

Counterfeit goods are no longer the crude imitations they once were in Vietnam, but today’s fakes are so meticulously crafted from QR codes to certificates of authenticity that even experienced consumers are being fooled.

Northern Vietnam is grappling with severe weather as torrential rains continue to batter the region, urging the government to order local authorities and ministries to intensify efforts to mitigate the impacts and protect residents.

From stifling heat to thunderstorms, the Club World Cup has been at the mercy of the extremes of the American summer, with the threat of lightning now forcing players to retreat to the tunnels while fans seek shelter as matches are suddenly halted.

Over 10,000 spectators packed the grandstand of the 2025 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2025), while hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists gathered along the Han River in Da Nang City, central Vietnam to witness breathtaking fireworks performances by Portugal and the United Kingdom during the fourth competition night on Saturday.

Many doctors have warned that the overuse of medical tests is becoming increasingly common, resulting in high costs and health risks for patients in Vietnam.

Vietnam is currently experiencing the fastest increase in childhood overweight and obesity in Southeast Asia, with a 38-percent surge in recent years, according to reports presented at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday.

HANOI - Vietnam's gross domestic product is expected to have grown 7.6% in the second quarter from a year earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh told parliament on Friday.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City Police have just busted a ring implicated in the trading of nearly 10,000 counterfeit perfume bottles of famous brands, such as Chanel, Bvlgari, and YSL, smuggled from China, with an estimated value of over VND10 billion (US$382,789), the police reported on Saturday.

Triumphing over 42 other contestants, Nguyen Hoang Phuong Linh, representing Ho Chi Minh City, was crowned Miss Cosmo Vietnam 2025 during the pageant’s finale held in south-central Khanh Hoa Province on Saturday evening.

Valentin Carboni struck the winning goal in stoppage time as Inter Milan came from behind to beat Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 on Saturday and knock the Japanese team out of the Club World Cup.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. military launched a «very successful attack» Sunday on three Iranian nuclear sites including the Fordo uranium enrichment plant, as Washington joined Israel's air campaign against Tehran.

Real Oviedo sealed their return to LaLiga after 24 years with a 3–2 aggregate victory over Mirandes in Saturday’s promotion play-off.