An investigation by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters has revealed that a clinic in Da Nang City, central Vietnam lured female customers to its vulva rejuvenation services with eye-catching advertisements and using false claims of affiliation with the Da Nang General Hospital.

NEW YORK -- Mergers and acquisitions during the first half of this year were not what investment bankers had hoped for, but a burst of big deals in Asia and renewed optimism in U.S. markets could be paving the way for megadeals.

Vietnam’s law-making National Assembly has recently passed a resolution offering free tuition to all students from preschool to high school from the 2025-26 academic year, which starts in September.

Party General Secretary To Lam underlined that the merger is not a mere administrative combination but a convergence of intellect and shared development aspirations.

Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month.

Singapore boosted the share of renewables in its power generation mix to a record high in May, an analysis of the latest market data showed, as the country ramped up renewable imports and accelerated local solar power generation.

Vietnam’s CT Group on Sunday unveiled CTDA200M, a 12-bit electronic chip design capable of converting analog signals to digital at sampling speeds up to 200 million samples per second (MSPS), a feat that the company said makes it the country’s first 12-bit chip to reach that speed.

U.S. pop star Jason Derulo on Sunday strongly denied claims that he canceled his scheduled performance at the GAMA Music Racing Festival in Ho Chi Minh City due to health reasons, accusing the event organizer of breaching their contract.

Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich overcame determined resistance from Flamengo to book their place in the Club World Cup quarter-finals with an entertaining 4-2 victory on Sunday.

SHANGHAI - Heavy rain struck China's southwestern Guizhou province again on Saturday, half-submerging the already flood-stricken riverside city of Rongjiang for a second time this week and prompting the evacuation of residents to higher ground.

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast inaugurated its new EV production facility in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam on Sunday morning, after just seven months of construction.

Vietnam will not develop international financial centers (IFCs) as ‘tax havens’ to attract foreign financial institutions, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc affirmed on Saturday.

Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAV) has recently issued a directive mandating strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), particularly during critical flight phases, following a ground collision between two aircraft at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

The final qualifying night of the 2025 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2025) in Da Nang City, central Vietnam left the audience with a surge of emotions, featuring an explosive showdown between South Korean and Italian teams on Saturday.

Vietnamese air carrier Vietravel Airlines has received an Airbus A321 aircraft, its first wholly-owned plane, at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

The UNESCO Global Geoparks Council has awarded a certificate to Lang Son Geopark in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam, officially recognizing it as a UNESCO Global Geopark, according to provincial authorities.

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LONDON/NEW YORK - A nearly year-old initiative to sell tennis players' trading cards is generating vital extra income for lower earners struggling to make ends meet, its backers said.

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.