Beginning July 1, Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security officially implemented the issuance of level-2 digital identification accounts to foreigners holding temporary or permanent residence cards in the country.

Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Pref. -- Mount Fuji, the highest peak of Japan, will open for this year's summer climbing season in early July with new fees and restrictions.

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will study how food trucks that local governments own to dispatch to serve hot meals in times of disaster can be used at other times.

A heavy, prolonged downpour during Monday’s late afternoon rush hour triggered deep flooding and gridlocked traffic across several streets in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.

HYDERABAD, India -- The death toll from the explosion and fire at Sigachi Industries' chemical factory in southern India has risen to at least 39, officials said on Tuesday, forcing the supplier of pharma products to shut operations for 90 days.

BANGKOK -- Thailand's Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, adding to mounting pressure on a government under fire on multiple fronts.

A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group launched an online memorial Tuesday for the 38,000 children who died in the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ahead of the 80th anniversary next month.

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their artistic heritage.

Vietnamese conglomerate Truong Hai Group (THACO) has proposed a plan to study and invest in two major projects in Ho Chi Minh City, including the construction of metro line No. 2 and a railway linking the Thu Thiem urban area to the underway Long Thanh International Airport project in neighboring Dong Nai Province.

In the first four months of 2025, Vietnam imported US$9.3 million worth of durians, nearly six times higher than that in the same period in 2024, despite being known as the 'king of durians' and ranking second in the world in durian production and export, after Thailand.

The People’s Committee in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam has assigned relevant departments to study and advise on a proposal by an enterprise to reclaim land from Nha Trang Bay to create an artificial island for building a statue of 'Mother Au Co' 257 meters from the shore, along with an underwater hotel, shopping mall, restaurant and tourist attraction complex at an estimated cost of around US$1.53 billion.

Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal stunned Manchester City 4-3 in extra-time in Orlando on Monday to pull off one of the shocks of the Club World Cup and set up a quarter-final against Brazil's Fluminense.

Vietnam Exhibition Center Joint Stock Company, a member of Vingroup Corporation, has handed over two key sections of the Vietnam Exhibition Center to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, which will host a grand exhibition marking the 80th National Day (September 2).

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A lucky player has won the Mega 6/45 jackpot worth more than VND127 billion (US$4.8 million) in the latest draw by Vietnam's state-run lottery company Vietlott held on Sunday evening.

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.

WASHINGTON -- The Group of Seven major powers said Saturday that they have agreed to exclude U.S. companies from an international agreement to impose a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 pct on global businesses.

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.