Ho Chi Minh City has recorded 14,370 dengue fever cases in the first 27 weeks of 2025, a 153-percent increase compared to the same period in 2024, with six deaths reported so far, the city’s Center for Disease Control (HCDC) announced on Friday.

Hospitals and blood centers across Vietnam, from Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho to Hanoi and Nghe An Province, are experiencing critical shortages of blood for life-saving treatments.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to begin construction of a new blood bank, with a capacity of one million blood units per year, four times greater than the current facility at the Ho Chi Minh City Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital.

Alphabet's Google has hired several key staff members from AI code generation startup Windsurf, the companies announced on Friday, in a surprise move following an attempt by its rival OpenAI to acquire the startup.

SYDNEY -- Australian authorities said they found a 26-year-old German backpacker «safe and well» after she had been missing in a remote part of the country's northwest for almost two weeks.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed cash or in-kind support for families with two daughters as part of new measures aimed at addressing the country’s persistent gender imbalance at birth and historically low fertility rate, officials said on Friday.

Vietnam’s customs agency will implement an automated system for collecting value-added tax (VAT) on low-value imported goods shipped through express delivery services, starting from August 1.

U.S. tech giant Apple is beefing up its recruitment efforts in Vietnam, signaling a notable shift in its global strategy as the country becomes increasingly vital in its supply chain and operational ecosystem.

Construction of the extended Nam Cao Street in Da Nang City, central Vietnam—a critical link to the northwest of the municipality—has dragged on for almost seven years, disrupting daily life and commutes across the community.

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Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with his counterparts from China, Australia, and Algeria on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-58) and related meetings in Malaysia on Thursday, highlighting Vietnam’s efforts to deepen bilateral ties and regional cooperation.

Authorities in Da Nang, a popular tourist city in central Vietnam, have intensified efforts to crack down on street vendors and beggars who target tourists, including foreigners, and strongly urge visitors not to give money to the beggars.

Vietnam’s submarine force and naval aviation units will take part in the country’s National Day parade for the first time this September, the Ministry of National Defense said, marking a rare public display of the Vietnamese maritime capabilities.

Thailand's baby pygmy hippo and internet sensation Moo Deng celebrated her first birthday on Thursday, devouring a massive tropical fruit platter alongside her mother as throngs of adoring fans turned up for her four-day party.

Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Pref. -- Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, opened to climbers on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR -- Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya expressed his country's eagerness to strengthen economic cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a meeting with his counterparts from ASEAN member states in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

In preparation for the 80th anniversary celebrations of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), Hanoi will set up over 100 LED screens and a public address system across the city to allow residents and tourists to watch a military parade and march live.

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Ho Chi Minh City is set to transform 168 local health stations into ‘mini hospitals’ that serve as the frontline in caring for nearly 14 million dwellers, as the city expands following the recent major administrative restructuring.

After decades working as a fisherman on a high-altitude Mexican lake, Froylan Correa is now helping to save an endangered amphibian with gills resembling a lion's mane and a remarkable regenerative ability.

As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over land and sea.

Wet markets and convenience stores in Hanoi shall be banned from using single-use plastic bags and non-biodegradable foam containers from January 1, 2028, pursuant to a newly-approved resolution.

Owners of 278 electric cars used for sightseeing service in Cua Lo Ward, Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam are facing the grim prospect of suspending operations, as none of the local roads currently have 30kph speed limit signs as stipulated in a new government decree.

A male tourist who died in a paragliding accident on Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang City, central Vietnam on Tuesday had completed all necessary procedures before flying, including purchasing accident insurance and signing a liability waiver.

A 52-year-old man in Hanoi has been given the death penalty for murdering four people, including his mother, wife, and two children.

Police in Hanoi have dismantled a criminal ring that collected, slaughtered, and distributed pork infected with African swine fever (ASF) to local markets and eateries.

EAST RUTHERFORD, United States -- Fabian Ruiz scored twice as European champions Paris Saint-Germain turned on the style in their reunion with Kylian Mbappe on Wednesday, thrashing Real Madrid 4-0 in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup to set up a final showdown with Chelsea.

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MADRID -- A Spanish court on Wednesday handed Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti a one-year prison sentence for failing to pay tax on his image rights revenues in 2014 when the Italian was Real Madrid manager, according to a statement.

It may be a newcomer among famous noodle stalls, but a ‘hu tieu hai san’ (seafood rice noodle soup) in Ho Chi Minh City’s Vung Tau Ward, part of former Vung Tau City in old Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province before a recent merger, is quickly becoming a must-try for locals and tourists alike.

TOKYO -- A total of 10,048 people were taken to hospital with heatstroke in Japan in the week through Sunday, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in a preliminary report Tuesday.

A paragliding accident occurred on Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang City, central Vietnam on Tuesday as a male Vietnamese tourist fell from a paraglider into a forest and died, according to the municipal Border Guard Command.

Authorities in Hoi An have installed new speed limit signs restricting vehicles to a maximum of 30kph in a bid to improve traffic safety and regulate the flow of vehicles entering central Vietnam’s UNESCO-listed ancient town.

A serious collision between two passenger buses occurred in the early hours of Wednesday on the Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway in Vietnam’s Lam Dong Province, leaving three people dead and dozens of others injured.

Vietnam’s People’s Public Security sports team will receive large cash bonuses from T&T Group after winning 25 medals at the 2025 World Police and Fire Games in Birmingham, Alabama, the Vietnamese multi-sector firm said on Tuesday.