KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's economy is projected to expand by 4% to 4.8% in 2025, down from a previous forecast of 4.5% to 5.5%, its central bank said on Monday, warning that trade and tariff uncertainties could affect global growth.

Lam Dong Province in Vietnam’s Central Higlands is being positioned as a potential host for an international-scale trail race, as local leaders and event organizers highlight the region’s unique natural, cultural, and infrastructure assets.

BANGKOK -- At least six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a market in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Monday, Thai police said in a statement.

Taiwanese residents holding plastic bags of rubbish stand on a footpath as a yellow garbage truck playing classical music over a loudspeaker pulls up.

Vietnam’s Regiment 940 of the Air Force Officer Training School conducted its first terrain familiarization flight at Kep Airfield in northern Bac Ninh Province on Monday, in preparation for aerial displays marking the country’s 80th National Day in September.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam, in collaboration with the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Quang Ninh branch, on Monday held a grand requiem for the 39 victims of the Vinh Xanh 58 boat capsizing incident in Ha Long Bay.

A Vietnamese TikToker has apologized after a female Malaysian tourist complained that he and his friends caused a disruptive noise disturbance at a hotel in Sa Pa, a popular destination in Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam.

BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH - An immediate ceasefire in a deadly border dispute is the purpose of talks with Thailand on Monday, Cambodia's Prime Minister said, but his Thai counterpart said there were doubts about Cambodia's sincerity ahead of the negotiations in Malaysia.

“In my view, we need to stop recycling Western beliefs from the 1800s and instead regard food as a precious, finite resource.”

The Vietnamese women's sepak takraw team made history by coming from behind to defeat Thailand 2-1 in the final of the women's four-player event, claiming the world championship title at the World Sepak Takraw Championship Thai King’s Cup 2025 on Sunday.

An increasing number of home surveillance cameras in Vietnam are being hacked, with private footage leaked or sold online.

South Korean stars Kim Bum and Song Ji Hyo will attend the Beauty Summit 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City on August 29, the organizer said on Sunday evening.

Da Nang City in central Vietnam will begin operating a VND1.8-trillion (US$68.8 million) advanced packaging technology laboratory by the end of 2026, the project’s investor said on Monday.

Firefighters were battling wildfires across Greece and the Western Balkans on Saturday as the south of Europe sweltered under the third heatwave of the summer, with some villages and settlements being evacuated in Greece and Albania.

Authorities in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam are working on a plan to include Chu Dang Ya Volcano in the planning for the Bien Ho-Chu Dang Ya tourism area.

In a large-scale operation targeting traffic violations by passenger vehicles, Ho Chi Minh City traffic police have launched a coordinated campaign to inspect and penalize buses operating outside their approved routes and picking up or dropping off passengers illegally.

In the heart of the iconic Red Square in Moscow, Russia, a slice of Vietnam has taken root, with a miniature of Vietnamese bamboo as a highlight, as the Vietnamese Culture Festival is taking place, treating Russian locals and international tourists to a vibrant celebration of heritage, cuisine, and artistry.

Vietnam and Morocco have agreed to initiate negotiations for a new trade accord to accelerate their rapidly growing bilateral trade while expanding collaboration across other strategic sectors.

A foreigner who currently resides and works in Ho Chi Minh City won the American-style Power 6/55 jackpot 2 worth over VND32 billion (US$1.2 million) in a recent draw, state-owned lottery company Vietlott announced on Thursday.

A baby elephant was recently spotted through a camera trap in the Da Nang Elephant Species and Habitat Conservation Area, a promising sign for ongoing conservation efforts.

HONG KONG - Heavy rain around Beijing and across north and northeast China has killed two and forced thousands to relocate as authorities warned of further widespread rain and risks of disasters including landslides and flooding.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has proposed a 12-month pilot program allowing short-term rentals in apartment buildings starting September 1 this year, with the aim of regulating the rapidly growing Airbnb-style market and encouraging the shared economy under proper legal frameworks.

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Vietnam's armed forces are preparing to stage a maritime parade in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa as part of upcoming National Day celebrations, the Ministry of National Defense said on Saturday.

Hanoi welcomed an estimated 18.36 million visitors and earned VND73 trillion ($2.8 billion) from tourism in the first seven months of 2025, up 14.5 percent year on year.

As the sun rises over Vinh Moc fishing village in north-central Vietnam, boats heavy with shrimp and fish glide back to shore.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Consular Department on Friday issued a safety advisory for Vietnamese citizens following recent tensions along the Thailand-Cambodia border.

Authorities and rescue team 116 in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam on Saturday afternoon recovered a body believed to be the last victim of the Vinh Xanh 58 tour boat capsizing in Ha Long Bay.

Vietnamese doctors have surgically removed a 4cm-long parasitic worm from a woman’s eye after she experienced prolonged irritation, a hospital in northern Quang Ninh Province said on Friday.

SAN DIEGO -- The latest movie in the «Predator» series flips the script to focus on the bad guys who always lose to the humans in the end, director Dan Trachtenberg said on Friday.

A 29-year-old woman in Vietnam's Mekong Delta was diagnosed with simultaneous infections from two types of parasites commonly found in pets, a clinic in Can Tho City said this week.

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NEW DELHI -- At least four children were killed and 17 injured in India's western state of Rajasthan after the roof of a school building collapsed on Friday, local media reported, with dozens still feared trapped under the rubble.

Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as their worst fighting in over a decade intensified and spread to new areas, despite international calls for a ceasefire.

KYOTO -- Researchers mainly from Kyoto University have found that impaired function of a specific gene contributes to the malignancy of pancreatic cancer, which is hard to treat with chemotherapy.