MADRID -- Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in northwestern Spain early on Thursday, when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames, authorities said.

Sun Group, a Vietnamese real estate developer, is seeking approval from Ho Chi Minh City authorities to pursue several infrastructure projects in the southern metropolis, including a sports complex and a riverfront road.

Vietnamese artificial intelligence startup AI Hay said on Tuesday it had raised US$10 million in a Series A funding round led by Argor Capital, bringing its total funding to more than $18 million.

LONDON -- Four people died in Spain, two in France and two in Italy as an early summer heatwave continued to grip much of Europe on Wednesday, triggering health alerts and forest fires and forcing the closure of a nuclear reactor at a Swiss power plant.

Many people in Vietnam are turning to Google Maps, not just to navigate the present, but to revisit cherished memories and reconnect with loved ones long gone.

The dual carbon goals—reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and achieving net-zero emissions—along with the global push toward green energy in the power sector are key themes drawing the attention of Vietnamese youth participating in the Red Study Tour.

Approximately 1,000 Russians live and work in the coastal city of Vung Tau, now part of Ho Chi Minh City, where Vietnamese–Russian romances have blossomed into marriages and many have cherished Vietnam as their second homeland.

JAKARTA -- Four people died, 38 were missing and 23 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country's Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday.

Philippine Airlines flight PR585 carrying 193 passengers landed for the first time at Da Nang International Airport on Tuesday, marking the official launch of the carrier’s direct route between Manila and Da Nang City in central Vietnam.

Vietnam officially launched its 2025 rural and agricultural census across all localities, with the opening ceremony held in Tho Phu Commune, Thanh Hoa Province on Tuesday.

Whales have been spotted hunting for food in the waters of Gia Lai and Dak Lak Provinces in central Vietnam over the past few days, drawing the attention of locals and tourists.

The Trump Organization will take over management responsibilities for the US$1.5 billion Khoai Chau urban, eco-tourism, and golf complex project, or the Trump International Hung Yen complex, in Hung Yen Province, northern Vietnam upon its completion, Charles Boyd Bowman, a representative of the Trump International Hung Yen, said on the sidelines of a recent annual shareholders’ meeting of Kinh Bac City Development Holding Corporation (KBC).

Among the 30 standout bus workers recently honored by Ho Chi Minh City’s public bus management authority, only two were women — drivers Le Thi Hong Hanh and Huong My — whose quiet determination and dedication have made them local role models.

Nearly 2,000 schools were shut in France, monuments closed to tourists, and cities across Europe put on high alert as a record-breaking early summer heatwave spread across the continent Tuesday.

Vietnam’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines inaugurated its first non-stop flight between Hanoi and Milan on Tuesday, marking the first-ever non-stop air route between Vietnam and Italy.

Viettel Group, Vietnam’s military-run telecommunications company, has broken ground on a new technology complex in Da Nang and announced plans to build a subsea cable landing station and a large data center in the central coastal city.

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).

Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology officially launched the Vietnam Science and Technology Exchange in Hanoi on Monday, signaling a strategic step toward deepening the country’s innovation-driven economic transformation.

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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.