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VENICE - Mass tourism, impossibly high rents, worker exploitation, inequality and elitism: Venice protests in recent days against Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's high-profile wedding have highlighted growing global grievances.

Lexus Vietnam has slashed the prices of its ES 250 and ES 250 F Sport models by VND260 million (US$10,000) thanks to revised import tariffs under a newly issued government decree.

Police in Lam Dong Province have launched a criminal investigation into a cheating incident during Vietnam’s 2025 national high school graduation exam, in which a student used a concealed camera and ChatGPT to obtain answers during the literature test.

Hanoi will introduce a new multimodal public transport pass covering subsidized buses and metro trains in early September, with an annual price of over VND5.6 million (US$216) for regular users and half that for priority groups.

Vietnam’s Green Economics Institute and Cuba’s Labiofam Group signed a framework agreement on Saturday to jointly research, develop, produce and commercialize biotech products in medical and agricultural fields, including cancer treatments.

A dolphin weighing around 30 kg was spotted swimming in a river in southern Vietnam on Friday, prompting local curiosity and online attention before the animal swam back toward the sea, local authorities said.

A Taiwanese woman died after losing consciousness while having breakfast aboard a cruise ship in Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam on Friday, despite emergency efforts by medical staff, according to local authorities.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cut off trade talks with Canada on Friday over its tax targeting U.S. technology firms, saying that it was a «blatant attack» and that he would set a new tariff rate on Canadian goods within the next week.

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Some Vietnamese passengers faced severe delays while transiting through Qatar’s Doha a few days ago amid tensions in the Middle East.

In Ho Chi Minh City, a traffic jam is officially defined as when vehicles move at less than five kilometers per hour — slower than a walking pace — for more than 30 minutes, with queues stretching at least 200 meters, city officials said on Thursday.

A senior police officer in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam has been dismissed from his post after causing a multi-vehicle crash while driving under the influence on Thursday evening.

Two Vietnam Airlines aircraft collided on a taxiway at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on Friday afternoon while preparing for take-off, aviation authorities said.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shanghai International Financial Center (Shanghai IFC) in China on Thursday to foster financial cooperation between the two countries.

PHILADELPHIA - Vinicius Jr scored one and set up another as Real Madrid secured a 3-0 victory over RB Salzburg on Thursday to seal top spot in Group H and advance to the Club World Cup round of 16.

Vietnam’s law-making National Assembly (NA) has passed an amended Railway Law that paves the way for sweeping incentives aimed at encouraging private investment in the country’s rail sector.

Northern Vietnam is expected to face widespread heavy rain from the night of June 28 through July 2, with rainfall forecasts ranging from 100 to 300 millimeters, and some areas possibly exceeding 500 millimeters, according to the National Center for Hydro Meteorological Forecasting.

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The operator of metro line No. 1 in Ho Chi Minh City will put automated ticket vending machines into use starting from July 1, offering metro riders more convenience and flexibility in fare payment.

As the sun sets, Tuy Hoa City in Phu Yen Province, south-central Vietnam glows with warm golden light, blending old-world charm with a modern vibe.

The fourth-generation Suzuki Swift made its debut in Vietnam on Thursday, with prices starting from VND569 million (US$21,800).

Siemens, a German multinational technology conglomerate, has expressed its interest in participating in Vietnam’s infrastructure expansion, particularly in the North–South high-speed railway project.

The credibility of climate pledges by the world's tech giants to rapidly become carbon neutral is fading fast as they devour more and more energy in the race to develop AI and build data centres, researchers warned Thursday.

Efforts are underway to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the Air India plane crash this month that killed 260 people, and identify contributing factors, India's civil aviation ministry said on Thursday.

SYDNEY -- Nearly one-third of citizens in Pacific nation Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show.

In addition to providing a trove of information about the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope since its 2021 launch has obtained valuable data on various already-known planets beyond our solar system, called exoplanets. Now, for the first time, Webb has discovered an exoplanet not previously known.

Over half of the American companies in Vietnam recorded rising revenue in the first half of this year, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham Vietnam).

A traffic police team issued a fine of VND5 million (US$191.7) and deducted four points from the driver’s license of a container truck driver who operated the vehicle with his foot while holding a phone and scrolling through TikTok on an expressway section in northern Vietnam, the Traffic Police Department reported on Wednesday.

At a major urban planning conference held on Wednesday, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City unveiled the revised master plan for the city’s development through 2040, with a long-term vision to 2060, moving toward transforming the city into one of the top 100 most livable cities in the world.

Thailand, long hailed as a top Southeast Asian destination for international travelers, is experiencing a notable decline in arrivals from Vietnam.

Imports of wide hot-rolled coil (HRC) steel from China have climbed in the first months of the year, alarming a reduction of the efficacy of Vietnam’s anti-dumping efforts.

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The Iran-Israel conflict, particularly the possible shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, has placed Asia under dual pressure from rising energy prices and supply concerns. Vietnam is indirectly impacted through transportation disruptions and risks to production and export continuity.

A study led by Australian scientists has revealed a promising new approach to harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, with a focus on enhancing the activity of natural killer (NK) cells using the body’s own growth factors.